The Chop Shop - my attempt to cartoonize my car

This is the first time i've ever tried to cartoonize my car. It took a little time to find out the right tools to use but once i got them, it wasnt too hard. I didnt do the interior because its pretty hard and i dont want to spend a lot more time on it, this proly took a lil over an hour and a half to do....let me know wut u think.

Before:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/IMG_0018.jpg
After:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/tooncar.jpg

I know its not the best but because i dont have much experience with photoshop i figure its pretty decent.

Ha ha thats pretty cool

lol im glad you all know how to do this because i sure as heck dont

that's not bad. how'd you do that?

theres a way to use layers to make it look better and easier but i dunno how to use it yet...

1) i suggest finding a picture that dosnt have to many shadows or lines because then u have more to deal with...
2) pick the "Airbrush tool (J)" and set it to the thickness u want it to be and make sure the color is black.
3) zoom into the picture and start to trace over the lines and cracks of the car. (ex: the small crack between the fender and hood)
4) after ur done with that, pick the "Lasso tool (L)" and create a set area to color in
5) then use the "Eyedropper tool (I) and pick a color within the area u set with the lasso tool
6) then use the "Gradient tool (G)" to set the color in the area thus making it turn into a smooth even color

thats how i did but i found another way to do it online but im not really familiar on how to do it that way... (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123624394)

Wow thats awesome
I loke how everthing else in the background is real.

i kno with more time, practice, and better knowledge of photoshop that i should be able to make it look cleaner and better, but for now im happy with the outcome:)

o and also, i suggest using a lazer mouse because i did this with a ball mouse and its pretty hard to make a straight line with this p.o.s..

Yea my fiancee wants to know if you could try doing her car?

sure, just give me a pic. but i prolly wont be finished for a while cuz this is pretty time consuming..

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/Punk34kitten/DSC03374.jpg

this is wut i have so far:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/cartooncar.jpg

Im pretty busy tomorrow so i prolly wont have it finished till tuesday..

Yea that looks great
She said "awwwww" i like that
Good Job

got most of it done today, ill finished it tomorrow..:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/cartooncarcolor.jpg
leme know wut u think..

It looks great so far... Thanks again!

ha that does look pretty good

haha looks like a real cartoon car nice work

Looks pretty good for a freehand job. That must've been horribly tedious.

Life is better with Adobe Illustrator :) I did this (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=noggin8ae.jpg) all freehand in Illy.

real nice. ya i wish i had one of those pens or w/e that u hook up to ur computer and u can draw on the pictures using that, it'd make things so much easier. usmc, ill hav it finished by tonight hopefully..

Aiight no hurry my fiancee said it looks awesome...Thanks again

ORIGINAL: shellebelle

Life is better with Adobe Illustrator :) I did this (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=noggin8ae.jpg) all freehand in Illy.

Nice work! I <3 Illustrator ;)

finished:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/cartooncarcolor1.jpg

the wheels were hard, esp. the rear wheel but i think it came out alright.

oh thats cool. can you do me? if its no truble?

sure just give me a pic. ill try to have it done by tomorrow..

the side pic of ur car in ur gallery would be real easy, is that one fine with u?

here you go. thats freakin awsome your doing this

local://upfiles/5236/18D60932AB0E446981F0A8189BD54F51.jpg

I don't get the shading, it looks really random. Why is it all white and gray?

Thanks that looks cool

That looks great. Let me know if you need more practice

I don't get the shading, it looks really random. Why is it all white and gray?

its just to give it more of a cartoony look to it...that and i only have about a weeks experience with ps and still dont know very much...my sister is a graphic designer and she knows her way around photoshop pretty damn well and im gena have her teach me some stuff...so hopefully in a lil while these cartooned cars will look alot better.