Your ideas and suggestions for better 3D

[planeur]

I have some good ideas already but before going further, would be more confortable to have others advises.

I had cut and  install with double tape the rising pieces behind the wings and assembled them together, and ........WOW  ......already a 3D effect and without no rounding yet !

Look that :

Before :

 

and after gluing the risers :

 

Can I do better for a 3D effect before beginning to rounded the wings? And how and with which wing would you start to rounded those wings? Ext. or middle one ?

I will cut a small line on each wing as on the model, with a small blade. and only that will change the view !

 

Thank you !

 

planeur

[spirithorse]

Great work!
I would personally shape ALL of the wings but, everyone has their own likes and dislikes.
Thanks for showing us and I hope to see the completed project soon.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[jollyred]

I like to start with the lower parts so I can see where the upper part hits it.  Keeps me from rounding the upper part too much.  You have done a great job so far, that will be really nice when done.

[planeur]

Thank you both, good idea to start on the lower parts!

Have a good day!

planeur

[daveww1]

good job to this point, looking forward to the finished one.

[amazingkevin]

On 10/7/2019 at 6:05 PM, planeur said:

I have some good ideas already but before going further, would be more confortable to have others advises.

I had cut and  install with double tape the rising pieces behind the wings and assembled them together, and ........WOW  ......already a 3D effect and without no rounding yet !

Look that :

Before :

 

and after gluing the risers :

 

Can I do better for a 3D effect before beginning to rounded the wings? And how and with which wing would you start to rounded those wings? Ext. or middle one ?

I will cut a small line on each wing as on the model, with a small blade. and only that will change the view !

 

Thank you !

 

planeur

Isn't it great fun to make these projects of nature come to life. Your skills are overwhelming  Keep them coming my friend!!! 

[trailfndr]

I always start with whatever is closest to the viewer.    This means that in this case, I would start at the top and work down.  If you start at the bottom,  and take too much from the top, you have to re-do the bottom.  I hate re-do's...

You can always take a little more off the further away pieces,  but you can't add to those closest to the viewer.

[planeur]

Thanks Lee, but when we  say : closest to the viewer , that always mean the top of the picture or piece?

What about doing the center wings then after rounding from the top?

Merci folks I am on it presently.....

 

planeur

[trailfndr]

On 10/13/2019 at 8:35 AM, planeur said:

Thanks Lee, but when we  say : closest to the viewer , that always mean the top of the picture or piece?

What about doing the center wings then after rounding from the top?

Merci folks I am on it presently.....

 

planeur

Always look at a piece, especially birds and animals, as what part of the object is closest to YOU the viewer.  Not top or bottom,  Picture the real life object in your mind, if you reach out to it,  what would be the first thing you touch?  That's what is closest to you.  So, if I look at the face of a dog,  looking at me, the nose is closer that the eyes, or ears,  so I would start there..and work away.  In the case of your bird,  the wing is closer that the head, or body, and when you are seeing feathers that overlap....the top feathers would be closer that the lower ones, so I would shape the top feathers, then the middles and then the bottom ones.

Hope this clears things up for you

[planeur]

Thanks Lee that is exactly what I had rounded first , and today by the way ! Make a lot of sense.

will show you soon.

So glad to be with you Pro folks !

planeur