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I would like to thank Car Body Design for publishing my tutorial.
In this tutorial I try to show you how to make quick renderings in Photoshop. It is a very easy technique but you can present your ideas quickly in good quality. If you have a really shifty design, you can make it after in 3D or you can make another rendering in PS but that time you pay more attention for details. In this tutorial I try to help beginners who take their first steps in digital rendering. You can download the original PSD file, feel free to edit it.
I would like to thank Car Body Design for publishing my tutorial.
In this tutorial I try to show you how to make quick renderings in Photoshop. It is a very easy technique but you can present your ideas quickly in good quality. If you have a really shifty design, you can make it after in 3D or you can make another rendering in PS but that time you pay more attention for details. In this tutorial I try to help beginners who take their first steps in digital rendering. You can download the original PSD file, feel free to edit it.
First, I always make some quick sketches on paper with pencil. In this period I don't care about the details, I just try to define the main shapes and ratios. If you can't draw very well in 3D, draw your design in a special view (front, side, rear, top) and you can prepare it in 3D later too. You can choose a car-brand and design a car which fits into its aspect. Then you can scan your sketch.
Now I start to edit the picture in PS. I make a new layer and I generate a gradient on it. This will be the background but you can also use a picture. On another layer I draw the main parts of the car with the pen tool. This will be a vector shape so you can easily edit it later. Then I make another layer, which will be under the previous one. I draw the glasses on it. I set the opacity for about 60% in order to see my drawing's contours.
I prepare another layer on which I draw the head and tail lights with the pen tool. I also make a new layer which will be right over the gradient's layer. I define a shape on it, which will be under the wheels. I also draw the interior (this layer is under the glass' one) and pillar B.
I have looked for real BMW rims to use them. I have edited the contrast as well as the brightness, and I have cut the areas between the rims' spokes. Behind the wheels on a new layer I have drawn the breaks. In this picture you can't see them but I have drawn the edges of the car too.
Now, as it is needless to hold my sketch layer, I switch off the layer visibility. Then I start to paint the shades, the lighter and darker parts with the airbrush on a new layer. When you work on a simpler design, you can use a mouse, but in case of a really complex shape it is good to have a pen tablet. I have also drawn the wing mirror and the exhaust pipe.
Finally, I draw the doors' line and the handle. I use the airbrush to work out the lights' details.
I also make another version with the logo and its type. I make a reflection under the car. This is the finished rendering.
I hope, you have enjoyed this tutorial and that it was helpful. Next time I am going to publish a tutorial about how to use traditional media. Stay tuned. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to get in touch with me. (info(at)cardesignportal(dot)com)
I hope, you have enjoyed this tutorial and that it was helpful. Next time I am going to publish a tutorial about how to use traditional media. Stay tuned. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to get in touch with me. (info(at)cardesignportal(dot)com)
