[PA_Willy]

Working in new propeller effects:



Regards.

[Guest]

I think you have it spot on there, WH!!
Good shot!!

[Guest]

The props look good enough to me, Herr Heidkamp! :wink:

In a shot like this they are only a small part of the image anyway so they aren't a critical factor to the image, IMHO. :wink:

They'll always look best when showing the plane from the front or rear as much as possible. That's one of Mike's "tricks", lol! They are harder if you are trying to show them close up at off angles. You'll notice that when Mike shows them at larger off angles the plane is usually distant rather than close up. That's cause he's smart and doesn't set himself up to have prop difficulties in the first place! :wink:

Showing them directly from the side is a real piece of cake! It's "edge on" and hence very simple. :wink:

So, you can plan the shot to make it easy to get great looking props or you can set up a difficult challenge for yourself and work at making decent looking props up close at off angles both vertically and horizontally. Just depends on whether you want to feel that you've mastered the beast or whether you simply want to take a practical approach to having the image look good without a lot of fiddling around. :wink: