Matt
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The Photoshop ThreadJust somewhere for you to post your latest creations in Photoshop.
Today's was a what if: what if Vauxhall made an Antara VXR?
The original.
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D.
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Surely an Insignia VXR would of made a better project than an Antara. That's up there with the Meriva for pointlessness.
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cbeaks1
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...but its so much better than the original they should give Matt a job.
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Matt
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Hah, thanks. It's because the original is so tedious that I thought a photoshop could improve it.
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.
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I see more Captivas than Antaras. Not hard really, the Antara is about as appealing as shagging Cherie Blair - i.e like virtually nearly all Vauxhall products in the last 15 years or so. Though VX could have done us all a favour and not bothered making it in the first place!
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Matt
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At least they haven't copied the Cherie Blair gob! Yet. 
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Rodge
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The Antara would be complete if it had the H8 VXL regplate from a few years ago. Good chop though.
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Matt
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I wasn't aware of the H8 VXL plate. Either they didn't realise at the time or they knew the general perception of themselves.
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Humphrey The Pug
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| Torque Junkie wrote: | | I see more Captivas than Antaras. Not hard really, the Antara is about as appealing as shagging Cherie Blair - i.e like virtually nearly all Vauxhall products in the last 15 years or so. Though VX could have done us all a favour and not bothered making it in the first place! |
There was an Antara on the Koleos launch and the only unanimous verdict throughout the day was that the Antara was a pile of crap.
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BeN
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| cbeaks1 wrote: | | ...but its so much better than the original they should give Matt a job. |
Indeed. 
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| Matt wrote: | | At least they haven't copied the Cherie Blair gob! Yet. |
It would be an improvement.
Don't know why some mfr's try and beat Land Rover at their own game. It'll never work.
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Matt
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Not that I've checked, but I doubt the Antara is that much cheaper than a Freelander either.
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Swiss TJ
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Why bother with PhotoChop when you can have the (nearly) real thing for a mere £3000 on your Antara?
Antara is, as mentioned, a pile of pooh, but Captiva isn't as bad and as we can buy 6 month old examples fully loaded at just over £10k they are a tidy little profit-maker!
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Giant
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I prefer Matt's VXR to that Irmscher.
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Matt
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Inspired by this half-arsed attempt at celebrating the MX5's twentieth birthday, I thought it'd be more appealing if they made new, bigger versions of the original alloys and got rid of the gaping air intakes.
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Giant
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That looks very professional other than the door handle. For the second time I'm going to say I prefer your effort to the official version! The wheels look particularly good. 
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Matt
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Yep, the door handle was a big mistake!
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr
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Your version is a lot nicer - I think those "intakes" are just mounts for the foglamps - they're minging anyway and the car is far better without them. In fact, the nose has a hint of Evora now - which is a good thing IMHO.
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DradusContact
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Is anyone up for a photoshop challenge, ie doing some virtual work on my car?
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Matt
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A new grille for the Ford Transit, taken from the US Ford Raptor truck.
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Matt
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Started this one months ago. Just added the wheels today.
The original
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cbeaks1
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No pepperpots?
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Matt
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I did have them in mind, but I happened across a Loder Fiesta and those wheels reminded me of the RS1800 alloys.
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Boxer6
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| DradusContact wrote: | | Is anyone up for a photoshop challenge, ie doing some virtual work on my car? |
At this point in time, even putting the extra "T" in Matt's Av was too much for me! (I really will need to buy a book on Elements)
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TimR
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I can't help thinking that in a more sober colour Matt's Antara VXR could easily wear BMW badges and be assumed to be any old X5.
(That's a criticism of BMW, just to clarify things).
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DradusContact
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What i would like, if anyone can oblige, is:
The wheels and front grilles all turning blue, a deep imperial type blue if possible. Im trying to get blue as a secondary colour to the black, and am wondering what it will look like.
Good one for wheels:
For front:
If anyone can do this i would be very grateful.
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Matt
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Do you want the mirrors, too?
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DradusContact
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Aye, why not!
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Matt
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It didn't work mate. Apart from the wheels, the bits you wanted were too dark to notice the colour change.
The only way I could do it is to drastically lighten the bits, but it won't look too good.
If you don't mind, I'll do it.
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DradusContact
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Can you try with just the wheels for now then? Ill see if i can find a better photo then? I want it a bit like the Rover 200 BRM with the in your face grille, but just not orange.
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Blarno
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Blue wheels with a black car?
Don't do it, it will look beyond crap.
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DradusContact
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Thats why im trying the photoshop route first! Costs nothing except matts time!
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Blarno
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I'm saving you both time. Coloured wheels, with the possible exception of when they're fitted to a Porsche GT3, look gash. White is acceptable, as is gunmetal. Gold is borderline, depending on the car.
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Matt
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The wheels are done already!
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BeN
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Eww...
Blarno is right.
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Blarno
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Reminds me of the rims on my old Raleigh Burner.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr
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Ewwwwwwww indeed!
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Matt
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Yep, I had to promise Photoshop I'll do something to an E36 to make up for it!
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DradusContact
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Hmm, not as nice as i hoped but not as vomit inducing as i feared. I think ill leave that, but thanks for trying!
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DradusContact
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Is this a better image for the grille Matt?
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Matt
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Because the grille is dark it's hard to do it, but I can do it with a work-around. I'll get it done tonight.
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DradusContact
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Maybe a silver car would be better, and you could just change the colour of the body to black? Just guessing here!
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Matt
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Opel Insignia GT and Vauxhall Insignia GSI (I still lust after a 90s Cav or Astra version  )
This one's colour may have been influenced by some car I know of...
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Blarno
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Christ! No sidewalls needed!
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Matt
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That's pretty much how the original was shod...
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr
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You can get fairly run-of-the-mill Insignias with 20" rimz innit.
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