CARBON FIBER HOOD
Step One: First thing to do is make a Carbon Fiber Pattern. Make a new document and input 12x6 pixels in size and make sure to check the Transparent box, then click OK.
Step Two: Select your Rectangular Marquee Tool. Start selecting from the upper left hand corner. Cover at least 25% of the document.
Step Three: Select your Gradient Tool. Click that rectangular box indicated below, and choose the Black/White Gradient.
Step Four: Now with your Gradient Tool start from the upper left hand corner and running diagnoly towards the center of the document. Shown here below:
Step Five: Now repeat steps 2-4. When you reach step four, start from the bottom center of the document as shown below on the picture.
Step Six: Now Go To>Edit>Define Pattern. Input Carbon Fiber. NOTE: Please remember the name you input as you will have to input the same exact name later on. Select OK. This concludes the how to on Carbon Fiber Pattern. Alright Now minimize that window and open up the car that you want carbon fibered. Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool and start outlining the part that you want carbon fibered.
Step Seven: Go To: Layer>New>Layer Via Copy. Go To: Image>Adjustments>Desaturate. Go To: Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast. Play around with the Brightness & Contrast controls. Keep in mind try to make it darker. Select OK.
Step Eight: Go To: Layer>New Fill Layer>Pattern. This is where you have to input the exact title of the Carbon Fiber Pattern. Put in the exact name and select OK. Select OK when the box comes up
Step Nine: Go To: Layer>Rasterize>Layer. Go To: Edit>Transform>Persepective. Try to shape the fiber just like below.
Step Ten: Go To: Filter>Distort>Twirl. Play with the angle to whatever suits you. Select OK.
Step Eleven: Right click the small picture next to Layer One and select Layer Transparency as shown below:
Step Twelve: Next Go To: Select>Inverse. After you have selected Inverse, press Delete. Should look something like this:
Step Thirteen: Lower the Opacity to your liking. Now you have to combine the Carbon Fiber Layer and Layer 1. Do this by going to Layer>Merge Down. Now you should only have 2 Layers, the new Carbon Fiber Layer and the Background Layer. Lower the Opacity of the Carbon Fiber Layer a little. Now Merge the two layers by going to Layer>Merge Down. Now you should only have one layer left. That also concludes this tutorial.
End Result. A little dark to show off the weave but you get somewhat of an idea
Alternative Step After Step Twelve: Now under layer properties, change to soft light, and then lower your opacity to about 80%, and then lower fill layer to 50%. Now you have to combine the carbon fiber layer and layer 1. Do this by layer merge down. This will conclude this tutorial.
