mirafioriman
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Apr 18, 2009 13:39:05 GMT
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Although my Fiats are a long way from being ready to respray I have been thinking about colour choices. I have seen the saloons in many colours in brochures etc, but my estate car is so rare that pictures in different colours are limited.
My question is could photoshop be used to modify a picture of my car to show what it would look like in different colours?
If so, how do I go about doing it? How do you get photoshop, as I don't think we currently have it on our computer.
Thanks in advance!
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Apr 18, 2009 15:07:48 GMT
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Apr 18, 2009 18:52:58 GMT
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Photoshop will set you back a few hundred pounds unless you source it by less legitimate means  |
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mirafioriman
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Apr 18, 2009 20:24:51 GMT
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Not worth buying then for what little I will use it!
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Apr 18, 2009 20:29:13 GMT
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You still have a couple of options (if software piracy's not your thang... ;D): There is a program called Gimp, which is a freeware (I think?) alternative to Photoshop. I've never used it myself but I've heard good things about it. There's also Photoshop Elements, which is a pared-down version of Photoshop but still has a lot of functionality without the big pricetag of a fully-licensed PS program.  |
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mirafioriman
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Apr 18, 2009 20:35:28 GMT
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Just discovered we have Photoshop Elements on the computer so I'm off to give that a try, otherwise I will look out for Gimp. Thanks for the heads up.
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Apr 18, 2009 20:42:41 GMT
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Apr 18, 2009 21:02:13 GMT
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You still have a couple of options (if software piracy's not your thang... ;D): There is a program called Gimp, which is a freeware (I think?) It's FOSS. Free Open Source Software. It's released under the GNU GPL, and is free as in beer and as in speech. |
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mirafioriman
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Apr 18, 2009 21:13:16 GMT
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Been trying with elements. Not the easiest thing to master!
Perhaps I will just have to imagine it in different colours!
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It all takes a while to get used to. I am doing my final year of a design course and have used photoshop for commercial purposes too but still don't know what half of the functions are!
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post up the pic of your car m8 ill see what i can do used to be good with photoshop but don't have it atm ill try in gimp
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lae
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Apr 19, 2009 13:41:06 GMT
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Hiya.
I've got Photoshop, just post up some pictures of your car and tell me what colours you'd like to try, I'll do it for you.
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Currently:
Mk1 Focus blandmobile
Formerly:
1969 MG Midget
1972 Avenger GT
1981 Datsun Cherry
1989 Corolla
1979 Mercedes W123 200D
1995 Ford Falcon
1996 Ford Telstar (bet you had to google that one)
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mirafioriman
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Apr 19, 2009 14:03:44 GMT
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OK here we go..... This is the best shot I have of it at the mo. Not ideal but at the moment it is not possible to get any more pics. Colours? Metallic green, silver, blue or red are possible choices at the moment..... Pic:  Thanks! |
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tdipd
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Apr 19, 2009 14:09:33 GMT
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i can do that.
any particular shade of blue etc? like other cars that come in that colour, examples to be found from google
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tdipd
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Apr 19, 2009 14:32:28 GMT
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bada bing bada boom, piece of cake ... messed up the back wheel though lol Can change to any colour you want if you want another one done, will only take 30secs     |
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mirafioriman
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Apr 19, 2009 16:11:52 GMT
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Lovely! Red looks terrible, not keen on the blue either! Green however looks promising. Can a metallic finish be applied to the above colours?
Thanks a lot, thats great!
Looking at it again, that really is a super job. Much better than my lame attempts!
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tdipd
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Apr 19, 2009 16:33:11 GMT
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Lovely! Red looks terrible, not keen on the blue either! Green however looks promising. Can a metallic finish be applied to the above colours? Thanks a lot, thats great! Looking at it again, that really is a super job. Much better than my lame attempts! to be fair the red is a bad shade, too strong. Ah, not too sure as how to go about creating a metallic effect, this is the best i could do. orig: metallic? (maybe a tad too dark) :  |
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lae
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Apr 19, 2009 17:24:56 GMT
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Hmm maybe add some noise to the image to make it look like the little sparkly bits.
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Currently:
Mk1 Focus blandmobile
Formerly:
1969 MG Midget
1972 Avenger GT
1981 Datsun Cherry
1989 Corolla
1979 Mercedes W123 200D
1995 Ford Falcon
1996 Ford Telstar (bet you had to google that one)
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lae
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Apr 19, 2009 17:49:16 GMT
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 New layer in green colour, add noise about 10%, go to levels and shift the dark arrow to the right to get rid of the dark noise, in the layer type select 'lighter' then play about with opacity. There are better ways of doing it, but they take ages. |
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Last Edit: Apr 19, 2009 17:50:32 GMT by lae
Currently:
Mk1 Focus blandmobile
Formerly:
1969 MG Midget
1972 Avenger GT
1981 Datsun Cherry
1989 Corolla
1979 Mercedes W123 200D
1995 Ford Falcon
1996 Ford Telstar (bet you had to google that one)
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mirafioriman
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Apr 19, 2009 17:52:02 GMT
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Thanks!
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