My Car-Toons

[Manik890]

Tooning is just about the only thing I can actually do in photoshop..... :oops:.......but I love doing it! I started about a month ago, here are some of my toons. The Ferrari F40 was my first ever toon btw.....hope you like em! :D

Ferrari F40 LM

http://img131.imagevenue.com/loc241/th_87912_Ferrari_cartoon_final.jpg (http://img131.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc241&image=87912_Ferrari_cartoon_final.jpg)

Porsche 911 GT3

http://img107.imagevenue.com/loc207/th_87917_porsche_cartoon_final.jpg (http://img107.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc207&image=87917_porsche_cartoon_final.jpg)[

Lotus Exige that I'm currently working on, just starting coloring now.

http://img14.imagevenue.com/loc215/th_87923_lotus_cartoon_mid.jpg (http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc215&image=87923_lotus_cartoon_mid.jpg)

[Daggernite]

:shock: these are great!! I love them. The F40 is my favourite, please make more :P

[ZfrkS62]

how is it possible to draw freehand in PS? I can never figure it out :?

[Daggernite]

well you can get one of the pen things? tablets there called I think. OR you can trace an actually image of the car and paint it giving it the toon look.

[DeMoN]

There is a tool you can use that makes lines and you can bend them a little to make them look smooth circles. MUCH more precise then hand. You draw those lines and select STROKE PATH and thats it.

[Manik890]

Making some progress, this will probably be the last update for tonight.

http://img125.imagevenue.com/loc172/th_05486_lotus_cartoon_mid2.jpg (http://img125.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc172&image=05486_lotus_cartoon_mid2.jpg)

[DeMoN]

nice, since its a scetch, colors can be changed easily right? I'd like to see it in black =D

[Chaos in 1983!]

Manik those are awesome, please make some more...!

this can also be done with a technique that´s called "cell shading" which let´s you create cartoon like images from photos...

[dutchmasterflex]

Good stuff, you should post a tutorial so we can know all of your secrets ;)

keep up the good work..

[Minacious]

Great work, Manik890. Since you said you are using PS, I am going to assume you are using the pen tool? I would recommend using Illustrator (It was designed for this type of art). You can achieve the same result, but have far more options. However long it is taking you to pull these off in PS, you have cut that time in half in Illustrator. I used to teach classes in Vector graphics so I am glad to see someone utilizing the technique for car stuff.:D

well you can get one of the pen things? tablets there called I think. OR you can trace an actually image of the car and paint it giving it the toon look.
Yes, they are called Tablets, with the most popular brand being Wacom.

[Manik890]

Thanks Minacious, actually I don't use the pen tool. I use the line tool, but you cannot curve a line with a line tool. To make the curves you just do alot of short lines, to form a curve. Right now these toons are taking me around 3 hours a piece, the lotus has taken me about 4, but it is the most detialed yet. I would like to acomplish them in shorter time in the future, maybe cut them down to 2 hours, without losing quality.

[Manik890]

Alright, I've finished the lotus. I'm still liking the Porsche more though...

http://img131.imagevenue.com/loc204/th_72319_lotus_cartoon_final.jpg (http://img131.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc204&image=72319_lotus_cartoon_final.jpg)

Oh and about the tutorial, I used the one from digimods.co.uk *Although I don't lasso around everything I drew, I just fill right away.

*That was my old technique, I do lasso everything now...

[Mr.Vercetti]

Pretty nice work. Well done Manik890.

[Manik890]

Thanks Mr.Vercetti,

I've started into my next toon, any guesses? Just onto the rims than painting! :D

http://img102.imagevenue.com/loc296/th_79665_koenigsegg_cartoon_mid.jpg (http://img102.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc296&image=79665_koenigsegg_cartoon_mid.jpg)

[Daggernite]

Great work Manik, the detail is amazing. Even the little lotus badges in the center of the alloys look great, I would have thought they would have been to small to get at. Are these your first 3 attempts? If so you seem to have mastered is right away. Sounds like your going to be doing more? Any idea what your next project will be? Maybe two cars in the same picture, or a car in drift? Id love to see that. :D

[TNT]

WOW very very nice, great work.

