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DarkFox1 · 11-28-2002, 04:05 PM

I have photoshop.. but I can't seem to do this the way I want.

this isn't my truck.. but.. its sorta what mine will look like when its done (only a 67, so no eyebrow trim and no side markers.. thats about it)

I was wondering if someone could take this truck....

and make it the color of the car in the next reply.

DarkFox1 · 11-28-2002, 04:07 PM

I like this color, but I'm not sure how it will look on a truck.. if you know the GM name for this color that'd be great too.. as yall know I'm WAY from being done.. but I want some insight as to what I'm goin to look like.

DarkFox1 · 11-28-2002, 04:08 PM

this color would be pretty cool too, not sure about blue tho.

RED72blazer · 11-28-2002, 04:28 PM

that color on the 67 gto is either signet gold or champagne.

sam's 72 · 11-28-2002, 07:30 PM

That Camaro is kick a$$! That is my all time favorite car,
69' Z28/RS I don't think I will ever be able to afford one. Unless I bought one that was junk and took 10 years to build. They are fine car.
Sam

67cst · 11-28-2002, 07:46 PM

i agree with sam. gotta love those z's

**Palf70Step** · 11-28-2002, 11:12 PM

For a non-truck ride, man you can't beat a 65-67 Goat. My $.02
Thatone looks really good too.

DarkFox1 · 11-28-2002, 11:56 PM

uhm.. well thats not what the post is about.. heh, but.. my favorite CAR of all time. .is the 69 RS hardtop... favorite truck? well.. lets just say I'm on the rihgt forum for that one

bouncytruck · 12-02-2002, 04:04 PM

Gold...

bouncytruck · 12-02-2002, 04:05 PM

blue...

Long Knight · 12-02-2002, 04:41 PM

I've gotta get photo shop.
I like the 67 La Mons

DarkFox1 · 12-02-2002, 04:55 PM

hrmm, cool, not sure about those colors.. I have a feeling the trucks gonna wind up white heh

thanks for the work, any other color suggestions?

**1971Stepside** · 12-02-2002, 05:04 PM

Dark Fox, you might try the new Pewter color that GM has. I have it on my HD and love it.

As for Blue, Acura has a dark blue on their cars that is just about as pretty as it comes. It is one of those looks black at night and like you can stick your hand in it in the sun.

I went to a body shop and asked them if I could borrow a paint chip book to get started. I then drove around dealers lots looking at different colors.

Good luck

dubie · 12-02-2002, 05:07 PM

how much does a photshop program cost?

DarkFox1 · 12-02-2002, 05:10 PM

I really like that color, a friend of mine has it on his S-10.. but I'm hesitant to say thats what its gonna be out of fear that it may wind up looking plain.

I want tihs truck to look like a sport truck, something clean, yet not 100% shaved, something sporty, yet not a lowrider, I want large rims, but not like 20s or anything.. its really hard to explain, I can't even picture it that well heh

btw full body off restoration? that sounds serious lol, dont think I could call mine that.. its more of a patchwork or a frankenstein

cost? uuh, well the programs like $700 I think.. its the program web design firms look for you to be able to use it seems, I'm not too terriblly good at it yet, but having 7 years experience in corel makes me a bit more familiar with how the system works, what with layers and most of the filters the program has. I just haven't mastered it yet, I'm trying to learn as I go.

correct me if I'm wrong guys, but did you go about the color transform by taking a sample from one of the other pics, and then creating a mask using the magnetic lasso and simply applying this with a transparent brush? this is what I've tried in the past and I find that my masks from the magnetic lasso are constantly substandard.

Long Knight · 12-02-2002, 05:36 PM

why buy when you can burn! hehe

Seriously though kids, it isn't nice to steal...Oh wait, I just found photoshop here at work!

bouncytruck · 12-02-2002, 05:53 PM

I did take a sample from the other photos but I created a path with the pen tool. I then made a selection from the path and on a new layer I did a fill with the new color. I then set the layer to "Color" or "Multiply". Sometimes, you will need to do multiple layers in varying modes to get the desired color. Sometimes, a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer is the best way to adjust the color. Some.

I posted the layered photoshop file to my server if you want to download it and see what I did. this one is a pretty simple one since the base color of the image is easy to manipulate. I also posted a image i did for another member that was a bit more complicated. The two files are on my server at http://info.imageink.com/chris/photoshop
the files are trucklayers.psd and yandwtruck.psd

These are both low res images pulled from this web site and the photoshop work is quick and dirty. I'm a desiger so I use photoshop a lot. I have had layered files open with over 100 layers and 1.3gigs. Photoshop is a very powerful program and is extremely RAM intensive. My computer is a Mac G4 with 1.2GIGs of RAM. If anyone does buy photoshop, make sure that you have at least 256MB of RAM. The more ram you have, the faster photoshop processes.

