First JW Photoshopping contest!

[TT]

Just a try... today I finally took the time to play with PS some more than usual thanks also to some great tutorials I found on http://www.digimods.co.uk/

I know we have at least a couple of good "choppers" around here ;) and I'd like to see the work of some pro :D

So basically not really a contest.. just show us what you can do :D

Here is the original car.. something "different" :D

http://www.kscreations.net/m516.jpg

[TT]

And my crappy version :D

http://www.kscreations.net/m516final.jpg

I know there are still many details that are not really perfect, but I was pretty happy anyway with it :D

[Jabba]

I think it looks great TT...a very very good first effort.

[gis]

i think that looks pretty dam good TT,especially as a first try at doin one :D

[DeMoN]

nice work there, how much time did you spent on it? What method did you use to change the color of the car and carbon fiber hood?

[Erez]

damn nice... link me to the carbonfiber tut :D

[TT]

nice work there, how much time did you spent on it? What method did you use to change the color of the car and carbon fiber hood?

Well, I stared yesterday, worked on it some hours in the end LOL.

As for the color change, little tricky: I started with the pic all in a single layer.. then duplicated it, removed the colors from it (CTRL+SHIFT+U), then Image > Adjustments > Variations to choose the new color. Of course now you have a layer completely blue in my case.. so with the lasso I had to select all the parts that didn't need the new color and "delete" them... that takes a while, especially with a normal mouse..

The carbon bonnet was tricky too, but finally understood how to do it (thanks to a good tutorial)..
Basically first of all you need to create a new pattern, then you just use it, but useless for me to explain when I can link you to http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet.htm where it is explained perfectly :)

[Erez]

hehehe :lol:
thanks for the link!

what tool do you think it's best to work with (the mouse is not so good..) ?
what does people who are kinda "Pro" uses?

[TT]

Well, I always suppose that "pros" use those "pens" that allow a much precise control of the pointer as far as I can guess :D

[Minacious]

Good stuff TT. Instead of using the lasso tool, try using a layer mask. Far more efficient when it comes to selecting certain sections of a picture. You could potentially have every piece of the car on a different layer.

As far as the mouse or pen question, it depends on the person. I can actually use a mouse (when I say mouse, I mean an optical mouse. I hope nobody is still using the mice with the balls :D ) a tad better than a pen, but I know people who would die without the use of a pen. You do need a steady hand and good eye for the small details.

When I get some free time, I will do one tonight.

[X-ale]

TT, after years of mouse use, it`s mainly about it being clean... and knowing the tricks... well yea a pen and a touch pad can be good, a touch screen even better... but it general it will help mostly with speed of execution :)

[Erez]

i need to get myself the pen and touch pad...

TT 8) the " was couse i didn't meant pros but amature that know what
they're doing :) nice sarcasm... :lol:

[X-ale]

soooo what do I win?! :D (j/k)
996 CGT:
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/501/1807996-cgt.jpg
Gallardo R-GT
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/501/1807Gallardo_R-GT.jpg

[TT]

LOL nothing since you have to work on that old Bimmer :D

[X-ale]

TT: I liked the carbon hood. The blue is nicely cutted... Here goes my M5 CSL:
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/501/1807csl01.jpg

[jon_s]

lol, I have been working on an M5, but the new type.......still not finished lol

[TT]

Nope, the rims are taken from an E46 M3 and I my car has different ones ;) (http://jabbasworld.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=3&password=&sort=1&cat=500&page=1) :D

And comon, nobody wanting to tune this old piece of metal? :D

[jon_s]

yep, just started though..........I'll put up my modded (when finished) and standard M5 too, see if anyone wants a go.

here is my M5, pre photoshop, if anyone wants a go: goto my gallery for the large version:
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/501/479bmw_5-series_8-med.jpg

[TT]

GRRRR!! Nobody wants to use the same one I used!!!

The concept was to use the same car!! :D

[jon_s]

GRRRR!! Nobody wants to use the same one I used!!!

The concept was to use the same car!! :D



Keep your pants on dude........I just started on yours lol

[TT]

LMAO!

[Erez]

:? my carbon looks like crap i dont know why... i cant seem to get it right... :?

[TT]

Yeh I always had problems too, but I'm sure that tutorial at digimods.co.uk will help you.. did you already check it?

[Erez]

i tried just with it... like 2 trys but the "cubes" are too big... i dont know something must be wrong..

[Chaos in 1983!]

I'll give it a try later on tonight...let's see what I can come up with...

[TT]

Uhm... the size of the basic component of the new pattern was 12 x 6 pixels?

