oooo carbon fiber

[Crazybird]

well im bored so i did sum carbon fiber to my car :P check it out lol i love photoshop

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/Crazybirdz/hondacf.jpg

[mkymonkey]

hmm...that doesnt look like cf. i can show you how to do it if you want :D

[Crazybird]

piff try it :P i could make it darker if i want but im to lazy to open photo shop again

and when u get close it actaully looks like cf and yes i know what cf looks like my buddy has a cf hood :P

[Cheeseburger]

do it...

[mkymonkey]

ok ok...i took this from another site but i dot it just the same :-)


http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet1.jpg

Ok then, lets give this lovely standard Lexus IS200 some street racer style in the form of a carbon fibre bonnet.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet2.jpg

To make the pattern, first step is to make a new blank document. 12 across by 6 deep - then do max zoom (ctrl+0).

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet3.jpg

Ok, first step in making the pattern is to select the top left quarter with the rectangular marquee tool. Then select the gradient fill tool, making sure that the colours are black (top) and white (bottom as illustrated), then carefully fill from left to right to acheive the effect shown in the example. Do the same in the bottom right quarter, but drag from right to left. If done correctly you should achieve the effect shown here.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet4.jpg

The final step in making your CF pattern is to define it. Go Edit>Define Pattern. Name as approprate and press ok. you can now close the document without saving, the pattern is permanently stored in Photoshop.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet5.jpg

Open up the image that you are working on and make sure your base layer holding the car is selected. Carefully use the polygonal lassoo tool to select the bonnet (or other part depending on what you want to "carbonise"), copy and paste the part in to a new layer. For the purpose of this tutorial I have de-saturated this layer and darkened it a little. I find that this is a good method to use for making sure that the whole part has been properly selected.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet6.jpg

Open up a new document, the size depends on the size of the original that you are working on. In this case my original was a 1024x768, so my new document was 1600x1200. You will have to compensate accordingly for larger or smaller images.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet7.jpg

Make a new layer and hit Edit>Fill, select your pre-defined pattern and hit OK.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet8.jpg

Use the rectangular marquee tool to select the whole image, copy and pastein to a new layer above the bonnet on the document with your chop. This new layer will be much too large for the car, so ue the grab handles to squash the new layer in to place. This will help the weave to get a natural looking size. It should now look something like the image shown here.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet9.jpg

Now, to make sure that the carbon weave looks realistic, select the whole CF layer and go to Filters>Distort>Twirl.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet10.jpg

The settings shown here should be adequate for all applications.




TO BE CONTINUED.......

[mkymonkey]

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet11.jpg

Now for the clever part, this tip can be used in many situations. While on the Cf layer, hold ctril + click the layer that holds the part you are adding carbon to, i.e. the bonnet. This automatically selects the outline on the bonnet, but on the CF layer. Right click and do select inverse. Hit delete and you should be left with the perfect shape of the bonnet on the CF layer.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet12.jpg

On the layers box, make sure the CF layer is selected and change the layer blending mode to 'multiply'

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet13.jpg

Ok then, nearly finished. The final step is to flatten the CF layer on to the bonnet layer (de-saturate now if you haven't already done so). Then it is simply a case of lowering the brightness so that the carbon looks more realistic. Sometimes you may have to play with the contrast to achieve the desired effect.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet14.jpg

Finished! After all that work you should now be able to go away and create awesome Carbon body parts quickly and easily! If you feel adventurous then you can always play with colouring the bonnet to create one off effects.





now tell me you love me :D

[ghettogeddy]

only if u make my car have one cause thats too much for me
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/507b6072.jpg

[mkymonkey]

ok lazy ass...i didnt post that how to just so i could do it for you. plus you said you wanted to get better at PS....how do you think i learned? practice bitch! :D

[Crazybird]

boo urns my way is easier to do :P

[2ndGenGuy]

Man monkey you've got some 'shoppin' skills. You da man!

[hotdoghogie]

hmmm this is really sweet. im a photoshop guy and i never thought to do this... im gonna carbon my whole car...lol

[ghettogeddy]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/507b6072copy.jpg

heres my first try

[mkymonkey]

thats good! see practice!


but you need to like more swirls in the fiber itself and a lil more lighting :D

[ghettogeddy]

thats good! see practice!


but you need to like more swirls in the fiber itself and a lil more lighting :D
well i actuall had to cut the pattern in half it was just to big at 12x6 so i did it at 6x4

[2ndGenGuy]

Yeah geddy, nice work! Looks freakin' real!

[Cheeseburger]

wicked geddy!!!

[MessyHonda]

damn not bad geddy...i wish i had a cf hood now

[Cheeseburger]

me too!!! makes me wanna get one right now!

