11 replies to this topic

[Joablen]

could some1 plz make a tut on how to recreate the Lamborghini logo? like this one:

http://www.velocityj...lamborghini.jpg

[Scythar]

you mean the effects, or really a copy of the logo ?

Start to learn how to draw a bull !

[Joablen]

no, not the bull... everything but the bull

[Scythar]

i knew that,

k,
ill try to find time monday (sry, but dont see any time now) to go through the steps.
It would be a little bit easier if i knew if you have only photoshop (what version?) or if you also have Illustrator. It not really necessary, but i am used to make my preliminary drawings in Illustrator.

I'll even make a render of an animal of your choice for free
just tell me which.

Edited by Scythar, 18 October 2007 - 03:51 AM.

[Joablen]

k, great... i have Photoshop CS3 but i don't have Illustrator

[Scythar]

ok.
Cya on Monday (i hope...)

[Scythar]

0. Open Your image to trace in Photoshop

1. Take pentool and click at different points. Rules of thumb: never click on a corner but before and after (same, if possible not on the extremes of a curve), and use as little points as possible to get a smooth curve.
(do NOT click and drag yet, you never get what you want anyway, so dont botter till you have all the points)
 pentool.jpg   9.66K   50 downloads
 ClickingPen.jpg   78.38K   69 downloads
If for some reason the color is bothering you, make the oipacity of the layer less.

2. Use the convert tool and the dirkt selet tools to adjust the curves so it matches (and better then mine). You do this by clicking on a point with the convert tool and dragging in the right direction (dont worry you will see soon enough when its NOT the right direction). Try not to cheat like me (see blue circles). You could cheat by dragging 1 of the handles seperately afterwards, but this will get a less smooth curve.
 PenConvert.jpg   10.35K   58 downloads
 DirektSelectTool.jpg   5.83K   40 downloads
 PenAddpoints.jpg   9.8K   45 downloads
(if you need to add points)

 TraceWithControls.jpg   44.18K   88 downloads

to be continued...

[Scythar]

3. What you have done ftm, is you made a socalled "Shape-layer", which is nothing else then a layer filled with a color (my case black) and a mask, so you only see the shape.
The mask is a path, so if you go to the paths tab you will find it there too.

4. go to the paths tab
 ClickPaths.jpg   13.28K   42 downloads

5. make selection out of the path:
 MakeSelection.jpg   8.29K   35 downloads

6. Create new layer

7. Now you can make the "Shape layer" invisible, we dont need it anymore.

8. Save the selection and call it BorderOuter r something.
press ctrl+t to adjust the selection, make it smaller by dragging 1 of the corners while holding down the alt key, till you have the border you want.
Again, save the selection and call it BorderInner this time r something.

9. Repeat this transform layer thingy, but this time just adjust it a little, just to make room for your emboss filter you'll be adding later.
Save the selection and call it InnerPart r something.

10. Now on this still empty layer go to select > load selection and choose BorderOuter and ok
Then again goto load selection and choose BorderInner, but change the option to "substract from selection" and then press ok.

Fill this selection

11. make new layer, load the InnerPart selection this time and fill it with another color.

Result:
 FourLayers.jpg   17.64K   44 downloads
 ResultLayers_sel_.jpg   43.42K   75 downloads

[Scythar]

Now the fun part:
Style for the outer border (only thing you want have the same is the texture i applied, but just use one you DO have).

 DropShadow1.jpg   21.08K   69 downloads
 BevelNemboss.jpg   30.7K   76 downloads
 BevelGlossContour.jpg   27.63K   46 downloads --> important !
 BevelContour.jpg   7.4K   39 downloads
 BevelTexture.jpg   12.06K   42 downloads
 ColorOverlay.jpg   7.84K   47 downloads

Try to see if you can get similar results.

[Scythar]

Inner Part:

 InnerColorOverlay.jpg   7.82K   61 downloads
 InnerEmboss.jpg   29.98K   65 downloads
 InnerTextureEmboss.jpg   12.19K   42 downloads

Then for the text, i put a new textlayer, used the transform >warp after rasterizing the layer (several other and better possibilities i suppose) and copied the effects of the border, scaling it down to 20%.
Suppose you could fine tune things.

Result:
 EndResult.jpg   112.13K   77 downloads

[Joablen]

GREAT! TY SO MUCH! i'll try it as soon as i get home this afternoon... and sorry i didn't reply yesterday bug i didn't get the notification email...

i'll edit this post later to show you my final result

[Scythar]

any results yet??