Removing Highlight contamination from Car Paintwork

[oldgeezer]

Thanks to Paul for letting me use his photo for these videos.

http://vimeo.com/35842052

http://vimeo.com/35843391

[paulmag]

You made it look to easy Thanks a lot Pete

The layers tools in photoshop I find the hardest coming from my background where they are used in a different way

[oldgeezer]

It's easy once shown, it still amazes me what these guys who make the program put in to do things so many different ways.

[Dazzler83]

The layers tools in photoshop I find the hardest coming from my background where they are used in a different way

exactly i never realised untill i read this lol

nice turotial pete

[DREAMMACHINE]

Hi oldgeezer, I hope you don't mind me asking, but wouldn't a similar solution be achieved with placing the colour image above the B&W layer, then erasing the colour cast highlights to reveal the b/w on the colour layer?

[paulmag]

It's easy once shown, it still amazes me what these guys who make the program put in to do things so many different ways.


Hi oldgeezer, I hope you don't mind me asking, but wouldn't a similar solution be achieved with placing the colour image above the B&W layer, then erasing the colour cast highlights to reveal the b/w on the colour layer?

As he says more than one way in PS to do anything I think there are many more ways to get the same results it depends to some extent on what tools you are used to already

[oldgeezer]

That would be fine and a good way to do it. Instead of erasing the pixels it would be better to use a Layer mask so no pixels were lost in the colour layer.
The way I showed it is non destructive which is how I prefer to work but what you suggest is as effective.

[acrybb]

When you are erasing the "overspray" from the chrome would it not be easier to use quick select or something similar to speed the process up and make it more accurate?

Andy

[oldgeezer]

Try it but, I don't see the quick select tool as accurate. To do this for product shots, I would use the pen tool but then I get paid by the hour.

Speed is not really the thing for this sort of work when it comes to getting it right. What you saw was in real time but when you are doing it for real it would take
a good hour to get it anywhere near commercial quality and starting with a very high res image.

Tutorial videos are for showing technique, the application of it is down to the person doing it. I only aim to show how things can be done, not how you have to do them.

[DREAMMACHINE]

Cheers for the reply Pete. Great that you put these tutorials up here and as you rightly say there's a lot of ways to get the effect you need. I do a few for publication, but the more I get through, the more I make, hence my zip and done technique.
I remember first starting out on ver 2.5 and the overwhelming desire to capitulate at the first screen. Like yourself, there's certain tools I prefer to use and I rarely change, but your video's will still be very inspiring for many who wish to learn the techniques involved.
A few have already mentioned that it's not just the cure for the problem you're demonstrating, it's also the layer/masking/blending techniques that will be useful in many other projects too. Keep up the good work! :)

[oldgeezer]

The biggest problem with making videos is trying to stay on the point. When I use keyboard shortcuts or something that others may not understand what I did. it is hard trying not to mumble on and go off at a tangent.

I leave mistakes in when I make them, which is a lot, but doing things in real time, I've found it shows how quick things are done and they can go off and practice, 'cos that's all it is, practice.