Baby Porsches!!! And Then Some...
#47
01-03-2005, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by DarioTexas
Sounds like it's worth the $50 then huh?
Sounds like it's worth the $50 then huh?
. And I have plenty of time right now ...I hope GG isn't angry at me for doing these no-charge-for-the-heck-of-it minis ... at least I refrain myself from telling the whole world how to do it! lol
The porsche really is cute in mini ... LOL
Bikes are a pain though. And they don't look right.
Last edited by Z0RR0; 01-03-2005 at 05:16 PM.
#49
01-03-2005, 05:31 PM
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#50
01-03-2005, 05:45 PM
Here is your tutorial:
Firstly, it is better to pick a photo with a neutral background (like trees or a wall) since the background will be compressed too. A side view is also easier than a 3/4 front view as the angle will not vary so much.
Once you have selected a picture then its best to duplicate that layer just in case you make a mistake.
First thing to do is to select the area around the front wheel, making sure to get some of the wheel arch and ground in too. I use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to make the selcetion and once its selected, hit EDIT, COPY, EDIT, PASTE. This will paste that selection onto a new layer.
Firstly, it is better to pick a photo with a neutral background (like trees or a wall) since the background will be compressed too. A side view is also easier than a 3/4 front view as the angle will not vary so much.
Once you have selected a picture then its best to duplicate that layer just in case you make a mistake.
First thing to do is to select the area around the front wheel, making sure to get some of the wheel arch and ground in too. I use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to make the selcetion and once its selected, hit EDIT, COPY, EDIT, PASTE. This will paste that selection onto a new layer.
Last edited by Ruiner; 01-03-2005 at 06:01 PM.
#51
01-03-2005, 05:46 PM
Then do the same for the rear wheel again making sure to include some of the wheelarch and ground/shadow. Once again hit EDIT, COPY, EDIT, PASTE. This will put that selcetion on another layer giving you a total of three layers. You might not be able to see them until you turn off some of the little 'eyes' on the layers menu independently.
#52
01-03-2005, 05:47 PM
Now make sure you are on the original background layer of the vehicle and hit EDIT, FREE TRANSFORM. You will then be able to drag the original pic in by however much you want. I usualy bring it in by about 40%.
Last edited by Ruiner; 01-03-2005 at 05:55 PM.
#55
01-03-2005, 05:51 PM
Once you have them roughly lined up, select the eraser tool and drop the opacity (on the top menu bar) down to around 50% and select each wheel layer and feather out the edges to tidy them up. This will make them blend into the original layer. I have turned down the opacity of the original layer in this pic so you can see the feathering.
#56
01-03-2005, 05:52 PM
Once you have finished that, then just crop the picture to whatever size you want and you're done! Should take you around ten minutes to do.
If you want to make it look more cartoonish, you can copy things like the door handle, mirrors or gas tank flap from the original picture and paste them on to the finished product (as they will look too big for it now).
If you want to make it look more cartoonish, you can copy things like the door handle, mirrors or gas tank flap from the original picture and paste them on to the finished product (as they will look too big for it now).
Last edited by Ruiner; 01-03-2005 at 05:59 PM.
#58
01-03-2005, 06:39 PM
I do it in a slightly different way. Quicker and better IMO.
I use masks instead of eraser.
Step one. Isolate the wheels.
with any select tool (I use the rectangular marquee ... but hey) select the wheel with a bunch of margin around. Copy as layer. Do again for the other wheel.
Step 2 - shorten the car.
Duplicate background, Free Transform (ctrl-t) and set its width zoom (in the top bars) around 60%. Make sure width and height aren't linked.
Step 3 - match the wheels
Move the wheels (the layers previously created) to where you want them. Helpful tip, set the layer opacity at 50%, so you can see where it actually is going. Opacity back to 100% when you're done moving.
Step 4 - smoothen it.
Now I add a layer mask (the little circle in rectangle icon at the bottom of the layers window). With a mask, when you paint black, it hides the layer, when you paint in white, it shows it.
Use the smooth brush and "erase" (by painting black in the mask!) everything extra. Big plus of a mask, if you "erase" too much, all you have to do is paint white what you want to see.
And tadaa.
For the pics less from profile, you may have to do some skew on the wheels (right click during free transform) to match the body correctly.
It's very easy, but can be very time consuming to get really right. That's why I wouldn'twant to get payed for it. When I get annoyed at a pic, I can butcher it (ie bike pic) and call it a day ...
I use masks instead of eraser.
Step one. Isolate the wheels.
with any select tool (I use the rectangular marquee ... but hey) select the wheel with a bunch of margin around. Copy as layer. Do again for the other wheel.
Step 2 - shorten the car.
Duplicate background, Free Transform (ctrl-t) and set its width zoom (in the top bars) around 60%. Make sure width and height aren't linked.
Step 3 - match the wheels
Move the wheels (the layers previously created) to where you want them. Helpful tip, set the layer opacity at 50%, so you can see where it actually is going. Opacity back to 100% when you're done moving.
Step 4 - smoothen it.
Now I add a layer mask (the little circle in rectangle icon at the bottom of the layers window). With a mask, when you paint black, it hides the layer, when you paint in white, it shows it.
Use the smooth brush and "erase" (by painting black in the mask!) everything extra. Big plus of a mask, if you "erase" too much, all you have to do is paint white what you want to see.
And tadaa.
For the pics less from profile, you may have to do some skew on the wheels (right click during free transform) to match the body correctly.
It's very easy, but can be very time consuming to get really right. That's why I wouldn'twant to get payed for it. When I get annoyed at a pic, I can butcher it (ie bike pic) and call it a day ...