This photoshop is a little more advanced and take a lot of time (takes me roughly 2-3 hours to crank one out) and pressision. If at first it doesn't look good, then keep practicing, the details take much time to master, anyway:

step 1: Begin with a large picture (the bigger the better, makes it easier to do) and open it in photoshop (i'm using 7.0, it will work with the others)





step 2: create a new layer and fill it in with white



step 3: duplicate the background and put it on top of the white layer



step 4: set the opacity of the "duplicate background" to 35%



step 5: create a new layer, choose the paint brush tool, and set the size of the brush to 3px



step 6: outline the entire body (only the outline) and wheels



step 7: create another new layer, now set the size of the brush to 2px



step 8: in the new layer outline major details such as windows and mirrors and lights



step 9: now create one last layer and set the size of the brush to 1px



step 10: the funnest part, out line every little detail in this layer. Things like emblems, all the body lines, light details, everything (don't forget the wheels and any part of the undercarrige sticking out)



step 11: hide the "duplicate background, and when you think it looks good you can delete the "duplicate background layer. Now show everything but the background and merge the visible layers.



step 12: using the paint bucket tool, fill in the tires, any "holes" (like the spaces between the wheels) and any of the undercarrige



now you can save it and enjoy


if done correctly you will go from this....


.... to this

 

Good write up. I have tried it a few times in the past but could never keep my lines strait.

 

yeah, it defenitly takes alot of practice to get it down just right (the small details are the worst) you also have to remember to take it slow and use short strokes around the round parts or they just won't look right.

 

I actually just tried to make one using the line tool the entire time and It actually came out very well.

 

I do mine in Macromedia Flash, been doing it for years

heres Ops car =P

i color em in, which takes another 1-2 hours [:@]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...EK234/02GT.swf



doesnt work with img tags >_<

 

lookin' good to me[sm=smiley20.gif]

 

sticky'd!

 

nice schematic style, if a little intensive


looks great though

I might do a write up on a "concept drawing" style, like in my sig

 

you should, i'd like to try that

 

+1