| This Tutorial uses a Brush set Not provided in the presets for this CD, However, a link to it has been provided where you can obtain it. It is named Hot Rod Flames by guska076. |
| 1.) Press D, then X on the keyboard to set Foreground Color to White. Now, Create a New Document. Go to File > New. Make it 600 X 600 pixels at 300 dpi in RGB Mode on Background Color. (The file will be Created on a Black background.) |
2.)
Go to Layers palette and click the Create
a new layer button 
(located Bottom of palette) to generate a New blank layer. |
3.)
Select the Brush tool  .
Carry the brush over the work area and Right-Click to Open the Brush
Library. Find the brush you wish to use, then Double-Click it to
Select it and Close the library. (I Selected the brush named hotrod2.)
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| Click once on the canvas to Create the image. |
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| 4.) Go to the Layers palette now and Hold the Ctrl key and Right Click on this layer and a Selection will be Created around the Outer borders of the image. |
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| 5.) Now, Drag this layer Down to the Delete layer button to delete the layer, as we will no longer need it. |
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| Next, click the Create
a new layer button
again to generate a New blank layer. Only the Selection will be
visible now on this New clear layer. |
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6.)
Using the Gradient tool is an effortless way to
easily paint Flames. Select the Gradient tool  ,
then go to the Options bar and click the Drop Down triangle (next
to preview window) to Open the Gradient library. Select a gradient
to use. (Here, I've Select one from the default set.) |
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| Go to the work area now and click a spot to the Right of the Selection and Drag a line to the Left then Release. |
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| That's all there is to it. The gradient will Fill (paint) Inside the Selection. Use Ctrl+D then to Deselect the Selection. |
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| Another popular Technique used to paint the Flames is to simply Airbrush the blends yourself manually. With the Selection in place, I simply Filled the Selection with a bright red, then Selected the Soft Round 21 pixels brush set at 40% Opacity and the Airbrush Option turned On, painted the blend with a bright yellow. |
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| APLLYING THE FLAME TO A VEHICLE... |
| I've provided a file for you to use for this purpose. Go to the Samples folder for this CD and Open it. Locate the file named Hot_Rod_Van.psd, then Double-Click it and it will Open in photoshop. |
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| 1.) Press B to Select the Brush tool, then Right-Click on the work area to Open the Brush Picker. With the same brush Selected, adjust the Master Diameter slider to 200%. Now, press Enter on the keyboard to Close the library. Position the brush to a place close to the area you wish to deposit the image and click once to Fill. |
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| 2.) Press Ctrl+T to bring up the Free Transform bounding box. place the curser to the Outside corner of the box and Rotate as needed. (You can also place curser Inside box to Drag and reposition image.) |
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When you are pleased
with the placement, click the Commit button 
(located in the Options bar). (You can also just Doulble-Click inside
the box to Commit as well.) |
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In the Layers palette now, Ctrl+Click
on this layer to Create a Selection, then Drag this layer to the
Delete layer button. Click the Create a
new layer button to generate a New layer, then Select the
Gradient tool .
Go to the work area now and click a spot to the Right of
the Selection and Drag a line to the Left then Release to Create
a Fill. Now, press Ctrl+D to Deselect Selection. |
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4.)
Hold the Shift key and press M until the Elliptical
Marquee tool 
becomes Selected. Drag an oval shape to Create a Selection. Click
Inside Selection and Drag Inside the wheel well as shown. |
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| 5.) To finish, go to Edit > Clear. (The excess Flame extending into the wheel well will be removed.) |
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| Carrying the image one Step further... This looks like a good place to introduce a very unique painting tool called the Color Replacement tool. Let's change the Color of the van. |
1.)
Go to the Layers palette and Select the layer named
Van. (Just
click on it to Select.) Next, hold the Shift key and press tap J
until the Color Replacement tool 
becomes Selected. Go to the Options bar and set as shown. |
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| Carry the Target curser over the front hood, then Alt+Click to sample Color. (Curser will change to the Eyedropper for a moment.) |
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| 2.) Next, click the Foreground Color swatch and change Color to a Deep Blue. (I used #000033.) Start painting! The Target curser will easily paint a New shade to the vehicle while keeping the paint only on the van set by the Tolerance level. |
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| Here is the Completed job. |
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| OK, Let's go ahead and add an under body Neon kit while we're at it. Ctrl+Click on this layer to Create a Selection. Now, go to Select > Inverse. Only the Outside of the Van will now paint in this Mode. (With the Van isolated on it's own layer, this Step is easily produced.) |
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| With the Selection in place, I simply selected a New Color to work with, pressed B to Select the Brush tool and using the Soft Round 65 pixels brush... a couple of Strokes at 20% Opacity raising the Strokes each pass produced the image below. |
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Click
here
for more Flames Continued... |
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Designs™ - All rights reserved. |
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