[Daggernite]

Thanks Mr.Vercetti,

I've started into my next toon, any guesses? Just onto the rims than painting! :D

http://img102.imagevenue.com/loc296/th_79665_koenigsegg_cartoon_mid.jpg (http://img102.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc296&image=79665_koenigsegg_cartoon_mid.jpg)

Could that be the Koeniggsegg? :P Great work.
I was so impressed with your pictures I hoped onto digimod and checked out the tutorial myself. I came up with this :D

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4448/fiestarstoon5ct.th.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fiestarstoon5ct.jpg)

Im now onto the colouring stage, I just know im going to ruin it, I cant colour :cry:

[Manik890]

Thats a great first try! Insane detail, great job on the tires and the grill. Just try and concentrate more on the straight lines on the car. Some of them seem wavy, other than that it loks outstanding! And yeah, these are my first few attempts. I think I will continue tooning.

For your first colouring stage don't worry about using very many different colours in the car, just pick two different colours for the light and dark sections of body on the car. For other pieces like dark grilles and the underbody just pick a real dark colour that doesn't stand out much. Thats how i did my first two. Even on the exige I think I only only have about 3 different shades of colour for the body. Good luck! :D

EDIT: oh and about tooning a 2 cars together, it is possible, it just takes more time. A drifting scene on the other hard would be difficult, as it would be very hard to cartoon a moving wheel. But if you put enough effort into it, I guess you could.

[Daggernite]

Damn I wish I had of read your tips for colouring before I started :cry: . Either way, ive done now, like I said, i messed up on the colouring abit. I tried to get too many tones of colour when I think, like you said, less looks better. Also what you said about the wavey lines, I found you need to be a very patient person, im not lol. After a while i was just clicking rapidly so my lines was'nt too accurate. Took me 4 hours ish like you. I will try another one before long, there pretty cool. Hope to see your latest shortly :D

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7133/fiestarstooncoloured2vx.th.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fiestarstooncoloured2vx.jpg)

[Manik890]

Daggernite that actually didn't turn out to shabby, I like it. It's cool how you left the lights in, real original!

Finally I've finshed the Koenigsegg. For some reason the rims took me forever to finish. I couldn't decide if I liked the CCR with the lights on or off, so I posted both. Enjoy!

http://img23.imagevenue.com/loc186/th_94845_koenigsegg_cartoon_colour_lights_off_fina l.jpg (http://img23.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc186&image=94845_koenigsegg_cartoon_colour_lights_off_f inal.jpg) http://img109.imagevenue.com/loc40/th_94850_koenigsegg_cartoon_lights_on_final.jpg (http://img109.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc40&image=94850_koenigsegg_cartoon_lights_on_final.jpg )

[Daggernite]

Yeah manik, the CCR looks great, with or without the lights. So are you doing another now? Im thinking of doing either a evo of subaru.

[Daggernite]

Well manik, just been doing my latest car toon. Take alook and see what you think. Still needs colouring, and the grill aint done yet. Im just gunna stick with two colours for this one. Bright orange and dark orange :D

Ill stick it up when im done.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4944/latest38ci.th.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/my.php?image=latest38ci.jpg)

[saadie]

^^ you did a new layer and use to draw it with the line tool ?

[Daggernite]

yeah, theres 3 layers in all. One for the picture, one for the line tool, and the other to colour. Use the line tool on the 3rd lay so when you colour it does'nt go over your line.

[Daggernite]

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/2129/finished7we.th.jpg (http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=finished7we.jpg)

Well I think I did a better job with the colouring this time around. Theres also a 1000 more lines than my fiesta toon. So its more detailed too.

[Manik890]

GREAT JOB DAGGERNITE! Thats awesome! Great job on the colouring. Much better than your first. You did a great job on the light and dark areas. I haven't decided on what I'll be doing next, I probably will begin later today, I'll have an update up by tonight. I'm planning on doing the Muira, either the concept or the original.

btw, I'd love to see an Evo! Definatly one of my favs! :wink:

[Toronto]

this is not called tooning, it is called 'vector' work.
just use the pen tool in PS, simple work, just very time consuming.
it is also alot easier/better to do in a illustrator, since illustrator is vector based, unlike PS which is only partly vector based.

