# Car modding 3 for all **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 27, 2004, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306 "2004-06-27T09:45:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rollandart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rollandart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rollandart)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/1 "2004-06-27T09:45:09Z")
Hi all! Open the “Car modding 3 for all” thread, because many people make a picture of “Car modding 2”, so I think the theme like you. If you like, choose an other hard version threads: “[Car modding 3 for advanced user" or "[url=“http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=552777#post552777”]Bus modding for advanced user](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=552546#post552546)” Theme Modding the base picture. Rules No rules Polling start July 09. Base picture (Bentley) ![](http://www.rollandart.hu/munka/kirupa/car_modding_3_for_all/bentley.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/2 "2004-07-04T15:53:43Z")
> [@Dj-Studios](#): > > Adam go to Layer-New Fill Layer-Solid Color > > Set the blending mode to color. Then rasterize the layer and erase around the car. Simple as that.😉 Well, you’ve not been into photoshop too much I guess… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/3 "2004-07-04T16:04:16Z")
hey it’s a method as there are others, to each his own way… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/4 "2004-07-04T17:07:17Z")
> [@levi](#): > > Well, you’ve not been into photoshop too much I guess… How would you do it, levi? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/5 "2004-07-04T17:20:52Z")
here’s what I usually do: ‘cut out’ the vehicle from its background (using a layer mask rather) add a new layer and group it to the vehicle one change blending modes (overlay, color etc…) and play with this new layer ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/6 "2004-07-04T17:44:49Z")
Ok, and please excuse my ignorance, but when you say layer mask (and yes, as soon as I reply with this, I’m doing a search for a tut) you are saying that the layer mask will “cut out” the car for me? I appreciate your help, and I promise to do my homework 😃 Thanks, mlk 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/7 "2004-07-04T17:55:42Z")
you need to paint in the background so it’s erased, i’ll whip up a quick screenshot to show you how I work on knocking backgrounds… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/8 "2004-07-04T17:59:45Z")
Cool, I appreciate it. Been browsing through tuts, the layer mask thing seems pretty powerful. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/9 "2004-07-04T19:33:40Z")
alright you’ll see that normal knocking out occurs too with layer masks (ie using lasso tool, extract etc…) what’s great with layer masks is that you can paint out what you don’t want. On the attachment I provided you see that I added a blue background color, that’s to better contrast the cut-out part with the rest of the train. What i did there since it’s pretty much straight lines (and I have a wacom for selections) I only used the poly lasso tool, close the selection, select the layer mask, and fill selection with black (so it means the blue underneath is revealed) Now keep in mind that you can paint directly on the mask, so it means when you have very small details or are handy with a cursor, you can ‘paint off’ directly… I use it when I have curves too difficult to handle with normal lasso, or magnetic lasso) layer mask & vector mask are very powerful tools, make sure you know how to handle them ! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/10 "2004-07-04T19:36:02Z")
Thanks. mlk…I will give this a go…got family coming over for dinner VERY shortly, but I will give this a go… Thanks for your time, you’re a big help 😃 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-modding-3-for-all/114306/11 "2004-07-04T20:11:55Z")
yeah, actually that is useful for me too… I’m realizing i havent been putting my masks to good enough use! I’m still probably much newer to PS than the majority of this forum and usually just use it alongside the gradient tool to fade things. Thanks mlk, i will definitely be using masks a lot more now. :thumb: