Hi guys,

Last year I installed a copy of the photoshop software in the title, since then I have been playing around with it but something that has constantly frustrated me! All I want to do is photoshop the wheels on my car to a smoked chrome or anthracite finish, if I want to change them to a 'colour' I simply use the paint brush tool using the pipette icon to extract a colour then apply. However when I try that with a more greyscale tone it doesn't work, so far the only way I have figured to achieve the look I'm after (kind of) is to use the free hand selection tool, carefully trace the outline of the wheel, copy then paste as a new image, then alter the colour with the colour changer tool, unfortunately this will colour the caliper also. I then select the finished wheel, cut then paste as a new image over the original picture and drag it in to place............. :S

Sorry, but its really hard to explain the problem, perhaps someone with the same or similar software can complete the task and post a how to?

The picture below shows where I can change from a grey to a colour, in this case the blue areas of the wheels -

Finally this picture is an example I did using the cut, paste colour changer procedure, pretty carp if I'm honest -

Thanks in advance for any help.

Hmmm, no photoshop experts out there?

What about selecting the wheels and then adjusting the levels to smoke them? Just a suggestion, not sure of the procedures in Paintshop as I have Photoshop Elements.

Hi guys,

Last year I installed a copy of the photoshop software in the title, since then I have been playing around with it but something that has constantly frustrated me! All I want to do is photoshop the wheels on my car to a smoked chrome or anthracite finish, if I want to change them to a 'colour' I simply use the paint brush tool using the pipette icon to extract a colour then apply. However when I try that with a more greyscale tone it doesn't work, so far the only way I have figured to achieve the look I'm after (kind of) is to use the free hand selection tool, carefully trace the outline of the wheel, copy then paste as a new image, then alter the colour with the colour changer tool, unfortunately this will colour the caliper also. I then select the finished wheel, cut then paste as a new image over the original picture and drag it in to place............. :S

Sorry, but its really hard to explain the problem, perhaps someone with the same or similar software can complete the task and post a how to?

The picture below shows where I can change from a grey to a colour, in this case the blue areas of the wheels -

Finally this picture is an example I did using the cut, paste colour changer procedure, pretty carp if I'm honest -

I normally make a new 'layer' for the wheels/alloys - I then use the colour method shown above to get good results. Remember in Photoshop you can create your own textures and colour palette so selecting the standard options isn't always the best.

I normally make a new 'layer' for the wheels/alloys - I then use the colour method shown above to get good results. Remember in Photoshop you can create your own textures and colour palette so selecting the standard options isn't always the best.

Tbh I wouldn't even know how to do that! :S

Tbh I wouldn't even know how to do that! :S

Bad example I know but:

In short, what you do to one layer - doest matter on another.

This was a quick 5 to 10 minute attempt... I used a filter i have for Photoshop called Vertus Fluid Mask and masked off everything in the picture except the alloy wheels themselves. Then lowered the brightness and raised the contrast on what was left before then pasting on top of a copy of the original image.

Only downside is unless you can 'obtain' a filter like this you're looking at around $149 for it!!!!

Cheers

Dave.

Still struggling here! :'(