Wallpaper of a Car
Tutorial in Basics, Effects, In Photos
I will show you how to create a quick and easy wallpaper, web banner, or poster, of a vehicle. You will use ((Layer Styles)), ((Gradient Tool)), ((Free Transform)) and some new brushes I will enable for you to download during the tutorial.
First, download the image of a Cadillac clicking here HERE.
Open the image in Photoshop.
Create a ((New Layer)) and place it below the image.
With ((Pen Tool)) trace the vehicle’s contours.
Press Ctrl + Enter to transform the trace into selection.
Then ((Select))-((Inverse)), to invert the selection.
Press Delete.
Now open a new document, 800×600px, and transparent background.
Select ((Gradient Tool)), ((Radial Gradient)), and choose these colors: #00e400, #004300, and #001700.
The radial gradient should look like this. You can use guides to trace the gradient from the center.
Before going on, download this BRUSH.
Create a ((New Layer)).
Choose #00e400 as the foreground color.
Once you have installed the brushes, choose the one that has the thinner rays and paint in the ((New Layer)) to get something like this.
Go back to the car image.
The background should be transparent.
Now select Ctrl + A to select everything.
Then Ctrl + C to copy the selection.
Go back to the other document and press Ctrl + V to paste.
With ((Free Transform)) (Ctrl + T), reduce the car until it is completely inside the green circle. Observe the following image.
Double click the car layer to apply the following ((Layer Styles)).
((Drop Shadow)).
((Inner Shadow)).
Accept the changes. This is the result:
Download this BRUSH and install it.
Create a ((New Layer)) and place it underneath the car layer.
Select black as the foreground color.
Apply the new flowers brush underneath the car.
I recommend you to use more than one ((New Layer)) and ((Free Transform)) for better results.
Now download the flag by clicking HERE.
Once you have opened the image, press Ctrl + A to select everything.
Then Ctrl + C to copy.
Go back to the poster and press Ctrl + V to paste the flag.
We will deform the flag so that it has a realistic result. Go to menu ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Warp)) to undulate the flag. Take a look at the results in the following image.
Arrange the flag to the right side of the car.
Duplicate the flag layer (Ctrl + J) and arrange it to the other side.
Select both layers and drag it towards the ((Create a New Layer)) button in order to duplicate them.
Press Ctrl + E to unify the flags.
Place this layer underneath the original layers and reduce the ((Opacity)) to 30%.