[saadie]

GREAT JOB DAGGERNITE! Thats awesome! Great job on the colouring. Much better than your first. You did a great job on the light and dark areas. I haven't decided on what I'll be doing next, I probably will begin later today, I'll have an update up by tonight. I'm planning on doing the Muira, either the concept or the original.

btw, I'd love to see an Evo! Definatly one of my favs! :wink:

nice idea ....
ok soo heres my plan .... dont do the muira just yet ...
lets have a photoshop competition on who dose the best muira .. alryt ...
i'll post this in the photoshop competition section .. and we'll prolly have the competition in a cuple of weeks .. alryt ...


@ toronto .... this is not vector ;) ....

[Toronto]

^^^ yes it is :wink:
http://www.heathrowe.com/tuts/vector.asp
http://www.toxiclab.org/tutorial.asp?ID=62
http://www.vexels.net/tutorials.php

[saadie]

^^ yeah you use the pen tool to make the lines .. which are vectors ... but in the end you dont fill the color as vectors and then flatten the image ;)

this is a Real vector http://www.koenigsegg.se/pressroom/EPS_LOGO.EPS <<;)

[Toronto]

^^^ i have no idea what you think your are talking about.
but the fact is this form of art work is called 'vector' artwork,
i would know cause i have worked with many companies that like to put this type of artwork in their ad campaigns

i think after PS 4 or 5 it has been a raster/vector program, unlike illustrator (would be the best progam for artwork like this) which is vector only. and would perform alot better then PS for vector work like you are trying to do.

and you can fill the vector path's as vectors, you just don't know how to do it :wink:

[saadie]

what i was saying is .. you can resize vectors to whatever size you like ... it wont turn boxy like the usuall pics when you increase their size ... thast why companies use them in the ad's cuz they can put em anywhere they want like huge ad boards etc etc ...
things arnt always what they seem ;)
they look like vector drawings but they arnt :P

"" and you can fill the vector path's as vectors, you just don't know how to do it ""
lol .. what ? actually after closing the vector's path .. you Fill it with color or gradient ...
i happen to work a bit on vectors :wink:

[Daggernite]

Vector graphics, toon graphics, what every they are, I think there pretty cool.

GREAT JOB DAGGERNITE! Thats awesome! Great job on the colouring. Much better than your first. You did a great job on the light and dark areas. I haven't decided on what I'll be doing next, I probably will begin later today, I'll have an update up by tonight. I'm planning on doing the Muira, either the concept or the original.

btw, I'd love to see an Evo! Definatly one of my favs! :wink:

Ill keep an eye out for your update, all ive dont recently is recolour the fiesta I did in the same way I did the focus.

http://img306.imageshack.us/img306/1187/fiestarstoonrecoloured3oe.th.jpg (http://img306.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fiestarstoonrecoloured3oe.jpg)

Ill start anther when i build up the patients to do it :P On the fiesta I did'nt colour the oulines, I just did the lines as usual, and then messed with the hue and saturation to make it glow more. Think Id do a evo next like i said eailier or something similat.

[Manik890]

Awesome job Daggernite! :)

I just started this morning on the Camaro concept. I liking this so far.

http://img108.imagevenue.com/loc275/th_41099_chevrolet_camaro_cartoon_mid.jpg (http://img108.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc275&image=41099_chevrolet_camaro_cartoon_mid.jpg)

I've just about finished the drawing, just need to do some more work on the body, than the wheels.

[Daggernite]

^^^sweet, you drawing are looking cleaner and cleaner everytime you do one. The wheels are annoying, they take soo long dont they lol. Colouring them is even more annoying. Keep up the good work.

[Manik890]

Thanks Daggernite. For some reason this has taken WAY longer than expected, anyways, here is an update with some of the coloring done.

http://img124.imagevenue.com/loc16/th_08698_chevrolet_camaro_cartoon_colour_mid2.jpg (http://img124.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc16&image=08698_chevrolet_camaro_cartoon_colour_mid2.j pg)

[Manik890]

Alright, just finished, this is my favourite so far.

http://img25.imagevenue.com/loc135/th_12909_chevrolet_camaro_cartoon_final.jpg (http://img25.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc135&image=12909_chevrolet_camaro_cartoon_final.jpg)

[saadie]

looking cool ....

just made this :lol: .... i took your sketch as a base ... .. since i dont have the original pic .. its hard to give some parts the look i want ...
what do you think ?
http://Serv1.imagehigh.com/files/ih000001/12633_Exige_CG_EXp_2.th.jpg (http://Serv1.imagehigh.com/view.php?id=12633_Exige_CG_EXp_2.jpg&path=/files//ih000001)

[Daggernite]

Manik, your latest is great, you've really got the hang of applying the shadows. I've found you need to be real careful to how you apply the technique. Too much can ruin the effect, to little and you dont get the effect. Also the shape is hard to do. But you seem to have mastered that. Well done.

