Classic British Flight Sim

Hi guys

just wondering, who prefers what? :think:

i have been flying some planes with photo real textures lately, at first i hated them, but i have been hooked as of late,
all though some textures look naff photoreal, others look awesome,
i was just curious what you guys prefer!

TBH the best combination is both.....with certain detail photo-real and the main textures painted.......but the is no option for a combination :think:

Garry

Sorry Garry,

didnt think of that...option added!

Cheers....voted now

Garry

Photo reals that have been done well look great, but if not they just look crap.

I think it depends on the painter. I have seen some terrible photo real textures and some pretty decent efforts. :think:

Photo real jobs are great for screenshots but I always find some niggling error that annoys me and stops me flying it. A light reflection or shadow on the texture for example. For detail and quality you can't beat a 100% hand drawn texture, however sometimes you can get acceptable quality by compromising and making certain parts such as squadron markings photo-real, I still prefer to do it by hand if possible though.

Photoreal looks great if done well, however sometimes it doesn't look quite right. For example this series is from a fotoreal paint the plane looks great, BUT...you can judge for your selves. Note the shine effect:

you can't beat a 100% hand drawn texture,

Try doing the Thomas Cook tail

I made a point of taking some photos of the tail when I flew on one a couple of years ago to finish a repaint.

I'm certainly not good enough to do this one freehand (or don't have enough commitment ).

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image2739.html

The thing that strikes me about the top pic of those three is the intake and undercarriage just do not match the rest of the paint .

I do use some photo's myself......the Hot Air titles on the Viscount and the leaping lion for BAF and the leopard on the Guernsey Airlines Viscount/Herald and the JAF Viscount....but they are used as part of the paint rather than a photoreal paint as such.

Each has advantages and both need to be done properly.

Garry