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Matte colors


loveforvdubs2

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Hi there,

I am new to the forum so sorry if this is in the wrong section. I am trying to photoshop my motorcycle to have a flat black or matte black paint but I am getting stuck. I can achieve a gloss black using Hue/Saturation and Levels but I am not sure how to achieve the flat black look.
 

loveforvdubs2

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Thanks for the help. Here is a picture of the motorcycle I would like to photoshop and what I would like the paint to look like.
197470_148817515181788_113946555335551_300119_2354951_n.jpgflat m3.jpg
 

loveforvdubs2

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Correct. Essentialy I would like to take the paint job of the car and put it on the motorcycle.
 
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loveforvdubs2

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Not really, I think I miscommunicated. I would like to replace the red paint of the motorcycle with the black paint of the car.
 

loveforvdubs2

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Thanks. I got to that point. But now I am not sure how to change that image from a gloss black to a flat black. I tried changing the middle value in the levels adjustment and that helps a little bit but not much. Essentially I need to take the image you just produced and make it non-reflective. Here is rough idea of what I am so far, but I am not sure how to change the black paint of the bike from a gloss into a flat. black_bike.jpg
 

dv8_fx

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I'd have 2 ways of doing this.....

For the above.... I isolated all the red parts.... created a new layer.... and filled the selection with a sample black matte color from the car picture. Then set the layer mode. Layer 1 was set to color mode and layer 1 copy to multiply... play with the opacities of both layers till you get the color you need.

Another way is to do as I outlined above..... but this time add a non destructive hue and saturation adjustment layer on top of all the layers. you can even add a levels and brightness adjustment layers on top.

Hope this rough work and outline helps.... lol....
 

loveforvdubs2

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I am also using CS4. I am not sure how to go from the black that you achieved to the flat black as the car though. I think I need to somehow subdue the highlights so that they aren't as strong.
 

acekin

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Perhaps something like this? Matte surface, less reflective, weaker highlights if any, small tonal changes to shape contours. That's what I aimed for.

bike.jpg
 

acekin

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I presume you disapprove the treatment dv8_fx? Would you care to elaborate? There are actually 5 separate adjustment layers the opacity of each can be adjusted according to taste and need. Matte paint would not have created the heavy specular highlights creating the dull look.
 
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loveforvdubs2

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Thanks everyone for all the help. Acekin that is pretty close to what I am looking for, but it still appears a bit shiny to me. Which adjustment layers did you use?
 

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