Saadie - your car looks unique, its the colouring which differs from maniks original toon style. You've got the the many diffrent shades between the colours, blended it in really well, and it looks good. I really think these look cool and original.

[Manik890]

looking cool ....

just made this :lol: .... i took your sketch as a base ... .. since i dont have the original pic .. its hard to give some parts the look i want ...
what do you think ?
http://Serv1.imagehigh.com/files/ih000001/12633_Exige_CG_EXp_2.th.jpg (http://Serv1.imagehigh.com/view.php?id=12633_Exige_CG_EXp_2.jpg&path=/files//ih000001)

Thats brilliant! It's much different from the way I do it but still love it. Did you just use the gradients in photoshop? How did you give it such a soft "feel"?

EDIT: btw, Daggernite, what car you tooning next?

[saadie]

nope ... i didnt use gradients ...... because youll have to program the gradiens for every other part .. it'll take lots of time .... btw i use paint shop pro ...
what i actually did was hand sprayed the ever part seperatly with 2 or 3 colors then did a mothion blur to smothen it up and a lil gaussian blur to give it a 3d effect :)
i tried to do it the way you do .. but i just cant figure out where to put what color :lol:

you pics are like toons .. my pics are like anime :lol:

[Manik890]

nope ... i didnt use gradients ...... because youll have to program the gradiens for every other part .. it'll take lots of time .... btw i use paint shop pro ...
what i actually did was hand sprayed the ever part seperatly with 2 or 3 colors then did a mothion blur to smothen it up and a lil gaussian blur to give it a 3d effect :)
i tried to do it the way you do .. but i just cant figure out where to put what color :lol:

you pics are like toons .. my pics are like anime :lol:

Oh I see, I like the effect that you can create with Paint Shop Pro. Are you going to keep on tooning?

[saadie]

psp and photoshop are just the smae thing ... photoshop is just a whole lot more popular ;)

yes, when ever i get some free time :)

[Manik890]

I kinda blew right through this one in the drawing process, no updates before this point.

http://img103.imagevenue.com/loc281/th_90311_avalanche_cartoon_mid.jpg (http://img103.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc281&image=90311_avalanche_cartoon_mid.jpg)

[saadie]

whao .. sweet .... im deffinetly looking forward to this one 8)

[Manik890]

Okay, I'm putting a ton of detail into this one, its going to take me a while....

http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc147/th_04324_avalanche_cartoon_colour_mid2.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc147&image=04324_avalanche_cartoon_colour_mid2.jpg)

[Daggernite]

Sweet manik, the 911 is looking good. I see your colouring is evolving. Your really pushing it this time, looks real good cant wait to see how it turns out.

Unfortunatly im abit busy this week, and dont have as much spare time. Although I am still trying with photoshop and tooning cars. Although im yet to do a exzotic or high performance vehicel, Im still enjoying doing my performace fords. Here my latest which I did other day, still not coloured yet tho.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1553/zs7sg.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zs7sg.jpg)

This was actually rushed, you can tell really.

[Manik890]

It's nice, I like it. I like how you put so much detial into the rims, looks great! You also used a nice high res pic as I can see, which makes the tooning that much easier....... :D

[Manik890]

Done, finally! I think this is my favorite, as it has the most detail by far.

Hope you like it!

http://img120.imagevenue.com/loc52/th_72821_avalanche_cartoon_colour_final.jpg (http://img120.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc52&image=72821_avalanche_cartoon_colour_final.jpg)

[saadie]

with every pic you are getting better and better :P 8) 8)
the details on the rims are just awsome :D

heres a lil tip .... use a gradient instead of solid color for the glass :wink:

[Daggernite]

Done, finally! I think this is my favorite, as it has the most detail by far.

Hope you like it!

http://img120.imagevenue.com/loc52/th_72821_avalanche_cartoon_colour_final.jpg (http://img120.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc52&image=72821_avalanche_cartoon_colour_final.jpg)

Outstanding work. The reflection and shades are so detailed im amazed. 3 seperate colours for the bodywork and rims? I dare not try that yet, i would completely mess up the whole thing. I agree with saadie that a gradiant would look better, it looks more natural and glass like.