[MessyHonda]

me too!!! makes me wanna get one right now!

ok you can monkey get one..il just buy monkeys old one and clear it in my autobody shop...yup yup...:deal:

[mkymonkey]

do another one

[Crazybird]

i still cant figure out how to do ur new fancy way or making cf....

i cant even find how to make the grid or gradient lines :'(

[Legend_master]

you noob....anyways how did you check how many post per day we had?...lol iwas like 60 and ever one else was like lower than that....anyways back to watching tv.


I checked how many post each person had in that thread. Just click the post count on the thread and it will tell you.

[ghettogeddy]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/cf25a1b8copy.jpg

[MessyHonda]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/cf25a1b8copy.jpg

naw..i liked the first one better.

[Cheeseburger]

ya the first one looks better

[Pico]

^^I Agree with them

[ghettogeddy]

i used the templet that monkey posted the 12x6

[Legend_master]

I Carbon fibered the moon

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/moon-stars.jpg

[Cheeseburger]

oh wow thats pretty cool!

[MECM]

yeah that actually doesnt look to bad lol sorry I cant put any periods or nothing in my comments my computer is being stupid! hey that worked lol!

[MessyHonda]

looks like a finger print legend...lol

[ghettogeddy]

looks like a finger print legend...lol
lol that's what i thought

[ghettogeddy]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/closeupcopy.jpg

CF girlfriend lol hahahahahahahaha

[Pico]

Dude lol ^^

[MessyHonda]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/closeupcopy.jpg

CF girlfriend lol hahahahahahahaha

:bowrofl: you made my night....lol light weight huh?....:lol:

[HondaBoy]

damn y'all are some funny guys. well here's a pic from a long time back when someone photoshoped my 3gee with carbon fiber.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/HondaBoySi87/mycarwithCFhood.jpg

[MessyHonda]

^^lil bit overdone but stilll pimp....:thumbup:

[Legend_master]

Whole car

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/Carbonfibercopy1.jpg

[MessyHonda]

Whole car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/Carbonfibercopy1.jpg

thats worth its weight in gold....

[mkymonkey]

dude you seriuosly MUST not be doing it right. look at how mine turn out. its a bit dark but it surely did not come out like yours and i used the same method

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l10/mkymonkey/pscontestred7sa.jpg





that pis was all photshop kids :D



EDIT: WTF you guys went wild lol. should i post more of these how to's? lol i do have a lot. like 40 or so of them when i made a website for school on how to chop a car :D

[Crazybird]

okk i redid it the before lol
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/Crazybirdz/hondacf.jpg
and the after
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/Crazybirdz/carbonfibercopy.jpg

[Legend_master]

That looks good, but you need to set the ocpacity a little lower when you fill the layer.

[mkymonkey]

not only that...i would also put in some shadowing if there was any on the og pic also...the light covers would be a different piece..meaning that the lines of the hood would not follow into the covers....then again im a perfectionist...even though some of my shit comes out looking like....well shit sometimes lol

[Crazybird]

there a little better
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/Crazybirdz/carbonfibercopy-1.jpg

[ghettogeddy]

dude you seriuosly MUST not be doing it right. look at how mine turn out. its a bit dark but it surely did not come out like yours and i used the same method

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l10/mkymonkey/pscontestred7sa.jpg





that pis was all photshop kids :D



EDIT: WTF you guys went wild lol. should i post more of these how to's? lol i do have a lot. like 40 or so of them when i made a website for school on how to chop a car :D
ive looked at that picture on 3 dif monitors and it just looks black i dont see any carbo on it at all

[Crazybird]

man get a nice moniter then my lcd u can see it u just have to look from an higher angle

[MessyHonda]

you can kinda see it.....but its like 2% visible geddy

[ghettogeddy]

4th monitor and its a lcd and i can see it know

[Tomisimo]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/closeupcopy.jpg

CF girlfriend lol hahahahahahahaha


:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

[Tomisimo]

dude you seriuosly MUST not be doing it right. look at how mine turn out. its a bit dark but it surely did not come out like yours and i used the same method

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l10/mkymonkey/pscontestred7sa.jpg





that pis was all photshop kids :D



EDIT: WTF you guys went wild lol. should i post more of these how to's? lol i do have a lot. like 40 or so of them when i made a website for school on how to chop a car :D

We shudent had a Photoshop/Moods area for that.

