Remove car door handles

This Photoshop car tutorial will teach you how to remove the door handles from a car. You need to use the clone stamp tool for this effect. This tutorial only requires three steps. I have used a free stock image of a car which is available from: everystockphoto.com

Remove car door handles

Step 1

Open an image of a car door in Photoshop.

Step 2

Select the clone stamp tool with an appropriate brush size. Then hold down the ALT key and click to take a sample of the door panel paint.
Now simply paint over the areas of the door handles, note you may have to take another sample.



If you have more than one door handle, you can repeat this step.


Step 3

Select the smudge tool with the strength at 40% and blend in the areas of the door handles. This will make the removed door handle look more realistic.




You should have a car with no car doors handles


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Change colour of car lights

This Car tutorial will teach you how to change the colour of car lights in Photoshop. You need to use the lens flare filter and hue/saturation tools for this tutorial. I have used a free stock image of a car which is available from: www.sxc.hu

Change colour of car lights

Step 1

Open an image of car in Photoshop.
Insert a new layer Ctrl + Shift + N.

Step 2

Take the paint brush tool with an appropriate brush size and paint the areas of the car lights in a black colour like below:




Step 3

Select Filter > Render > Lens Flare and move the crosshair to the centre of one of the black areas you painted. Now change the brightness to 70 % and the lens type to 105mm Prime.



Repeat this for the other black area you painted.


Step 4

Change the layer blending option to “Screen” like below:




Step 5

Select Image > Adjustment > Hue/Saturation and adjust the sliders to your liking. I have selected the following settings.

Hue: 255
Saturation: 100
Lightness: -7


Remember to check the Colorize checkbox.



You should now have a different colour car lights.


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Add grill to car

This car tutorial will teach you how to add a grill to a car’s bumper. You will need an image of grill for this tutorial which can found by searching on google. I have also used a free stock image of car which is available from:everystockphoto.com

Add grill to car

Step 1

Open an image of a car and a grill pattern in Photoshop.

Step 2

Select the Move tool (V) and drag your grill pattern onto your car image like below:

Step 3

Select the free transform tool (Ctrl + T) then resize and tilt the grill into position.




Step 4

Take the eraser tool and erase any excess grill, it may help if you lower the opacity of the grill layer.


Step 5

To give the grill extra realism, lower the opacity of the layer to 30%.



You should now have a car with a grill.

Add smoke to exhaust

This car tutorial will teach you how to smoke to an exhaust. You need to use the clouds filter for this tutorial. I have used a free stock image of a car rear which is available at: www.sxc.hu

Add smoke to exhaust

Step 1

Open an image of a car with an exhaust in Photoshop.
Insert a new layer by selecting Ctrl + Shift + N.

Step 2

Reset the colour palette by pressing the “D” key.
Select Filter > Render > Clouds and your image will look like below:




Step 3

Select Layer > Layer styles > Blending options and adjust the “blend if” option at the bottom of the pop-up window. You need to hold down the Alt key then click the slider and drag it to right. I have stopped the slider at 80, but you will need to experiment with your image. You only need to adjust the “This layer” slider.





Step 4

Add a layer mask by selecting Layer > Layer mask > Reveal All.
Select paint brush tool with an appropriate brush size and paint over the areas of the images to remove any smoke.
If you make a mistake you can use flip over the colour palette by pressing the “X” key then painting over the areas to restore the smoke.




You should now have smoke in the exhaust.


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Chrome car colour

This car tutorial will teach you how to create a chrome car colour. You are required to use the curve adjustments for this tutorial. This effect works best on a car with black colour. I have used a free stock image of a car which is available from: everystockphoto.com

Chrome car colour

Step 1

Open an image of a car in Photoshop.
Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl + J.

Step 2

Reset the colour palette by pressing the “D” key.
Select a brush with an appropriate brush size and enter quick mask mode by selecting the “Q” key.
Now paint the areas of the car where you don’t want the chrome paint like below:



You can alternatively use the pen or lasso tool if you find it easier to make the selection.


