Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Metal-wing Mk I / 1940
Colours used
in this example.
Build the main surfaces in light layers. Keep the quiet background softer than the aircraft.
Suggested pencil shades, not exact historical paint matches. Test colours on your paper before building richer layers.
Light overlapping pencil strokes with paper highlights
Light layering
Edge shading and reserved white glass reflections
Controlled strokes with lighter edges
Light pressure and open white paper
Look a little closer.
Explore the details from different angles.
Aircraft reference 1
Hurricane Mk I P2617, AF-F: brown and green upper camouflage with pale underside. Restored museum presentation. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: HawkeyeUK · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Aircraft reference 2
P2617 with outer wings and cowling removed, showing the airframe structure. Partly dismantled museum maintenance condition. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: HawkeyeUK · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Aircraft reference 3
P2617 cockpit and uncovered forward fuselage detail. Partly dismantled museum maintenance condition. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: HawkeyeUK · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Aircraft reference 4
P2617 front quarter showing nose contours, wheel legs and wing-root shape. Restored museum presentation. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: HawkeyeUK · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Aircraft reference 5
P2617 side view showing AF-F codes and the fabric-covered rear fuselage. Restored museum presentation. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: HawkeyeUK · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Historical finishes and markings
Hurricane Mk I P2617 has undergone several repaints for films and museum display. A postwar grey and green photograph must not be treated as its 1940 finish. Select one dated airframe scheme before choosing colours.
In the photographs
Period monochrome photographs establish shapes and markings but cannot independently establish paint colours. Museum and restored aircraft show their photographed display condition.
In the coloured example
This pencil interpretation uses upper camouflage: Dark Earth brown, Dark Green; lower surfaces: Pale Sky green; canopy: Pale blue-grey; propeller and machinery: Charcoal, Steel grey; scenery: Pale blue, Muted green, Warm cream. It is a creative colouring example based on the book drawing. It does not reproduce a verified individual aircraft or an exact paint standard.
Make the details count.
Shade the fabric rear fuselage gently between structural lines.
Keep radiator shadows dark but leave the exterior camouflage readable.
Follow your curiosity.
Model history and further reading.