animated car

sethwas · Jan 8th, 2003, 10:40 PM

Hmm,
Don't have photoshop, tried it manually (tracing everything then filling in the colors with the paintbrush). It didn't turn out too well. I'll keep trying. Plus my pallette is a little dark...

Seth

samo · Jan 8th, 2003, 11:06 PM

Well, you're starting out with a dark photo, which is alright, but not the best. Also, it's best to trace the lines of the car in black first - it makes them stand out more. You can do this in Paintbrush, but it certainly is easier in Photoshop.

Also, don't try to get too detailed. I generally leave the wheels as solid pieces, and make the BG just a solid color.

babyjbrooks · Jan 8th, 2003, 11:10 PM

what are you tryin gto do i hae photo shop

samo · Jan 8th, 2003, 11:10 PM

Here's an example:

Christi's 300ZX....

Becomes...

OmegaManEX · Jan 9th, 2003, 01:14 AM

here you go this thread got me working ::

(this was done with a photoshop filter)
its not finished yet, but am i almost there or not close?

edit: found a brighter car

samo · Jan 9th, 2003, 01:44 AM

The filter you use is not going to give you the results you're looking for. You need to trace the lines by hand to make it look right. Use the pencil tool, black, 1-px wide, and make lines along the lines of the car. Then, fill in the lines with an appropriate color. Very simple.

sethwas · Jan 9th, 2003, 08:36 AM

One thing I did find out,
Do the backroud first. That way any 'fill' tool won't bleed from the car to the backround.

Seth

sethwas · Jan 9th, 2003, 02:07 PM

See,
Here's the finished background:

Now onto the car.

Seth

Hal, Just Hal · Jan 9th, 2003, 03:45 PM

Here is one I did

Equivocal · Jan 9th, 2003, 04:27 PM

^^ guess we know who wins this contest, haha.

sethwas · Jan 9th, 2003, 04:54 PM

Still hacking away,
Almost there, just rims and lights to go:

Seth

sethwas · Jan 9th, 2003, 05:12 PM

OK,
How's this:

Still doesn't seem as 'tight' (I mean crisp, not 'cool') as the rest.

Seth

P.S. **my02**'s look is the kind I'm going after, crossed with samos version.

babyjbrooks · Jan 9th, 2003, 05:15 PM

samo how do you do photo shop ie your car and then put a different bumper on it

sethwas · Jan 9th, 2003, 05:16 PM

Well,
That's basically glorified cutting and pasting.
Then you match colors and 'smudge' it in.

Seth

Ninety-Nine SE-L · Jan 9th, 2003, 05:43 PM

hey omega, which filter did you use? Are you in photoshop 6 or 7? I tried a few filters, but no good results.