photo editing

[DaveMax]

What is the best program for home?
I want to see what color would look the best on my pro street 70 f100.
Is photoshop the way to go.
I have tryed cheapy programs, and they make it look like i took a marker to the paper.
No gloss and hard to keep trim and things.
(microsoft paint).
Been looking at new vehicle colors, but hard to picture it on my truck.

Thanks for any help.
Dave

[DaveMax]

problem.
right now the truck is dismatled and i dont have any pics of it in the pro street stage.
been looking for a pro street f100 to use for a template.

[Don Shillady]

DennyW, I recall you lightened up a picture for me over a year ago. I am attaching today's work which is the first progress on my car in over a year, noting I have sent it to the Deuce Den also for a discussion of windshield installation. I guess my batteries in the camera are low but I took four pictures and they all came out dark. I brought it up under PAINT but could not figure out how to "lighten" it. I still have the white '29 roadster picture that you made into maroon for me so that shows what you could do for the F100 problem here. Anyway here is my new windshield.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

[MAW]

You might want to try downloading Gimp, it'e free and about as powerful as Photoshop. The problem with both is that they take a while to learn and become proficient at.

At least with Gimp if you get discouraged you don't have a ton of money invested in it.

http://www.gimp.org/

Cheers, Mark

[DaveMax]

here is a couple shots of one. i am going with a cowl hood also,
the color i am thinking about is a dodge color. it is inferno red crystal pearl.
this is the best pic i could find of it.
On dodges main page with the caravan.
http://www.dodge.com/en/
thanks dave.
the maroon on the 29 roadster is similar to the color i want also.

[DaveMax]

looks cool. wish i could do that. i got the gimp program mentioned. I just cant seem to find the method for complete color change while keeping the original shadows and contrast.
Thanks Dave

[Dago Red]

John which way did you do it? I know a couple of different ways but am always curious the method that somebody uses.

Denny, what I did on photoshop for a shadow I needed on some artwork for a tattoo was copy the image (just the image I needed to shadow) I desaturated it, colored it grey, then positioned it in relation to the image where I thought it looked right, then I blurred the edges. Voila! don't know how well it would work on a car, you'd probably have to make the car a layer so you could set the shadow between the vehicle and the background.

Red

[renu36]

I don't want to step on any toes or hight jack a thread,but I too need some help with the paint job on my wagon, I email a pic. to a nepthew in mississippi when I needed the back ground taken off, but could not paint it, I use this pic on my business cards and looks a little tacky with a bad paint can someone give it a nice,shiney paint job, would like it the same blue if possible and thank you ....

[john gemmer]

don't know how close I came but I just play with the color balance and the select color till I get the color I'm looking for not very good I'm only working with cs 2 just order cs3 can't wait for it to get here

[john gemmer]

well renu36's I tried to match the color but hereit is cleaned up the other I just couldn't help my self had to put more chrome

[renu36]

hey Gemmer! my son will be happy, he wanted me to drop it and stick some 20s on it, thanks !

[DaveMax]

i have got to get a program like that. you kept the shine in both pics that was there.
I got gimp editing program.
Still trying to figure it out. it might do that if i knew how.
Trying to go with a inferno red crystal pearl color. like the new dodge.
I get the color changed, but i cant keep the realism.
I have got some nice pics to dream about from you and Denny to put on my box.
How long did it take you to change the one from green to red.
I try hue changes, but it changes the whole page and gets alittle odd.

Thanks everyone.
Dave

[john gemmer]

it took probably 10 minits If you have photo shop just play with it you'll get it Its a huge program I my self only use at most a 16th of it the new cs3 version is suppose to be even bigger amd more graphics It better be it cost 1100.00 good thing the upgrade is only 400.00 any way it took me awile to figure it out just keep working at good luck