I am going to explore doing it with my current domain since I have tons of space on that server I just gotta figure out the ftp access part.

I don't know for sure that I will do the z28choppers.com but it is just an idea I am playing around with

 

Okay, because that would be asking alot from you, and we dont want to put you out like that. If you have extra space on your current domain, that would be fine.

 

no need to put in a bunch of extra work, we have made it by like this for awhile now

 

Chris, any idea where i can host a 24,xxx kb video?

 

youtube.com thats where mine is hosted


They allow up to 100mb

 

its cool if we dont do videos, right... like screen shots are okay? or does that tool that brandon posted before take videos?

 

ok here it is Glowing text and fadeing...
ok first put your text down
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then open the layer bar. and click on blending options
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then and glow outline in and out.. thats it...
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Sweet! Gunna try that with my font sometime!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLqN9Kx8keo

This is the tutorial on "Rim swapping"

Kinda hard to follow, might add subtitles tomorrow.

 

That looks good both of you, and if everything works out with the domain, we should be able to post larger filesizes.

thanks for the contributions!

 

Once i get my new comp. ill get back into photoshop and ill post up some Tutorials

 

Yea, either add subtitles or use screen shots. I found that using screen shots were easier than using the video thingamabobber.

 

Alright I can setup an FTP account for all the choppers to use on my chrisandjulia.com domain I will have directions and login info posted up later so you all can uploading things there and link directly to the files

 

how about a password to get in .. so weere all sneaky and have a lil clique thingy!

 

COOL!

Everyone wont have privilages though right? you dont want everyone posting stuff in there do you?

 

It is going to just be one password for all who are designated. I will issue the username and password to those who are official choppers.

 

AWESOMENESS! we get an ftp...FTW! thanks chris!

 

NP, I will have it all setup later this afternoon fo you all and I will PM the instructions/ login and password to the official choppers probably this evening. I have 5GB of space there so we should have plenty of room

 

sweeeeeeeet

 

TUTORIAL: Color Changing

Okay, to begin: this tutorial works with EVERY color you could think to change a vehicle (or whatever) to, except white. which im sure will have its own tutorial soon enough.

I decided to use Matt's (LE1 Hawk) Firehawk for this tutorial, because every time i see it, i have a cargasim, and i was feeling a bit lonely when i started . so without further ado:


THE SUBJECT:
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STEP 1:
Select the entire area to be changed using the lasso tool, or the magic wand. for this i used mostly the lasso while holding ctrl, to add peices as i saw fit.
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NOTE: the following three steps dont really have any order, as long as you add a layer for the color (as opposed to drawing it on the background)


STEP 2: add a layer. this will be colored in using the existing selected lines.
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STEP 3: now, with the background layer selected, go to Image>Adjustments>Desaturate
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STEP 4: okay, now make sure the car (or area you want to change) is still selected. click on the new layer, and color that in with the color you want to use.
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STEP 5: first, select the color layer, and change the opacity until it seems clear enough to see plenty of color while the details are still visible. now, make sure the area being colored is selected (if you think you might have messed up, alt+click the layer on the Layers window/tab. this will select that whole layer, which should be the colored area). click on the background layer, and then go to Image>Adjustments>Brightness/contrast. tweak the bars until the color looks nice and realistic. this step makes pictures with a lot of texture look really good.
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Teh End: this is what Matt's car would look like were it black with white overlays... and dont mind the PONTIAC on the headlight cover.. i made it kinda goofy.
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