65 malibu photoshop

[TonyG]

here is a photoshop I just did.. It took about 45 minutes excluding my 4 yr daughter's interruptions. 65 malibu, shaved emblems and shaved letters on hood, lowered, wheels, and background.. just an idea I had in my head and wanted to see what it looked like and since I was motivated from looking at artwork on here; I thought I would post it. Wheels are True Forged Chicanes with gunmetal centers. Enjoy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/TonyGilliam/Hot%20Rod/White65Chopcopy.jpg

[SRD Art]

Way to go Tony! Get in there and play is the way to become really proficient. I like that you took time to put shadows on the wheels and such to make it real. Photo-chopping is one of my favorite mediums because its so fast.

One thing I've seen a couple of times here and on yours as well, is simply using the same wheel for the front and rear. That may have been your intentions, but what if you wanted a deeper offset out back? Here's how I do it...

First select a wheel from the net. Then try to find a photo of a deep offset wheel at a similar angle. Simply cut the center of the front wheel out by using the elipse selection tool and use select/transform selection to get the shape right. Then either copy/paste (control c/v) it, or if you're working on a different open file using the arrow "move" tool click and drag it onto the other file with the deep wheel. It will now be on a new layer and easily modified. Crank down the opacity on the layers pallete so you can see the shape of the wheel below it. On the new center layer press edit/free transform (or control-T) to squeeze and stretch as necessary to make it look like it fits. On this one I actually erased some of the new center on the left side to make it look it was hidden by the deep rim. On a new layer I added a slight shadow and then flattened the image. Easy as that, took about 3 minutes. I used this method on this quickie photo-chop I did to show a friend how I do what I do. Hope this helps! See below...

[SRD Art]

Oh yeah, another trick to hide the light outlines around the bootom of the tires where you cropped your image is: Use the blur tool with a small brush size and turn down the brush pressure to get just the right fade on the very outer edge. Then you can come back with the dodge and burn tools in a similar fashion and really blend things in. This method is quick and can be a bit sloppy with nice looking results. Another way is if you have a steady hand with the mouse just simply use your airbrush tool to make it look blended in. Always work on a new layer above your main picture so you can erase and such where needed.

[TonyG]

Thanks for the pointers.. That one actually had about 8 or 10 layers. Simple, but affective. I will try what you mentioned and post back here shortly..

[mlomaka]

Looks pretty good, looks like your going the wrong way though.

I have to play around with the computer more. These tips are nice, but I have to do it so I can remember them.

Nice job.

Mike