First JW Photoshopping contest!
 

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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 :)

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?

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

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.

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 :)

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:

soooo what do I win?! :D (j/k)
996 CGT:
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost...807996-cgt.jpg
Gallardo R-GT
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost...lardo_R-GT.jpg

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

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

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

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

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

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...ries_8-med.jpg

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

LMAO!

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

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

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

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

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 maybe :)

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

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?

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

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost...l-360CSC-1.jpg

8) :D

Yeh the carbon seems ok IMO :D

Very nice job.

very nice but i think the patterns a bit biggy

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

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

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

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

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...

Wow, that is really good!

lol... thats real...

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

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

lol, ooooops!

hehehe, thought it was good!

That is stunning!

yes it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

i'll give it a shoot right now :)

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