do it!!! dont forget the big purple spolier to finish it of. 
***Official PhotoShop (wheels/drop) my ride thread***
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hey
if u wanna lower your car i got KONI YELLOW SHOCKS AND H&R sport springs for sale. If you want BADASS wheels i got authentic BRAND NEW BRABUS MONOBLOCK V still in the box waiting for someone to make the right choice for sale!!
pm me
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This is the wrong thread for that crap lance. Find your way to the classifieds.
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Hey Guys,
First post here. I just picked up an 05 c230k and i wanted to share some of my photoshop knowledge.
First ill start with lowering a vehicle. the examples i will be using will be from several threads i helped out on when i used to frequent a mini truck forum
So, i start by selecting the polygonal lasso tool with a 1 to 2 pixel feather. Then select the entire upper portion of the photo. I continue all the way down and select the lower portion of the vehicle and up into the wheel wells. Its best to move in small increments and zoom in so that your getting a nice smooth line that follows the body. Now u should have the wheels and the ground as the only things not selected. it should look somewhat like this
Then i copy and past the selected area and paste it. This creates a new layer on top of the original photo. Then i drag that down until the desired drop is acheived. Finally use the crop tool to get rid of the double image at the top of the page.
First post here. I just picked up an 05 c230k and i wanted to share some of my photoshop knowledge.
First ill start with lowering a vehicle. the examples i will be using will be from several threads i helped out on when i used to frequent a mini truck forum
So, i start by selecting the polygonal lasso tool with a 1 to 2 pixel feather. Then select the entire upper portion of the photo. I continue all the way down and select the lower portion of the vehicle and up into the wheel wells. Its best to move in small increments and zoom in so that your getting a nice smooth line that follows the body. Now u should have the wheels and the ground as the only things not selected. it should look somewhat like this
Then i copy and past the selected area and paste it. This creates a new layer on top of the original photo. Then i drag that down until the desired drop is acheived. Finally use the crop tool to get rid of the double image at the top of the page.
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Next, I would plug whatever wheels in. Angles are key in this situation. BUT! u can get away with some stuff by using distort etc. Wheels take mucho practice. U can go as far as including brakes behind and blurring the wheel to incure movement. Practice practice practice is key here.
Then regardless if u have changed the wheels or not u will have to shade them to make up for the new "casting" of the shadow on the wheels. for ex. as constructive criticism on the white bmw earlier in the is thread. if u look at the top side of the tire near the body it still has highlights on it. This should not be as prevelant in my opinion. For this i use the burn tool with several sizes and exposures. Then select the original layer that includes your wheels only. this way u will not shade your body. again practice practice practice. here is an example of some shading i did when i slammed my evo from forza motorsport 2
before:
after:
Also, shading the underside of the vehicle is important as you bring the vehicle closer to the ground. i did not do much on the above example because the body is pretty much on the ground and not much room for a shadow to cast.
Then regardless if u have changed the wheels or not u will have to shade them to make up for the new "casting" of the shadow on the wheels. for ex. as constructive criticism on the white bmw earlier in the is thread. if u look at the top side of the tire near the body it still has highlights on it. This should not be as prevelant in my opinion. For this i use the burn tool with several sizes and exposures. Then select the original layer that includes your wheels only. this way u will not shade your body. again practice practice practice. here is an example of some shading i did when i slammed my evo from forza motorsport 2
before:
after:
Also, shading the underside of the vehicle is important as you bring the vehicle closer to the ground. i did not do much on the above example because the body is pretty much on the ground and not much room for a shadow to cast.
Last edited by MidnghtPressor; Nov 4, 2007 at 02:38 PM.
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In the case above i did not change the paint from which i had in the game. but, if you do want to change paint there are ways you can change contrast etc to distort the color to what u desire. or if you are working on a lighter colored car you can select the body and lay a color over it and turn the opacity down so that the highlights and shadows show through. in both cases i would suggest coming back in with the polygonal lasso tool and select some areas to lighten for highlights and some to shadow. here is an example of a truck that started all black and i two toned it with a pin stripe.
heres just with paint:
Then with paint and drop:
heres just with paint:
Then with paint and drop:
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Can I get the MRR HR4's put on a white C230? I like the GT1- but that seems to be a pretty common wheel. Just want to see wha it looks like and I didn't see any in the MRR gallery. This wheel would probably be better suited to a larger car- but I want to see what it looks like anyway.
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I too am looking forward to a 'chop. Ebay has them for around $1200/set. They are priced about the same as the HR2 and GT1. If these don't work out- I will most likely go with the GT1. However- that wheel has about 12 pages in MRR's gallery, compared to about 2 pages for the HR4. I like to be a little different- but only if it still looks good to me. Hoping some of the masters around here can put that wheel on a white W203.
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http://www.mrrwheels.com/image_galle...rch&search=hr4
there's a link to more pictures of the wheels if someone needs a better shot of them to use in a 'chop.
there's a link to more pictures of the wheels if someone needs a better shot of them to use in a 'chop.
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I don't have photoshop but I tried it out. Maybe the photoshopers can do a better job? 
What do you guys think? I actually don't think it looks too bad even though it has no lips.
What do you guys think? I actually don't think it looks too bad even though it has no lips.
Last edited by Shake; Nov 10, 2007 at 01:20 AM.
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