How to Lower a Car With Photoshop
Whether you plan to lower your cars suspension mechanisms for better handling or for pure style aesthetics, you can get a very accurate preview of what the modification would look like by editing a photo using Adobe Photoshop.
Lowering a car in Photoshop is a relatively easy process and simply a matter of duplicating and moving selected areas of the image. If you are a fan of tuner cars and machines with low profiles, use Photoshop to envision your ideal car modification before you start the process.
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Instructions
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How To Lower A Car With Photoshop
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Open the auto image you wish to edit in full size, preferably one that displays the car in profile. Use a photo that is taken in profile, if possible. This makes it easier to see the effect of the lowered chassis more clearly. Duplicate the car image by right-clicking on the background layer in the Layers palette and selecting "Duplicate".
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Make sure the duplicate layer is selected and click on the "Edit In Quick Mask Mode" button on the lower-right of the toolbar palette. Click "Q" to go into Quick Mask Mode, alternately.
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Grab a round, solid brush the size of the car's wheel well. Paint the tires, wheel wells and surrounding areas. Trace along the bottom of the car chassis, from the front of the car to the back of the car. Paint and fill this area in down to the bottom of the image. Clean up any messy lines with the Eraser tool.
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Click on the "Edit In Standard Mode" button on the Tools palette, or press "Q" to exit Quick Mask mode. The area that you did not mask is now an active selection. Grab the Selection tool, right-click on the selected layer, and create a duplicate.
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With the duplicate layer selection, move the car chassis down until you have the results you desire. Use the arrow keys for precise results. Duplicate this image several times and compare different chassis heights side-by-side. A seam will show at the top of the image where you moved the upper layer down. Use the Crop tool to cut the seam out of the image.
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Tips & Warnings
If your image is not already in digital format, scan it in at a high resolution
For the best quality image and great results, work with a large image at a reduced viewing size. You can size the image down later in terms of file size, and pixels or inches.
Before saving your edited car photo for the web, save it in full size in .PDS format with all layers and edits intact. This allows you to go back and make changes later, if needed.
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- Photo Credit car image by Tammy Mobley from Fotolia.com
