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Step 1: Open up the project car of your choice.
Step 2: Find some rims that will best suit your car and the style you are trying to achieve with your chop. When looking
for donor images, always keep in mind the camera angle and resolution of your original. You want to find a car that matches
these qualities as best you can. For example, if your original pic is taken at ground level at a ¾ angle, you want your donor
pic to be taken the same way. Using different angles will make it difficult (if not impossible) to line the wheels up and
make them look realistic.
- Use the polygonal lasso tool to outline the rim and tire. You can select just the rim if you like,
but for this example I'm taking the tire too. Copy (cntrl + C) your selection .
Step 3: Go back to your original again and now Paste (Cntrl + V) your new rim on to your workspace.
You'll have to make some adjustments to make it fit just right. Bring the opacity down to around 40-50%, then Transform
the rim (Ctrl + T). Line up the new rim with the existing rim the best you can. Zoom in so you can see the details better.
Step 4: Since I took the tire from the donor car, I'll have to cut out some of the overlapping part to clean it up.
With the opacity of the layer about 30-40%, use the poly lasso tool and follow along the fender lip
with your outline. Makes sure to outline enough of the surrounding area to get all the excess parts. Once you've made your
selection, hit the delete key.
Step 5: Go back to your donor car for the back wheel now and outline it with the poly lasso
tool. Copy this (Cntrl + C).
Step 6: Paste your new rim onto your workspace (Cntrl + V). Follow the same procedure as we
did on the front rim to get it to match (drop the opacity down and (Cntrl + T) to transform)
Step 7: With the transparency still set low, use the poly lasso tool to cut off the excess that
may overlap the body. Hit the delete key to get rid of it.
Step 8: Bring your transparency back up to 100%. Alot of times the coloring and/or the brightness of your new rims
won't match that of your car's. We'll correct the brightness first by using the Levels control (Ctrl
+ L). In this case I want to make the rims a little brighter but not by much. Use the top sliders and play around till you
find a tone that matches close to your overall project.
Step 9: Now there's too much color in these rims to really fit in, so I'll open up the Hue & Saturation
controls (Ctrl + U) or Image > Adjustments > Hue & Saturation. I’ll bring down the saturation
to get the look I’m after and hit enter to confirm my settings. You can make the same adjustments for the rear wheel
to match as well.
Step 10: At this point if you want to make your wheels bigger, use the Transform (Ctrl + T),
and while holding down the shift key, drag one of the corners out to enlarge the wheel. Holding the shift key will keep everything
in proportion. I made mine too bright and they are still too saturated, but it's only for example. You can also try the auto
contrast to help get your wheels to match the existing car.
That's it! You've now learned a vital step in customizing any car. Choose your wheels wisely and look through all the car
image websites you can find for donor images. I have thousands upon thousands of cars saved on my harddrive for future reference.
Keep things organized to make them easier to find later down the road.
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