Step 3

Exit the quick mask mode by selecting the “Q” key again and you should get something like below:




Step 4

Select Image > Adjustment > Curves and adjust the curve to your liking.




Step 5 – optional

If your chrome colour is looking a little light, you can select Image > Adjustment > Brightness/Contract and adjust the brightness slider.




You should now have a chrome car effect.

Virtual car tuning example 2

This is another example of virtual car tuning from the previous example. Most of the modifications in this video can be found in the tutorials section of this blog. The video shows that with practice you can create many amazing car modifications in Photoshop.

Full credits go the author, Jaggz, for creating this video.

Car Window tint effect

This car tutorial will teach you how to tint windows in Photoshop. I have used this effect to tint the windows in a black colour, but you could use any colour of tint. I have used a free stock image of a car which is available from: everystockphoto.com

Car Window tint effect

Step 1

Open an image of a car in Photoshop.

Step 2

Select the Polygon lasso and make a selection around the window areas. You can alternatively use the quick masks if you find it easier to use.




Step 3

Select Image > Adjustment > Hue/Saturation and adjust the lightness slider to your liking. I have set the slider to -58, but if you want a darker tint you can decrease the slider.




You should now have a window tint effect




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Virtual car tuning example

This is an example of virtual car tuning in Photoshop. The video shows you what different modifications are possible in Photoshop. Many of the techniques used for the car modifications are included in the tutorials section.


Please note the video was not created by myself. Full credits go the author, sverob, for creating this video.




Feel free to leave any comments or suggestions below.

Add another exhaust to car

This car tutorial will teach you how to add an addition exhaust to a car. The results will show two exhausts from the rear of the car. This effect can also used to create a quad set of exhausts. I have used a free stock image which is available from: www.sxc.hu

Add another exhaust to car

Step 1

Open an image of a car in Photoshop, preferable one which contains an exhaust.

Step 2

Take the lasso tool and make a rough selection around the image like below:



**If you make a mistake select Ctrl + D to deselect the selection and start again.


Step 3

Select Ctrl + J to copy the selection into a new layer. Then select the move tool (V) and drag the new exhaust into position.




Step 4

You have probably noticed your new exhaust does look quite correct. Take the eraser tool and remove any excess around the new exhaust.




You should now have image with another exhaust.


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Remove background from car image

This car tutorial will teach you how to remove the background area from your car image. You are required to the use the extract filter for this tutorial. This tutorial is useful if you want to isolate the car from the background. I have used a free stock image which is available from: www.sxc.hu

Remove background from car image

Step 1

Open an image of a car in Photoshop.

Step 2

Choose Filter > Extract and an extract window should pop up.
Now using the highlighter tool draw an outline around the area you wish to retain, which would be the car.
You can adjust the brush size to your liking and also use the zoom tool if you wish. If you make a mistake you can use the eraser tool.




Step 3

Still in the extract window, select the fill tool and fill in area you wish to retain and click ok. Your image should look like below:




Step 4

Your image should now be extracted. Use the eraser tool to tidy up the edges of the extracted image. If you have extracted too much of your car you can use the history brush tool to recover the lost area.






You should now be able to remove the background from a car image. Why not checkout the other tutorials?

Change car colour 3

This car tutorial is will teach you how to change the colour of a car. There are two other methods of changing the car colour, but this is the quick and dirty method. I have used a free stock image which is available at: www.sxc.hu

Change car colour 3

Step 1

Open an image of a car in Photoshop.

Step 2

Insert a new layer by selecting Ctrl + Shift + N.
Select the paint bucket tool and fill in the new layer with your favourite colour. I have used #f9ff4e, but you choose whatever you wish.




Step 3

Lower the opacity of your new layer to about 70% and use to the eraser tool to erase the areas around your image. You can also use the lasso tool if you wish.




Step 4

You have probably noticed that your image doesn’t look right.
Change the opacity back to 100% and the blending option to multiply.



You should have a car with a different colour.


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