flat paint

elmer91 · 01-31-2008, 07:13 PM

i need to make a picture of a jeep have a flat color on it. and i have no idea how to make it look flat. i have tried, and it always turns out glossy. the 2 main flat colors i need to make it are flat army green, and flat black. thanks for the help.

dipper94 · 02-01-2008, 01:13 AM

i would also like to know how to make a paint flat without over-saturating

suzq044 · 02-01-2008, 03:31 AM

simple yet hard at the same time. Re-brush it; that's what I did to my '66 when I photoshopped it. Just don't add the highlights and reflections; that's really the only difference between gloss & flat paint. It's got nothing to do with saturation, you need to brush over the reflections it has, and make it a smooth gradient of color, with subtle highlights, nothing spectacular or overly detailed.
Like I did with these two versions of our truck:

dipper94 · 02-01-2008, 03:58 AM

nice chop, and thanks for the info

Carty · 02-01-2008, 11:53 AM

ya, that's basically the only way to do it

elmer91 · 02-01-2008, 04:12 PM

thanks. that chop looks great. im gonna give it a shot later on this weekend.