Illustrator Corsair

[Catch22]

Hey guys! I'm taking graphic design in school, and one of the projects to help us get good with the programs is to choose a photo and attempt to replicate it in Illustrator. I chose this photo, specifically the Corsair:



Both of those planes are from Vintage Wings Of Canada. Here's my rendition of it:





I'm not done yet obviously, as it's missing a propeller! I also don't know how to tackle the glass of the canopy or the wing lights. I may give the Mustang a go tomorrow, depending on how I feel. The Corsair so far has taken me 9 hours! It's not perfect, and I may tweak the starboard wing a little and try and clean up the wing roundel, but I'm quite pleased with it. I literally drew what you can see in the photo, hence the lack of panel lines. Any comments/criticism/tips are welcome!

EDIT: I had to dumb down the DPI so I could get the image a reasonable size for the forum, so it's a lot smoother in actuality.

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Catch, your doing a lot better than I ever could. That looks excellent man! Keep up the good work.

[N4521U]

Pretty good stuff there matey!
By the title of the thread, it is Adobe Illustrator?

[ontos]

Nicely done, I'm not that familiar with Illustrator, I have Illustrator CS5 but haven't used it. I use Photoshop CS5 for skinning in IL2 and when I draw the canopy glass I just do it a light gray or real pale blue and lower the opacity to where you like it then just add highlights for the glare, adjust to where you like it. Make sure you put that layer under your canopy frame. I don't know if this helps, I don't explain things very well to others.

[Catch22]

Pretty good stuff there matey!
By the title of the thread, it is Adobe Illustrator?

Yes sir, CS5.

Ontos, that makes sense! I'll have to give it a go. Thanks guys!

[vikingBerserker]

Nicely done!

[Crimea_River]

I wouldn't have a clue how it's done but looks good anyway!

[JP Vieira]

Excellent!

[Catch22]

Thanks guys!

[Thorlifter]

Catch, maybe Shinpachi or Clave could give some advise.

[Gnomey]

Nicely done! Looking forward to seeing it finished.

[Catch22]

Possibly Thor, if they don't catch it I'll just ask my teacher when break is done.

Thanks Gnomey!

[Geedee]

Bl**dy h*ll mate , thats impressive !.

[Shinpachi]

Advice?
No advice. I'm learning Catch's good skills instead

[Wayne Little]

I wouldn't have a clue how it's done but looks good anyway!

Me too....