Tell me what you think of this paint job

2FastLX · 01-20-2002, 12:17 AM

I used Photoshop to doctor up a Notch. Do you think this car would look pretty good setup like this?

Original:

New:

The wheels didn't turn out very good, but I know they'll look killer on the car.

I don't know who's car that is, but it came from someone on here.
Thanks.

Fox Body · 01-20-2002, 01:12 AM

Looks good to me 2FastLX, but when I look again, that paint job looks kinda like primer, doesn't look high quality or shiny. Is that the way you want it? If that is b/c the original isn't that shiny and photoshop just can't make the modified car's paint shinier, than I guess if it were shinier, that color paint would okay.

I like the ghost flames, the hood and the simple spoiler. The wheels are OKAY, but fit well on the car. Have you tried any diff wheels? I really like the white parking lights.

As a whole, I really like the car. It looks really good, neat, to the point, and original.

tireburner163 · 01-20-2002, 02:03 AM

Where do I buy one!!!!. I love that car. *Josh wipes drool from face*

I like the smoke head lights with the clear corners and the hood just looks plain MEAN. It needs rims that sit a little farther in, but that's just photo shop. I like the ghost flames. I grill opening looks pretty cool, but I would had a cobra grill insert(or maybe just the pony) or a billit type grill.

Over all it ROCKS!!!

OnMy3rdStang · 01-20-2002, 03:05 AM

I think it looks great! Alot better than what I can do on photoshop

2FastLX · 01-20-2002, 04:03 AM

The paint will be shiny. If you look at the original, you will see it lacks many reflections as well. It's because the pic was taken on a cloudy day. Not much to reflect.

As for the wheels, here's a pic of the actual wheels that are going on the car.

I bought them the other day and they should be here Monday.

srv1 · 01-20-2002, 05:09 AM

i have the same wheels, but not polished. mine is a hatch not a coupe. i like that coupe though! the paint job is killer! i dont usually like wings on coupes though, but the car kicks a**!

6T9PONY · 01-20-2002, 06:52 AM

Wow....that looks awesome! Very good job with Photoshop...How did you make that hood? Did you just draw it in or what?

The paint and flames look great. I really like the smoked headlights too. The spoiler is good.

Five0 · 01-20-2002, 07:51 AM

Hey those flames look a lot like the flames on my car.

Very nice!

2FastLX · 01-21-2002, 02:35 AM

FiveO... your car was my inspiration

As for how I did the hood it is rather easy to do, but hard to explain.

You make a selection on the hood that is the shape of the cowl you want with the Polygonal tool. Basically, a selection of the raised portion on the stock hood will do fine.
Then I copied the selection (CTRL+C) and pasted it into a new layer (CTRL+V) and nudged the layer up a bit . Then I duplicated that layer (right click the layer and select DUPLICATE) and nudged it up a little more on the duplicate layer.
I repeated that process about 3 more times until the cowl was at the desired height.

Then to make the scoop in the cowl i made a selection in the shape of the scoop, and used the Ink Stamp tool to fill it with color from the top of the hood so it all matched. Then I made a selection for the side of the scoop and used the Ink Stamp tool to fill it with color from the side of the body for the shadowing. Then I selected the scoop, then selected the inverse so the scoop was outside my selction and I used the air brush to paint in the shadows.

If you need help with selection tools go into the help section in Photoshop. It's a bit much to explain, but these are tools you will use a lot if you play with Photoshop, so learn them!

Good luck.

mustangman65_79 · 01-21-2002, 03:52 AM

The front needs a litte change, say, some sort of ground effects, not what ricers put on, but like a cobra kit. Otherwise, it looks tight.

2FastLX · 01-21-2002, 05:02 AM

All right. I'm game.

It still needs some work to get the bluryness out, but I was curious what it would look like as well with a GT kit.

mustangman65_79 · 01-21-2002, 05:06 AM

Well, now it kinda looks like a ricer job, that really doesn't look like a GT kit. Looks like something you see on a Honda.

Back to the drawing board hu?

2FastLX · 01-21-2002, 05:18 AM

It's a Cervini's Stalker kit. Here's what it actually looks like.

