CRX Brushing Tutorial for New Choppers & Others!

[TM Designs]

Here is a Tutorial for anyone knew to brushing.
We are going to use this CRX base:

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7176/2iho76dwv9.th.jpg (http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2iho76dwv9.jpg)

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We are going to be using the pen tool throughout this tutorial for selections. I suggest you CLICK HERE!! (http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-pentool.html) to find out how to do so. It's a simple tutorial with the basics, very helpful. Alternatively you can use the lasso tool, but your selections won't have a good outcome.

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Right first off. I usually make a new layer. Shortcut: Ctrl+J!! Now we are going to do some brushing over the car to clear and clean things up. Like side strip/indicator and door handle.

Step 1:
Grab the Pen tool and zoom into the side panel. Select around like this below:
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4719/step1makeselectionqa5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

You then want to make a layer with that selection. You do so by Edit>>Copy then Edit>>Paste. Shortcut: Ctrl C then Ctrl V.

I find it easy if you rename each layer as you go along, keeps yourself on track for what each layer is. To rename the layer, you; Right click the layer, then layer properties. I would rename this "Side Panel Brush"

Ok, now you have your new layer, we are going to brush away the unnecessary bits. Go to Step 2.

Step 2:
This is where we will use the brush tool to cover up. Grab the eye dropper tool, it's above the magnifying glass. This is used to highlight the areas we want to brush a certain colour. If you look at the image below it will show where you have to click to start brushing:
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8316/step2eyedropperselecterjz6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now that we've marked the spot where the green arrow shows, we grab the brush tool. Its beside the plaster icon. We want to be using soft brush 50. Shown below, we start from this area and work are way back:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2328/step2brushacrossff4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now we want to grab the eye dropper tool again and mark this spot:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4725/step2brushdown1ah8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Grab the brush tool again. Same thing with the previous image, brush across from right to the left. Then, the last bit of this part, eye dropper tool again and mark this spot:
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3562/step2brushdown2ep6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Brush across again and this is what you get:
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5758/step2thisiswhatwehavehs2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now we got rid off the side strip. Now we need to blend the brush in. Go to Step 3.

Step 3:
We want to be using the Soft eraser tool for this. Its two below the plaster tool. The size of the soft eraser will depend on what area your erasing. So use your own initiative. Grab the tool and erase around these areas shown below:
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7105/step3erasingpart1ag5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I marked few places in a green X. This will indicate where to erase. The corresponding lines indicate you to brush across or down. After you have done that, it should look like this:
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1763/step3erasingshouldlooklbr7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now we want to make it look a bit more realistic and blend in with the original paint. We want to add some noise to this. Firstly, duplicate the layer - Ctrl + J. Rename this layer Side brushing - noise. Now after you have done that, we will add it.
Right, firstly go to; Filter>>Noise>>Add noise. We want to do the following:

Amount: 0.8
Click the "Uniform" box
Click the "Monochromatic box

Rest follows below.

[TM Designs]

Picture below to show encase you get confused:
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7605/step3picofnoiseboxhr3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now we want to click "ok" on the box.
We also want to set that layer opacity to 57% for better blending.
Ok now you have it, bye to the side strip. But were still not finished. We want to make new door lines too. Go to Step 4.

Step 4:
Firstly, grab the eye dropper tool again and we want to zoom away into the door line, like so below:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1745/step4eyedropperlinewx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Click on the green placed marked. Now grab the line tool. We will set this to pixel 2 and we will do the following below:
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2650/step4drawlineng4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

As you can see, I set the layer opacity to 75%. This blends it in a lot better. You do the same step you did with the front door line part with the rear and it shall look like this below:
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4184/step4reardoorlinens7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now, we both know that we need to do the same routine that we did with these four steps. We have to repeat it to the front arch and rear arch because some off the side strip is still showing. Now from what you have learned, you're task is to repeat these steps and do it yourself without any of my help as it's all above. Once done, it should look like this:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9067/step4finishedww0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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Think you have it in you?! Want to try these techniques that I have taught you to do the following:
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/1092/sigy5hk4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Keep practicing and you will get better. I am still pretty new to this, but I thought this tutorial would help some of you's.

Enjoy and good luck :)

P.S. This is my first tutorial so go easy on me =]

[shadow]

niiiiiiiiiice


thnx m8

[bommer88]

thats brill really helped me :D:D:D:D

[DarkStryder360]

Really helpful. One of the best brush tuts around as its not too full-on and its easy to understand. Thank you so much bud.