F-22A Raptor

Holger Kranich
Real nice work! Especially on the weaponbays!!!

Vincent
Thanks, that's my first experience with the preshading.

uncle chop chop
Nice work how did u go with u final coat with pre shading do u have any advice because i have had nothing but trouble with pre shading i honestly dont know what im doing wrong im about to paint my f-16 any help would be grate thank

Vincent
I'm not an expert, that's my first attempt...
On the weapon-bay it gets pretty well, I manage to get a quiet thin black spray. I guess applying a white paint over it help me to find the effect i was looking for.
But i'm not so happy with the preshading of the overall base paint. I guess i mess-up with the dilution of the paint. It was to thick, in consequence i had to spray thicker lines to avoid to clog the nozzle of my airbrush.
So, in conclusion:
- try to work with a thin black spray (check the spray on plastic sheet before)
- perhaps you can train yourself before on a paper sheet in order to learn how to manage more precisely the airbrush, I found difficult to make strait line(whom match existing ones) and point a specific spot(without any overspray).
- work with a good light, it helps you to see how you are going with the "covering" of the preshading.
well, as i said before, i'm really far from being an expert but these are the feedbacks i could give you from this first attempt.

uncle chop chop
Yea thats cool i know how to pershad, just when i do my final coat i allways manage to make the black lines dissaper haha and a good first attempt mate looking good

Sebastijan Videc
I find preshading of limited use - I am of lately become a strong supporter of artist oils and I think they give you much better control of the effect. However, if you want to do a good preshading, first thing is to decide the colour - if you're gonna preshade white colour base, then it's better to use gray instead of black. Also keep in mind best results are made by overspraying the base paint first in the center of the panels and once the model is painted that way, start spraying general all over to blend in the effect. You've got the effect just right when it's barely visible. Of course thin paint is a must! I would personally use a bit more white colour in the weapons bay, but the preshade is indeed a good way to represent shadows in there. I wouldn't use it for F-22 though as they're kept pretty clean and even the ones I've seen a bit dirtier, you'd have to use different weathering methods to achieve a good look. Keep up the good work!

Bill Gilman
I also find pre-shading of limited use, as I prefer to do all my weathering post-application of the basic colours. In order for the pre-shading to show through you must spray a transparent cost of the colour, and I don't personally care for that. However, I can't deny that I have seen some amazing weathering done using pre-shading as one of the techniques!