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Carbon fibre hood

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Add a carbon fibre pattern that wraps to the shape and form of a vehicle's hood.


image 1 1. Open the image for editing.

image 2 2. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Reveal All) to the new layer.

image 3 3. Set the layer's blending mode to "Exclusion" and with the layer mask selected, use the "Eraser" tool (E) to erase the areas around the hood.

image 4 4. Select the top layer (not its layer mask) and set the layer's blending mode back to "Normal".

image 5 5. Use the "Hue/Saturation" tool (Ctrl+U) to lower the "Lightness" so that the image becomes dark but not black.

image 6 6. Create a new 200x200 pixels document with a white background.

image 7 7. Use the "Rectangular Marquee" too l(M) to select the top half of the canvas. Fill it with black.

image 8 8. Use the "Rectangular Marquee" too l(M) to select the right half of the canvas.

image 9 9. Merge the layers (Ctrl+E).

image 10 10. Invert the area within the selection (Ctrl+I).

image 11 11. Delect (Ctrl+D) and use the "Motion Blur" tool (Filter> Blur> Motion Blur) to apply the following properties:

Angle: 90º
Distance: 200 pixels

Click OK.


image 12 12. Double click on the layer "Background" and click OK. This will unlock the layer.

image 13 13. Add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Reveal All).

image 14 14. With the layer mask selected, use the "Apply Image" tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties:

Source: filename
Layer: Merged
Channel: RGB
Invert: Checkmarked
Blending: Normal
Opacity: 100%

Click OK.


Carbon Fibre Hood 15. Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N) above the current layer and merge down (Ctrl+E). When It asks if you want to apply the mask, click "Apply".