Been a while since I posted any progress on my client's MiG-21. I made a metal shader for it after unwrapping the model and mapping it. After that came adding areas of varied reflection and gloss values, which seems to always involve a lot of tinkering with gray scales to get anything satisfactory.
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The surface is still a bit too reflective and mirror-like. So that has to be toned-down. You can absolutely get lost playing with each and every value to create the metal and really lose track of what works quickly if not taking notes.
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So those were the first set of images I sent to my client after finishing the renders. He and I have since exchanged emails regarding trim colors, insignia colors and sizes, and the color of numbers on the plane. I'm glad to get the input, most certainly, since I want him to be happy with the finished product.
He also requested missiles, so this afternoon I modeled ATOLL missiles and racks for the plane. I also tinkered with the metal finish and changed the trim color to his satisfaction.
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The missiles were easy to model and texture, so that part went pretty quickly.
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I'm finished now until I've heard back from my client regarding his choices of number styles, stencil types, number colors, and variations of his chosen insignias.