Dandeluxe · 12-02-2002, 09:11 PM

bouncy truck ,
i have photoshop 4.0 and i dont even have a clue how you do all that cool stuff. so far all i know how to do is crop and hue and saturate.and brightness and etc. but i am lost after that. that is so cool how you do that transfer colors and all that. is there a way i can learn how to use my 4.0 photo shop to do all that cool stuff . you lost me on the layering and all that cool stuff . thanks,DAN

chevy4ever · 12-02-2002, 09:20 PM

Dan, i use photoshop 7, they all are about the same, jsut a few addons and improvments. As for learning, its all over the net. Just search for dif photoshop sites with examples and if they got .psd files its good to get your hands on to see it with full layers. As we would spend days on end trying to teach photoshop thru posts, the best way is on the web. Ill look tonight for some links to post for you guys.

DarkFox1 · 12-03-2002, 12:11 AM

a path with the pen tool? looks like I still have a lot to learn heh

weasel29gm · 12-03-2002, 12:51 AM

I like the newer pewter shade, I think it would look great on a 67-72.

chevy4ever · 12-03-2002, 02:35 AM

Dark, if im not mistaken...photoshop comes with help tut. All the howto is available...it just takes lots of time.

11-28-2002, 04:05 PM	#1
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	any photoshoppers with mad skillz wanna mess around with paint colors? I have photoshop.. but I can't seem to do this the way I want. this isn't my truck.. but.. its sorta what mine will look like when its done (only a 67, so no eyebrow trim and no side markers.. thats about it) I was wondering if someone could take this truck.... and make it the color of the car in the next reply. Attached Images

11-28-2002, 04:07 PM	#2
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	I like this color, but I'm not sure how it will look on a truck.. if you know the GM name for this color that'd be great too.. as yall know I'm WAY from being done.. but I want some insight as to what I'm goin to look like. Attached Images

11-28-2002, 04:08 PM	#3
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	this color would be pretty cool too, not sure about blue tho. Attached Images

11-28-2002, 07:30 PM	#5
sam's 72 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA Posts: 1,005	That Camaro is kick a$$! That is my all time favorite car, 69' Z28/RS I don't think I will ever be able to afford one. Unless I bought one that was junk and took 10 years to build. They are fine car. Sam __________________ 72 LWB chevy truck. Pasadena, Texas

11-28-2002, 07:46 PM	#6
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	i agree with sam. gotta love those z's __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

11-28-2002, 04:28 PM	#4
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	that color on the 67 gto is either signet gold or champagne.

11-28-2002, 11:12 PM	#7
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,820	For a non-truck ride, man you can't beat a 65-67 Goat. My $.02 Thatone looks really good too. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

11-28-2002, 11:56 PM	#8
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	uhm.. well thats not what the post is about.. heh, but.. my favorite CAR of all time. .is the 69 RS hardtop... favorite truck? well.. lets just say I'm on the rihgt forum for that one

12-02-2002, 04:04 PM	#9
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Gold... __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L Last edited by bouncytruck; 01-12-2006 at 05:07 PM.

12-02-2002, 04:05 PM	#10
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	blue... __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L Last edited by bouncytruck; 01-12-2006 at 05:07 PM.

12-02-2002, 04:41 PM	#11
Long Knight Spank 'em if you got 'em! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 628	I've gotta get photo shop. I like the 67 La Mons __________________ Long Knight '71 C-20, 350ci, TH350, Edl. 1406 Carb w/elec.choke, Ignitor ignition, Viper Tires, Orange Dipstick

12-02-2002, 04:55 PM	#12
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	hrmm, cool, not sure about those colors.. I have a feeling the trucks gonna wind up white heh thanks for the work, any other color suggestions?