But great work, really looks good.

[Manik890]

Yeah, I've seen toons where gradients have been used on the glass, on my next one I'll give it a try. Thanks for the great feedback from both Saadie and Daggernite, I appreciate it.

I'm still deciding on what I should do next, any ideas?

[saadie]

muira the new one .... :D .... btw give me the full frame .. i'll go a gradient version :)

[Daggernite]

Yeah, I've seen toons where gradients have been used on the glass, on my next one I'll give it a try. Thanks for the great feedback from both Saadie and Daggernite, I appreciate it.

I'm still deciding on what I should do next, any ideas?

Well if your taking requests, Id really like to see a new impreza, evo 8 or 9, or NSXR. I'd it my self but im just abit busy. :D

[Erez]

very cool stuff there Manik! 8)

[Manik890]

muira the new one .... :D .... btw give me the full frame .. i'll go a gradient version :)

This is what you were talking about when you said frame right?

http://img149.imagevenue.com/loc30/th_91145_avalanche_cartoon_frame.jpg (http://img149.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc30&image=91145_avalanche_cartoon_frame.jpg)

I think I already posted this though......

EDIT: Nvm, the frame for the Muira your talking about right...... :roll:

[alanw89]

I saw this post and thought I would give it a try aswell. I had started one before but never finished it so decided this time i would, didnt quite finish it, I can't be bothered doing the back wheel but thought I'd post it anyway.
http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/8706/zxedcfrvg8yn.th.jpg (http://img434.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zxedcfrvg8yn.jpg)
What do you think :?:

[Manik890]

I like it, although you have some very different shades for the light and dark areas, the light parts seem to be more of a pink than orange but I still like it.

[Daggernite]

I saw this post and thought I would give it a try aswell. I had started one before but never finished it so decided this time i would, didnt quite finish it, I can't be bothered doing the back wheel but thought I'd post it anyway.
http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/8706/zxedcfrvg8yn.th.jpg (http://img434.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zxedcfrvg8yn.jpg)
What do you think :?:

Nice, I like it, get that back wheel done and finish it off. :P

[Manik890]

My latest, the Koenigsegg CCX. The size of the image I'm working on is 4168 x 2140 pixels! I resized it for you to see though.

http://img129.imagevenue.com/loc125/th_68931_CCX_drawing_mid.jpg (http://img129.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc125&image=68931_CCX_drawing_mid.jpg)

[Manik890]

you guys are pretty damn good at this... i might have to give this a try later

You should try, lol, it becomes seriously addictive. :D

[Manik890]

Saadie had me thinking gradients so I decided to give it a try. While I was working on the car I loved the look granients made and liked it much more than my older style, but when I was finished I ended up liking both styles the same, its like gradients almost give the toon to much of a realistic look. My older style looked much more cartoony.

http://img18.imagevenue.com/loc61/th_40667_4silver_ccx_geneva_kopiera_small.jpg (http://img18.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc61&image=40667_4silver_ccx_geneva_kopiera_small.jpg) http://img151.imagevenue.com/loc234/th_40662_CCX_drawing_final.jpg (http://img151.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc234&image=40662_CCX_drawing_final.jpg)

[saadie]

sweet :| i love it
in thumbnail form i dont see any diffrence atall :lol: you did a superb job 8)
if this picture had a background like the porscher or the comaro had .. it would look even more cool :D

btw .. since you are into photoshopping why not have a try at this :arrow: http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39238&start=0 im sure you will go great :P

[Daggernite]

Saadie had me thinking gradients so I decided to give it a try. While I was working on the car I loved the look granients made and liked it much more than my older style, but when I was finished I ended up liking both styles the same, its like gradients almost give the toon to much of a realistic look. My older style looked much more cartoony.

http://img18.imagevenue.com/loc61/th_40667_4silver_ccx_geneva_kopiera_small.jpg (http://img18.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc61&image=40667_4silver_ccx_geneva_kopiera_small.jpg) http://img151.imagevenue.com/loc234/th_40662_CCX_drawing_final.jpg (http://img151.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc234&image=40662_CCX_drawing_final.jpg)

That is just god damn great. :shock: :shock: :shock: