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Is there anyone willing to teach me how I can make a plane look worn? (Like Michael Roberts' P-61 Black Widow).

Regards, hertzie (erik hertzberger).

You need to add new layers with sprayed on grey and white are at a high decree of transparency...10-20%

Make some black too in the same way.

All these on top of the main livery layers

Try and shape them in a way that matches how the wear and fade takes hold of the real subject...used pics as a guide.

Thanks !! I thought it was a bridge too far for me

But you can learn a lot, and have to start somewhere, so is there any tutorial that can help me on the way?

Are you familar with creating a new layer in your paint editor and what it does.
Do you know what the Opacity is then for that new created layer.
What are you using for a Paint Editor if I may ask.
Thanks for your time.

Hi FoMoCo63,

No, I'm not familiar . In fact I'm acomplete newbee in painting. As I try to convert as much CFS2-planes to FSX, which process is now familiar to me, I would like to go a step further, for in my idea (but who am I ??) those planes looked a lot more worn in real than they do in fligtsim.

As a painting programme I've got Paint Shop Pro from a friend.

It would be great, but maybe I ask too much, if I could have a tutorial with the basic steps, so I can do my best to go further by using the "trial and error-method".

Thanks for YOUR interest,

hertzie.

Just dial this subject up on YouTube. I'm sure you'll find what ya need up there. Good luck and have fun!

....don't overdo it though, be very subtle......