[A20A3quippedbeast]

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet11.jpg

Now for the clever part, this tip can be used in many situations. While on the Cf layer, hold ctril + click the layer that holds the part you are adding carbon to, i.e. the bonnet. This automatically selects the outline on the bonnet, but on the CF layer. Right click and do select inverse. Hit delete and you should be left with the perfect shape of the bonnet on the CF layer.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet12.jpg

On the layers box, make sure the CF layer is selected and change the layer blending mode to 'multiply'

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet13.jpg

Ok then, nearly finished. The final step is to flatten the CF layer on to the bonnet layer (de-saturate now if you haven't already done so). Then it is simply a case of lowering the brightness so that the carbon looks more realistic. Sometimes you may have to play with the contrast to achieve the desired effect.

http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/carbonbonnet14.jpg

Finished! After all that work you should now be able to go away and create awesome Carbon body parts quickly and easily! If you feel adventurous then you can always play with colouring the bonnet to create one off effects.





now tell me you love me :D

photoshopjunkie ftw!! i just use a donor for my CF chop needs...more realistic :D

[mkymonkey]

so should i post more how to's? where the hell is that thread that a20ai made??? lol

[MessyHonda]

lol....a20a1 is also good with photoshop...i wonder why he isnt posting alot.

[RamThis]

I wish I had the skilz Monkey has with PS. I know practice makes perfect, but man, you must be one practicin' mofo over there.

I'd LOVE to see some more how-to's. Like how to lower a car the right way on PS. Or how to get rid of objects in a pic. I have JASC Paint Shop Pro 8 on my computer though, I dont have PhotoShop.

[mkymonkey]

ok i found the link to a list of how to's that i used to use when i first started using PS. this site has been around for eeeeever i dont even know how you guys havent found it lol...anyway here ya go


DIGIMODS.CO.UK Tutorial BIBLE (http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/tutorials.htm)

[hotdoghogie]

ok i know i made the pattern too big but hey... this just opend a new world to my photoshopping adventure... almost looks real
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7664/carbonaccordcopymn6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[reanimator420]

almost....................... nah its alright, ive moved on to the difficult ms paint now and plus myphotoshop does not work and im used to paint now neways............................................ .................................................. .................................................. ............burp, drunk, chug. wuts up with the steelies, they look like dudy

[mkymonkey]

lol it kinda looks like a lois vutton pattern...but its a good try

[mkymonkey]

ok i found the link to a list of how to's that i used to use when i first started using PS. this site has been around for eeeeever i dont even know how you guys havent found it lol...anyway here ya go


DIGIMODS.CO.UK Tutorial BIBLE (http://www.digimods.co.uk/tutorials/tutorials.htm)


BUMP!!! FOR WHOEVER HASNT SEEN THIS! :D

[killa_16]

is there anyway 2 get photo shop 4 free? =D

[Crazybird]

by stealing it :P

[killa_16]

how?

[Crazybird]

well mine is from a friend or i guess u can dl by a torrent but i aint getting in trouble cause my copy is legit

[Crazybird]

oo darkend the cf looks better now

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/Crazybirdz/carbonfibercopy-2.jpg

[hotdoghogie]

crzybrd... make your pic u are editing bigger so it makes the pattern look more realistic... just thought id say sumthin

[MessyHonda]

looks like a finger print...lol wut is this CSI?

[Crazybird]

make witch picture the cf or the actaul pic of the car

[mkymonkey]

is there anyway 2 get photo shop 4 free? =D


uh no.....:rolleyes:




pm me

[hotdoghogie]

ya dude u can nail photoshop for free no prob... there called torrents... or theres this site i forgot my friend told me u can download cs2 and not suscribe it...

i use 7.0... its not much diff at all...

download it as a torrent

questions?

[MessyHonda]

ya dude u can nail photoshop for free no prob... there called torrents... or theres this site i forgot my friend told me u can download cs2 and not suscribe it...
i use 7.0... its not much diff at all...
download it as a torrent
questions?

dude read the rules to the forum...we can give out advice on how to break the law....use PMs for that...:thumbup:

[ghettogeddy]

dude read the rules to the forum...we can give out advice on how to break the law....use PMs for that...:thumbup:
tech hes just telling him how to use a torrent or to look for one

[mkymonkey]

lol...hot dog...youre such a noob! lol






i havent said that in forever

[thegreatdane]

My time is wasted. Thought I was going to see REAL CF.

[Cheeseburger]

My time is wasted. Thought I was going to see REAL CF.



hahahahaha:bandance:

[Tomisimo]

hahahahaha:bandance:

Hahahhaah :rofl: ha

[Sporno]

thats worth its weight in gold....
well since its CF its not gonna be that much

[SQ is the SQUAD]

adrian, do me!!!!!!!!!!! lol, nasty minds

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/1600/fogs7ku.jpg

[mkymonkey]

um...wrong thread? lol