@tphuang: This pic (actually a series of several) has been around since last fall and it is way more than a simple ps job. This kind of graphics is a photorealistic 3-D rendering created perhaps with software like
Rhinoceros 3D, POV-Ray or Cinema 4D. The whole thing is a completely virtual 3D model with highly sophisticated texture and lighting which produces a stunning perception of a real sight at first glance.
At least the guy has some artistic talent and
I suppose that he even applied photorealistic morphing and caustic indirect illumination which would indicate that he is quite advanced in using 3D modelling software. Perhaps more pics will surface soon probably even better than his already known works.
@crobato:
My intention was only to point out that the most advanced designs China´s aerospace industry is currently working on are
not necessarily very similar to their (publicly known!) counterparts developed in the US, Russia and France. Of course physics and design procedures (organizational management, computer hardware, software) have the effect of converging the results of developmental work around the globe (much more today than 50 years ago) but differences in more than only details will certainly remain.
The concept of technological ´bypassing´is pivotal in China´s long term plans to achieve tech parity with the west and the introduction of indegenous MAGLEV trains (500 Km/h!) in 2010 on par with german and japanese tech is a convincing civil example for this strategy. Probably China will have several MAGLEV lines in operation in 2020 (perhaps a link Guangzhou-Beijing) and at this time no other country will have a comparable land transportation system in service (at least not on this scale).
P.S.: dear crobato do you know something about that Kamer guy? Why vanished the site (china-military.org or similar) suddenly?