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Step 1: The best vehicles to do this with are one's that have a chrome trim ring already around the grill area. Use
the Polly Lasso tool to outline a thin section out of the top part of the chrome trim. Copy
this outline and Paste it as a new layer. You can also find another car that does have some chrome
trim on it as a donor if your car didn't come equipped with that option.
Step 2: Use the Polly Lasso tool to outline the existing grill area. Fill
this area in black. For extra features you can add an intercooler, horn or whatever details you would like to peek through
the new grill. You can also do this later if you choose to. Make sure that this layer is set at the bottom of your layers
menu, just above the background layer.
Step 3: Go to the top menu bar, and in your View file, make sure that the Snap
option is checked. This will make the next step a little easier. Move this first layer down to leave
a small gap under the top trim piece. Hold down the Alt key, and with the left mouse button held down
too, drag a copy of your layer down till the snap stops your movement. If it's not right where you want it, you can use the
arrow keys to nudge it up or down till you like the gap between your 2 bars. Repeat this process of duplicating your layers
untill the whole grill area is filled in.
Step 4: Before you continue any further, double check to make sure you are confident in your spacing between each bar
of your new billet grill. From this point on, you won't be able to fix it if you find one out of place. Select the first
layer of your new grill and while holding down the shift key, click on the last layer of your grill. Hit Ctrl+E
to Merge these layers into one single layer. Hit Ctrl+T (transform) and right
click on the grill. Use the distort option to fit the grill to your opening. Drop the opacity of the new grill and then outline
the area you want to keep with the poly lasso tool. Select inverse (ctrl shift I)
and delete the excess.
- Bring the opacity back up, and you are done my friend!
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