I'm having a hard time getting it to look quite right.

I would try a custom design, but I'm doing this to see how my car will look when it's done and I don't really want to try to fabricate a front bumper cover for it, or pay someone to do it. And I don't much care for the GT front bumper.

I think it'll stay the way it is anyway. The hood and the simple wing will probably be the only body mods.

mustangman65_79 · 01-21-2002, 05:33 AM

Here's some pics of mustangs I found that u can try to make your like

1993 Cobra

1992 Gt

1992 GT

mustangman65_79 · 01-21-2002, 05:34 AM

1993 Cobra

1990 Cobra

1993 Cobra

1993 Cobra

I hope these help out some for u. I can get more if u like.

mustangman65_79 · 01-21-2002, 05:39 AM

Or at least do this.

mustangman65_79 · 01-21-2002, 05:41 AM

I'm not sure if I really like this. I've seen better. I think the one that JC Whitney had is better.

2FastLX · 01-21-2002, 10:51 AM

or i could just do this
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/7713/

Coupe Devil · 01-21-2002, 11:09 AM

Thats a dead link.

fiveohpatrol · 01-21-2002, 11:23 AM

IMHO the scoop in the cowl looks a little too ricey. See what it would look like with just a 3" or so flat cowl hood and a cobra insert and cobra ground effects.

I love your color choice and those wheels look killer on any fox, especially coupes. Sure you dont wanna trade wheels?

01-20-2002, 12:17 AM	#1
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	Tell me what you think of this paint job I used Photoshop to doctor up a Notch. Do you think this car would look pretty good setup like this? Original: New: The wheels didn't turn out very good, but I know they'll look killer on the car. I don't know who's car that is, but it came from someone on here. Thanks. __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

01-20-2002, 01:12 AM	#2
Fox Body Mustang Maniac Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: GA, U.S.A Posts: 2,266	Looks good to me 2FastLX, but when I look again, that paint job looks kinda like primer, doesn't look high quality or shiny. Is that the way you want it? If that is b/c the original isn't that shiny and photoshop just can't make the modified car's paint shinier, than I guess if it were shinier, that color paint would okay. I like the ghost flames, the hood and the simple spoiler. The wheels are OKAY, but fit well on the car. Have you tried any diff wheels? I really like the white parking lights. As a whole, I really like the car. It looks really good, neat, to the point, and original. __________________ 351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia notchback '79 Video @ Idle Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl 'glass hood, C4 w/ Transgo shift kit, Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake; Fluidyne Al radiator, Flexalite 175 electric fan, 1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, FRPP Al driveshaft; S&W 6-point cage; 2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters, 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s; Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 275/50/15 Nitto NT 555R Drag Radials; 14 x 4” K&N X-stream air filter. '92 GT (5-speed) Small In Car Video Stock 5.0L, 2-chamber Flowmasters, MAC CAI, Tri-Ax, Al pedals... "Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

01-20-2002, 02:03 AM	#3
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Where do I buy one!!!!. I love that car. Josh wipes drool from face I like the smoke head lights with the clear corners and the hood just looks plain MEAN. It needs rims that sit a little farther in, but that's just photo shop. I like the ghost flames. I grill opening looks pretty cool, but I would had a cobra grill insert(or maybe just the pony) or a billit type grill. Over all it ROCKS!!! __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

01-20-2002, 03:05 AM	#4
OnMy3rdStang Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 644	I think it looks great! Alot better than what I can do on photoshop __________________ Danica Patrick is my homegirl

01-20-2002, 04:03 AM	#5
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	The paint will be shiny. If you look at the original, you will see it lacks many reflections as well. It's because the pic was taken on a cloudy day. Not much to reflect. As for the wheels, here's a pic of the actual wheels that are going on the car. I bought them the other day and they should be here Monday. __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

01-20-2002, 05:09 AM	#6
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	kewl! i have the same wheels, but not polished. mine is a hatch not a coupe. i like that coupe though! the paint job is killer! i dont usually like wings on coupes though, but the car kicks a**! __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

01-20-2002, 06:52 AM	#7
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	Wow....that looks awesome! Very good job with Photoshop...How did you make that hood? Did you just draw it in or what? The paint and flames look great. I really like the smoked headlights too. The spoiler is good.

