A Work in Progress: Dymaxion



This guide was made for entry:
Dymaxion
In Contest:
VW bus


Original image


step 1 of 7

Cut out sample of wave design from source pic.

Creation of Dymaxion: Step 1
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step 2 of 7

Rough cutout of Dymaxion

Creation of Dymaxion: Step 2
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step 3 of 7

Painted yellow areas of van. Because the van is a dark green, I have decided to use 100% opacity for paint.. and masking out or copy/pasting details such as door handles etc.

Creation of Dymaxion: Step 3
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step 4 of 7

Place wave design on front quarter. Start tweaking and blending in with paint.

Creation of Dymaxion: Step 4
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step 5 of 7

Started warping rooftop wave droplets.

Creation of Dymaxion: Step 5
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step 6 of 7

Distort and perspective transform of rear rooftop droplets.

Creation of Dymaxion: Step 6
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step 7 of 7

Cropped picture width and removed people from sides of vehicle. Followed by much touchup and tweaking.

Creation of Dymaxion: Step 7
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Final result

Creation of Dymaxion: Final Result

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