Anybody know how to do this?

[2jamesl]

I really would like to know how to create this effect (the back ground) with some of my car photos

Edited by 2jamesl on Monday 13th August 19:42

[toastboy]

I'd be suprised if that's a real car and not a 3d model. If it's done in Photoshop then I'd like to know how it's done too.

[gumballer]

Car does look CGI to me, the background is fairly simple but the problem is that unless the car has very simple reflections and lighting on it then it will look very strange.

[2jamesl]

The car is definitely real, Thats a point about the reflections Ohh bugger i need something new to do.

[F-Stop Junkie]

I'd say a studio, a good lighting expert, lots of barn doors and light modifiers, and a good Photoshop retoucher...

Or to put it another way, a whole lotta money!

[2jamesl]

I already have the excellent photoshop re-toucher

Ah well, just have to wait i suppose :/

[hawkaye]

Pretty tricky to do, and get the lighting on your car exact.

• The first step would be to cut out your car in photoshop
• Create a new layer and move that layer to the back. On this layer you want to do a radial gradient from grey to black.
• Create another layer, move that in front of the last layer, and fill it with black/dark grey. Select the top half of that layer with the Marquee tool and delete (you should see the gradiend)
• you will then duplicate your car layer, fill it with grey (for the shadow), move that layer behind your car and blur it lots to get something like this

to be honest, I would be quicker doing it for you than writing a complete step by step tutorial.

Edited by hawkaye on Monday 13th August 22:55

[2jamesl]

Wow, that is just the effect that i am after, Its a hell of a lot more complicated than i had imagined! Is there something similar you can do with a drop shadow?