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Step 1: Outline the area you want to add your reflections with the Poly Lasso tool or use the
pen tool if you have to make smooth arches. I'm doing this is a greyscale so I can add color to it
later. Find a color that is darker than your base if you're doing shadows, or a lighter color for doing highlights. Grab the
Gradient Fill tool and use small passes, starting from outside your selected are and work your way
in.
Step 2: Outline an area across the side of your car to create a reflective edge for the main
paint. You'll want to follow some of the body lines and make sure to make smooth curves that look believable. If you need
to, take a look at a real car's reflective surfaces to get an idea of where all the reflective lines are. Once you have a
full outline that covers the lower part of the paint, make a New Layer and use the Gadient
Fill with a dark color. Start from the bottom and make long passes with this one to create even gradiation across the
entire area. You can also go darker as you get closer to the bottom of the car.
Step 3: For any surfaces that need highlights within your new fill areas, You can outline these
and brush them in with a lighter color. Always make New Layers for any additions
you make in case you need to modify them later. Make sure to keep all of your tones relative to each other so that they look
convincing. A good idea is to have a car with the paint you want to get close to and import it into your workspace. Use the
eyedropper to pick colors from that car to add to your's.
Step 4: For that last touch of detail, go over your door seams and hard edges with a highlight line to give them a
nice reflective edge. I did these with the line tool, but you would get cleaner, smoother lines when
using the pen tool. With these lines merged together into one layer, you can use the eraser
to blend in areas that the reflection wouldn't show as much. I'll have more detailed tutorials on rendering overall and how
to create paths with the pen tool soon.
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