Sonex Images Available
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:13 pmAs I have begun to think more and more about paint schemes, I have looked around at some of the online tools for aiding in the layout and design. There are a couple of programs which implement CAD applications and MSPaint to create overlays for making the task easier. Knowing the limitations of MSPaint and not knowing much about CAD, I decided to draw my own "base aircraft" drawings using Adobe Illustrator which I do have experience using. This gives me a template for trying out various paint schemes as overlays within Illustrator.
I drew the Sonex profile in both a top view and a side views. These are hand drawn for the sole purpose of "trying on" paint schemes more easily. These drawings are not to scale and are not engineering drawings, nor should they be used as such. They are NOT part of my plans and are not copyright protected by any individual or entity.
If you would like a copy of my original vector images in .ai format for use in trying on your own paint schemes, just send me a PM with your email address.
Here are some small .png exports of my .ai files so you can see what I am talking about.
Below is an example of how I use the above drawings to test various paint schemes. In this example, all I have done is create a "Color Paint layer" above the white "base paint" layer and drawn my color flourishes on the "Color Paint layer". This leaves the original "base paint" layer untouched. If I later wanted to change to base paint color from white to another color, I can do so with just a few clicks of the mouse. Sure beats colored pencils!
Keep in mind that to be able to use these drawings as intended, you need to have the ability to use Adobe Illustrator or to be able to import the .ai files into your preferred illustration software such as Coreldraw or similar. Or I suppose you COULD just print out these little .png files and use colored pencils also.
It's not as fancy as a 3D CAD application, but hopefully this helps other builders struggling with their paint schemes.
Thanks,
Jim
I drew the Sonex profile in both a top view and a side views. These are hand drawn for the sole purpose of "trying on" paint schemes more easily. These drawings are not to scale and are not engineering drawings, nor should they be used as such. They are NOT part of my plans and are not copyright protected by any individual or entity.
If you would like a copy of my original vector images in .ai format for use in trying on your own paint schemes, just send me a PM with your email address.
Here are some small .png exports of my .ai files so you can see what I am talking about.
- Side View
- Sonex Side.png (10.14 KiB) Viewed 6948 times
- Top View
- Sonex Top.png (11.35 KiB) Viewed 6948 times
Below is an example of how I use the above drawings to test various paint schemes. In this example, all I have done is create a "Color Paint layer" above the white "base paint" layer and drawn my color flourishes on the "Color Paint layer". This leaves the original "base paint" layer untouched. If I later wanted to change to base paint color from white to another color, I can do so with just a few clicks of the mouse. Sure beats colored pencils!
- Sample paint scheme
- Sonex Paint1.png (16.52 KiB) Viewed 6948 times
Keep in mind that to be able to use these drawings as intended, you need to have the ability to use Adobe Illustrator or to be able to import the .ai files into your preferred illustration software such as Coreldraw or similar. Or I suppose you COULD just print out these little .png files and use colored pencils also.
It's not as fancy as a 3D CAD application, but hopefully this helps other builders struggling with their paint schemes.
Thanks,
Jim