This is a tutorial that follows the creation of a Flight Simulator repaint from start to finish. It will take you through each individual part of the process in detail and provide personal tips along the way.

You have the option of taking the walkthrough from start to finish or readng each individual segment which can be selected below.

Without further ado, I wish you a safe and pleasant flight!

Take The Complete Repaint Walkthrough

Part 1: Preliminary Work

• Translating paint scheme to paint kit
• Creating the structure
  • The beginnings
  • Creating the logo
  • Continuing the repaint
  • Getting her into Flight Sim
  • Finishing the tail
  • Completing the basics
    • Dragging over the scheme
    • Placing the text
    • The engines
    • Making the text see through
    • The gear doors and under wing
    • Removing unwated paint
• Paint Kit clean up

Part 3: Artistic effects

• Highlights and shading
  • Fuselage
  • Tail
  • Engine
  • Panel lines and misc

• Weathering
  • Fuselage
  • Tail
  • Engines
  • Wings

Part 4: Brushing up

• The alpha channel
• Final check flight

Part 5: Post completion work

• Writing the readme
• Zip file structure
• Upload

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