Very strange because I got it right at the first try... for another carbon fiber tutorial, check also HERE (http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31130) maybe :)

[Erez]

yeah.. the top 1/4 out of the 12-6... and my image was 1024x768.. :? i dont know..

[Chaos in 1983!]

wow...that link shows you how to make a lot of stuff...some stuff I used to do manually is so simple to make the way they do it...great...

talking about PS...does anyone know how to chrome things??...and how to make reflections?

[Erez]

here.. tell me what you think... (next thread we all will PS the same pic..)

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/2/644Erez_Avital-360CSC-1.jpg

8) :D

[TT]

Yeh the carbon seems ok IMO :D

[Jabba]

Very nice job.

[X-ale]

very nice but i think the patterns a bit biggy

[Erez]

yeah... could be better could be worse... :)

[Erez]

the full Carbon :) not so good.. but i'll work on it...
nice idea right... 8)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/2/644Erez_Avital-360CSC-2.jpg

[Chaos in 1983!]

looks kinda cartoonish...but still looks good...yeah it's a nice idea...challenge stradale a la carbon zonda!
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/501/65zonda_s_carbon.jpg

[Erez]

yeah.. i love the full carbon zonda...
here's my try of 355CC :)
(i gotta find a tut that will help me make it look better.. first 2 didn't get me there :) )

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/2/644355C.jpg

[Erez]

i think the only problem is that the cubes are too big.. they should be much smaller... maybe if i'll try something smaller then the 12x6...

[jon_s]

looks kinda cartoonish...but still looks good...yeah it's a nice idea...challenge stradale a la carbon zonda!
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/501/65zonda_s_carbon.jpg

Wow, that is really good!

[Erez]

lol... thats real...

[TT]

Yes and the best "color" for the Zonda.. to bad only a few owners ordered it in bare carbon look :(

[Erez]

yep... if i would order one it would be bare carbon...

[jon_s]

lol... thats real...


lol, ooooops!

hehehe, thought it was good!

That is stunning!

[Erez]

yes it is!

[Erez]

ok.. last one till we'll get an organized contest running...

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/2/644BMW3LC.jpg

[Erez]

at this one i used a 8x4 and not a 12x6.. can you tell?

[TT]

Uhm.. to do the pattern more "sublte", I just resized the original big layer.. did it smaller and pasted it like that :D

[Erez]

i dont understand.. :? sorry :) could you try and explain it a bit more :)
you resize the pattern when? :) how? :)

[TT]

When I created the new layer based on that pattern, I just used the "free transform" to compress it a little

[Erez]

i'll give it a shoot right now :)

[pzgren]

damn, if i see those pics i think i'll have to improve my skills extremly

[TT]

Hehe, basically mine was almost a mistake but it turned out pretty good in the end :)

[Erez]

it turned out very well! it look very real...

[yg60m]

This enablr me to see Enzo in different colours on the "Photo gallery", first i really thought there was an Orange Enzo and then i saw the same pics but the Enzo was blue-grey and so i understood it was a fake but really well made . :wink:

[Erez]

here it is TT:
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/2/644DSCN1679_.jpg

you must start a contest soon


:wink:

[TT]

Maybe tomorrow I can launch a topic with the base pic to use :D

[Erez]

you must! :D

[jon_s]

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/500/479m5_old.jpg

Not quite finished yet, I may give the carbon thing a go, but the last time I tried it looked rubbish lol

[X-ale]

why don't you make a contest so we can submit pics then a poll to vote the 1 evry1 must use then the main contest?! :D

[Erez]

he said soon dude.. :D

[TT]

Yes I will post a topic, with the picture to use.. and a time limit to post our entries.. than a poll will be posted to have a winner :D

[Erez]

the honor of starting it is all yours dude 8)

[TT]

Ok guys, I see you have some time now.. so I'll search for our pic and will post the topic in the next minutes :D

[Erez]

lol actually tomorrow would have been better but i see you already started :)
(12:30 AM here and i have a VERY importent day tomorrow :D )

but i'm in! 8) :lol:

[TT]

Yes it's posted, let's close this one and don't worry, plenty of time to post your entry :D

[TT]

carbon is for ricecars


Carbon is for light cars too :P

[Chaos in 1983!]

Thanks TT...I´ll post it as soon as I get back from work...


carbon is for ricecars only

you think this is rice?
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/501/65zonda_s_carbon.jpg

[budagboy2]

wow that pretty stupid to say a %100 handbuilt car is rice

[zevolv]

carbon fiber is definitely not rice atleast real carbon fiber isn't :D

[Chaos in 1983!]

Here's my bimmer....
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/510/852bimmer_copy.jpg