Just a little Photoshop trick ...

[Juno]

... you might like to try: Take one shot with the bonnet open & one shot with the bonnet closed. The camera really needs to be on a tripod so that everything lines up properly. Stack the two images onto two photoshop layers and use a layer mask to paint in the motor. I tweaked the colour and levels of the engine too.

Pete

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clever

[GTT 280]

Ah, a very old photoshop trick that. I saw it recently too on a Bonnet scoop thread where the guy tries to display how the scoop worked.

I wonder how it would work for the human body - urgh !!!

Cheers,
K.

[mikbmini]

That looks cool, when the whether improves and I can take some decent photos I'm gonna try some photoshop tricks like this. I downloaded GIMP as well the other day. I need to give that a try to see if I can use it to make some similar effects.

[astilla]

Quote: Originally Posted by Juno (original)

... you might like to try: Take one shot with the bonnet open & one shot with the bonnet closed. The camera really needs to be on a tripod so that everything lines up properly. Stack the two images onto two photoshop layers and use a layer mask to paint in the motor. I tweaked the colour and levels of the engine too.

That's cool :-) I wish I could use Photoshop...

[Darthbladerni]

with this technique you can do what you did but make the lines on the original bonnett solid and add an effect to it to make it look like a section has been taken out.

Or you can make it look like your bonnett actually splits open.

Welcome to Digimods - The UK's Largest Virtual Cars Site - Photoshop Auto Chopping Car

some good tutorials on this site for modding cars completely

[astilla]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikbmini (original)

I downloaded GIMP as well the other day. I need to give that a try to see if I can use it to make some similar effects.

There's also GimpShop - the Gimp but with customised menus more familiar for Photoshop users... I'm still no good with it though!