briandyche
01-03-2004, 04:01 AM
Okay...this is the way i discovered for doing Carbon Fiber Bonnets while messing with stuff...I also discovered a way to do coloured Carbon Fiber...which is also posted in here...just folow these steps...
1. First, we need to make a pattern. The best pattern I have found is this one (see Figure 1). Save Figure 1 and open it in Photoshop. Then go to Edit > Define Pattern and type in a name for it (I labeled mine "Carbon Fiber Pattern."
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/post-5-1064624056.jpg
Figure 1
2.Now we need to open a picture with something on it that you want to turn into carbon fiber (I suggest a Bonnet to start with). I chose a simple front shot of a BMW (Figure 2).
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/m3csl3.jpg
Figure 2
3. Now select the part you want carbon fibered. In this case, the bonnet. (see Figure 3)
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/Step%203%20copy.jpg
Figure 3
4. Now right click and click on "layer via copy." Then press Ctrl+Shift+U to desaturate the layer (see Figure 4)
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/step%204.jpg
Figure 4
5. After This, go to Image > Adjust > Brightness\Contrast and darken the layer to a near a black shade (see Figure 5). Then set the layer mode to Darken.
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/step%205.jpg
Figure 5
6. Now Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Pattern and name it Carbon Fiber. Then Select Your carbon fiber pattern and click OK. Your image should now look like this (see Figure 6)
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/step%206.jpg
Figure 6
7. Now go to Layer > Rasterize > Fill Content and then go to Filter > Distort > Twirl and set it anywhere from 30 - 60, depending on your view. Now Ctrl + Click on the Bonnet layer, and hit Ctrl + Shift + I to inverse the selection. Then go back to the carbon fiber layer and hit Delete. Then hit Ctrl + D to deselect. Your pic should now look like this (see Figure 7)
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/Step%207.jpg
Figure 7
8. Okay, now set the carbon fiber layer to Soft Light. Well that's about it. Depending on the light, you may want to set the carbon fiber layer to Colour Dodge and then duplicate the Bonnet layer and mess with the layer settings. If you want a coloured carbon bonnet, just make another layer of the Bonnet from the original picture, desaturate it, and colour it like you would a normal paint job, and set it to Colour. If there are coloured reflections on the original Bonnet, and you want those to appear on the Carbon Fiber Bonnet, just copy the original bonnet and set it to Colour. Here are the finished Bonnets: Normal and Coloured:
Normal:
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/finished%20normal.jpg
Coloured:
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/finished%20colour.jpg
Hope this helps...
Last edited by Strangester at Jan 3 2004, 12:04 AM
1. First, we need to make a pattern. The best pattern I have found is this one (see Figure 1). Save Figure 1 and open it in Photoshop. Then go to Edit > Define Pattern and type in a name for it (I labeled mine "Carbon Fiber Pattern."
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/post-5-1064624056.jpg
Figure 1
2.Now we need to open a picture with something on it that you want to turn into carbon fiber (I suggest a Bonnet to start with). I chose a simple front shot of a BMW (Figure 2).
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/m3csl3.jpg
Figure 2
3. Now select the part you want carbon fibered. In this case, the bonnet. (see Figure 3)
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/Step%203%20copy.jpg
Figure 3
4. Now right click and click on "layer via copy." Then press Ctrl+Shift+U to desaturate the layer (see Figure 4)
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/step%204.jpg
Figure 4
5. After This, go to Image > Adjust > Brightness\Contrast and darken the layer to a near a black shade (see Figure 5). Then set the layer mode to Darken.
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/step%205.jpg
Figure 5
6. Now Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Pattern and name it Carbon Fiber. Then Select Your carbon fiber pattern and click OK. Your image should now look like this (see Figure 6)
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/step%206.jpg
Figure 6
7. Now go to Layer > Rasterize > Fill Content and then go to Filter > Distort > Twirl and set it anywhere from 30 - 60, depending on your view. Now Ctrl + Click on the Bonnet layer, and hit Ctrl + Shift + I to inverse the selection. Then go back to the carbon fiber layer and hit Delete. Then hit Ctrl + D to deselect. Your pic should now look like this (see Figure 7)
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/Step%207.jpg
Figure 7
8. Okay, now set the carbon fiber layer to Soft Light. Well that's about it. Depending on the light, you may want to set the carbon fiber layer to Colour Dodge and then duplicate the Bonnet layer and mess with the layer settings. If you want a coloured carbon bonnet, just make another layer of the Bonnet from the original picture, desaturate it, and colour it like you would a normal paint job, and set it to Colour. If there are coloured reflections on the original Bonnet, and you want those to appear on the Carbon Fiber Bonnet, just copy the original bonnet and set it to Colour. Here are the finished Bonnets: Normal and Coloured:
Normal:
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/finished%20normal.jpg
Coloured:
http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/finished%20colour.jpg
Hope this helps...
Last edited by Strangester at Jan 3 2004, 12:04 AM