Stop in for a cup of coffee
In case anyone is wondering what it takes to do an image like this, here's a quick summary. All in it took about 3 hours to complete. If I charged typical Custom Graphic Art prices, this would be a $500 image
First, here is the member's car pic...
Then I found a donor image...
Then I changed the color...
Then I overlayed it on the donor image, adjusted the color and removed the bits that weren't body sheetmetal and extracted the image part I wanted to use (this is the longest part)...
Then I dropped it on a background and color matched the tone and lighting in a merged image (also added the wheels)...
Then I cleaned up the details (painted in by hand) to get the final image...
In case anyone is wondering what it takes to do an image like this, here's a quick summary. All in it took about 3 hours to complete. If I charged typical Custom Graphic Art prices, this would be a $500 image
First, here is the member's car pic...
Then I found a donor image...
Then I changed the color...
Then I overlayed it on the donor image, adjusted the color and removed the bits that weren't body sheetmetal and extracted the image part I wanted to use (this is the longest part)...
Then I dropped it on a background and color matched the tone and lighting in a merged image (also added the wheels)...
Then I cleaned up the details (painted in by hand) to get the final image...