Painting Aluminum Looking Aircraft Panels in Photoshop
By Gil Russell

This tutorial discusses and demonstrates techniques for creating an interesting facsimile of a natural aluminum finish on white paper.

Aluminum surfaces reflect the environment, and in essence, this is what needs to be added to the aluminum surface to capture the look of real aluminum. Sounds impossible but a few simple observations, careful planning and attention to detail makes this task not nearly as daunting as one might think.

(Ends unfinished at "Wings & stabilizer" section)