01-20-2002, 07:51 AM	#8
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	Hey those flames look a lot like the flames on my car. Very nice! __________________ James Cox RHC Member #44 nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX Dart iron eagle block, 4340 28oz 347 crank, 4340 h-beam rods, probe ultra light pistons canfield heads “race ported by Brent Frazier”, solid roller cam and lifters “custom grind”, kooks 1 7/8" race headers, and much more. Engine built by Brent Frazier.

01-21-2002, 02:35 AM	#9
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	FiveO... your car was my inspiration As for how I did the hood it is rather easy to do, but hard to explain. You make a selection on the hood that is the shape of the cowl you want with the Polygonal tool. Basically, a selection of the raised portion on the stock hood will do fine. Then I copied the selection (CTRL+C) and pasted it into a new layer (CTRL+V) and nudged the layer up a bit . Then I duplicated that layer (right click the layer and select DUPLICATE) and nudged it up a little more on the duplicate layer. I repeated that process about 3 more times until the cowl was at the desired height. Then to make the scoop in the cowl i made a selection in the shape of the scoop, and used the Ink Stamp tool to fill it with color from the top of the hood so it all matched. Then I made a selection for the side of the scoop and used the Ink Stamp tool to fill it with color from the side of the body for the shadowing. Then I selected the scoop, then selected the inverse so the scoop was outside my selction and I used the air brush to paint in the shadows. If you need help with selection tools go into the help section in Photoshop. It's a bit much to explain, but these are tools you will use a lot if you play with Photoshop, so learn them! Good luck. __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

01-21-2002, 03:52 AM	#10
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	The front needs a litte change, say, some sort of ground effects, not what ricers put on, but like a cobra kit. Otherwise, it looks tight. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

01-21-2002, 05:02 AM	#11
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	All right. I'm game. It still needs some work to get the bluryness out, but I was curious what it would look like as well with a GT kit. __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

01-21-2002, 05:06 AM	#12
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	Well, now it kinda looks like a ricer job, that really doesn't look like a GT kit. Looks like something you see on a Honda. Back to the drawing board hu? __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

01-21-2002, 05:18 AM	#13
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	It's a Cervini's Stalker kit. Here's what it actually looks like. I'm having a hard time getting it to look quite right. I would try a custom design, but I'm doing this to see how my car will look when it's done and I don't really want to try to fabricate a front bumper cover for it, or pay someone to do it. And I don't much care for the GT front bumper. I think it'll stay the way it is anyway. The hood and the simple wing will probably be the only body mods. __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

01-21-2002, 05:33 AM	#14
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	Here's some pics of mustangs I found that u can try to make your like 1993 Cobra 1993 Cobra 1992 Gt 1992 GT __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

01-21-2002, 05:34 AM	#15
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	1993 Cobra 1990 Cobra 1993 Cobra 1993 Cobra 1993 Cobra I hope these help out some for u. I can get more if u like. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

01-21-2002, 05:39 AM	#16
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	Or at least do this. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

01-21-2002, 05:41 AM	#17
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	I'm not sure if I really like this. I've seen better. I think the one that JC Whitney had is better. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

01-21-2002, 10:51 AM	#18
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	or i could just do this http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/7713/ __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241 Last edited by 2FastLX; 01-21-2002 at 11:16 AM..

01-21-2002, 11:09 AM	#19
Coupe Devil Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 1,643	Thats a dead link. __________________ 1990 GT, 347, TFS TW Heads, TFS Cam, TFS Track heat, Twin turbos, FMIC, T5. Built Ford Tough Moderator

01-21-2002, 11:23 AM	#20
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	IMHO the scoop in the cowl looks a little too ricey. See what it would look like with just a 3" or so flat cowl hood and a cobra insert and cobra ground effects. I love your color choice and those wheels look killer on any fox, especially coupes. Sure you dont wanna trade wheels? __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

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