This is a concept I’ve been playing around with over the last year. I drew some inspiration from the C-17 and various Boeing aircraft.
It’s been published already, but I regret not being able to having thought of a good concept for the cockpit. I’m drawing inspiration from the 787 for the cockpit in the future.
Depends on paint finish, color of the paint and lighting. In my case, depicting a plane fresh out of the factory. Also, I would imagine a hi-gloss finish would make sense in terms of frictional forces against the surface in flight.
I had to study alot of photos before deciding on what kind of shine was accurate. I started realizing it depends on the paint finish. Some choose a matte finish, others semi glossy, and others super glossy. The white doesn’t show as much of a gloss as say red (in demo photo)