12-02-2002, 05:04 PM	#13
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	Dark Fox, you might try the new Pewter color that GM has. I have it on my HD and love it. As for Blue, Acura has a dark blue on their cars that is just about as pretty as it comes. It is one of those looks black at night and like you can stick your hand in it in the sun. I went to a body shop and asked them if I could borrow a paint chip book to get started. I then drove around dealers lots looking at different colors. Good luck __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

12-02-2002, 05:07 PM	#14
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	how much does a photshop program cost? __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

12-02-2002, 05:10 PM	#15
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	I really like that color, a friend of mine has it on his S-10.. but I'm hesitant to say thats what its gonna be out of fear that it may wind up looking plain. I want tihs truck to look like a sport truck, something clean, yet not 100% shaved, something sporty, yet not a lowrider, I want large rims, but not like 20s or anything.. its really hard to explain, I can't even picture it that well heh btw full body off restoration? that sounds serious lol, dont think I could call mine that.. its more of a patchwork or a frankenstein cost? uuh, well the programs like $700 I think.. its the program web design firms look for you to be able to use it seems, I'm not too terriblly good at it yet, but having 7 years experience in corel makes me a bit more familiar with how the system works, what with layers and most of the filters the program has. I just haven't mastered it yet, I'm trying to learn as I go. correct me if I'm wrong guys, but did you go about the color transform by taking a sample from one of the other pics, and then creating a mask using the magnetic lasso and simply applying this with a transparent brush? this is what I've tried in the past and I find that my masks from the magnetic lasso are constantly substandard. Last edited by DarkFox1; 12-02-2002 at 05:13 PM.



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12-02-2002, 05:36 PM	#16
Long Knight Spank 'em if you got 'em! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 628	why buy when you can burn! hehe Seriously though kids, it isn't nice to steal...Oh wait, I just found photoshop here at work! __________________ Long Knight '71 C-20, 350ci, TH350, Edl. 1406 Carb w/elec.choke, Ignitor ignition, Viper Tires, Orange Dipstick

12-02-2002, 05:53 PM	#17
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	I did take a sample from the other photos but I created a path with the pen tool. I then made a selection from the path and on a new layer I did a fill with the new color. I then set the layer to "Color" or "Multiply". Sometimes, you will need to do multiple layers in varying modes to get the desired color. Sometimes, a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer is the best way to adjust the color. Some. I posted the layered photoshop file to my server if you want to download it and see what I did. this one is a pretty simple one since the base color of the image is easy to manipulate. I also posted a image i did for another member that was a bit more complicated. The two files are on my server at http://info.imageink.com/chris/photoshop the files are trucklayers.psd and yandwtruck.psd These are both low res images pulled from this web site and the photoshop work is quick and dirty. I'm a desiger so I use photoshop a lot. I have had layered files open with over 100 layers and 1.3gigs. Photoshop is a very powerful program and is extremely RAM intensive. My computer is a Mac G4 with 1.2GIGs of RAM. If anyone does buy photoshop, make sure that you have at least 256MB of RAM. The more ram you have, the faster photoshop processes. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

12-02-2002, 09:11 PM	#18
Dandeluxe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: st.louis mo. Posts: 717	photoshop ????? bouncy truck , i have photoshop 4.0 and i dont even have a clue how you do all that cool stuff. so far all i know how to do is crop and hue and saturate.and brightness and etc. but i am lost after that. that is so cool how you do that transfer colors and all that. is there a way i can learn how to use my 4.0 photo shop to do all that cool stuff . you lost me on the layering and all that cool stuff . thanks,DAN __________________ 1969 cst swb 350/400 th . DANNY C . ["]FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS DRIVE F@RD$!! 1969 cst swb corvette hugger orange with 400 hp sbc I started out with nothing and i held on to it

12-02-2002, 09:20 PM	#19
chevy4ever Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx Posts: 156	Dan, i use photoshop 7, they all are about the same, jsut a few addons and improvments. As for learning, its all over the net. Just search for dif photoshop sites with examples and if they got .psd files its good to get your hands on to see it with full layers. As we would spend days on end trying to teach photoshop thru posts, the best way is on the web. Ill look tonight for some links to post for you guys. __________________ email is matthew.solar1984@gmail.com 1980 Malibu Classic 2door(sold) 8-( 2001 Silverado single cab 4.3 V6(stolen and the totalled) 1979 GMC sierra swb stepside 350(sold) 1990 chevy suburban 4x4 350 2001 tahoe 4x4 2001 suburban 4x4

12-03-2002, 12:11 AM	#20
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	a path with the pen tool? looks like I still have a lot to learn heh

12-03-2002, 12:51 AM	#21
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,092	I like the newer pewter shade, I think it would look great on a 67-72. __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 35YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

12-03-2002, 02:35 AM	#22
chevy4ever Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx Posts: 156	Dark, if im not mistaken...photoshop comes with help tut. All the howto is available...it just takes lots of time. __________________ email is matthew.solar1984@gmail.com 1980 Malibu Classic 2door(sold) 8-( 2001 Silverado single cab 4.3 V6(stolen and the totalled) 1979 GMC sierra swb stepside 350(sold) 1990 chevy suburban 4x4 350 2001 tahoe 4x4 2001 suburban 4x4

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