Sim Racing Design

Hi everyone!

In the past I've designed my own cars using bases by recoloring them to fit the sponsors. But I've recently decided that I may want to go into the buisness of designing graphics and such for real once I get older and maybe go into it as a career. However, I've known this as a rule for a while that if you submit designs to teams they won't use it unless you've made your own base and numbers...aswell as the fact that once I get into it I won't have any bases to work with and I'll have to design everything myself. I know there's a lot of creativity that you have to have, and I think I have that to some degree. I'd like to start designing my own bases! I currently own Paint Shop Pro 7 and I'm starting to experiment with the "Pencil" tool under the Tool Palette! My question is the following, using PSP7 (As I don't have enough money to afford Photoshop or the time to learn the ropes of it!), which is the best way to design curved lines? I'm attempting to design the Sears/Valvoline base from Jamie McMurray this week. Are there any plugins to creating curved lines for PSP7? I'm trying to design the rear quarterpanels to start working on designing my own bases! (Refrence: http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2009/c...ine-layout.jpg). How would I start designing these curved lines? Any help you'd be willing to give me from you experienced base designers and painters out there is MUCH appreciated!

Bezier curve should do the trick. Select your draw tool and then select bezier curve. takes some practice but becomes easy.

ifreezn.com - Original Paint Schemes for Nascar Racing 2003 Season by Papyrus®

Originally Posted by DPawlak

ifreezn.com - Original Paint Schemes for Nascar Racing 2003 Season by Papyrus®

I'm aware of that site...why are you linking me to it? it has nothing to do with my topic and question!

Disregard it then. You asked for tips and techniques and the paint tut there has some. Guess you know the basics then.

dave

done with the pen tool...

Originally Posted by DPawlak

Disregard it then. You asked for tips and techniques and the paint tut there has some. Guess you know the basics then. dave

No problem. I'm well aware of the basics. I've been painting and using premade bases for around five years. I'm good with color associating and recoloring but I want to start designing my own bases!

Edit: VERY nice job. Can you teach me how to do that? I have AIM, MSN, and YIM.

Originally Posted by Daka

No problem. I'm well aware of the basics. I've been painting and using premade bases for around five years. I'm good with color associating and recoloring but I want to start designing my own bases! Edit: VERY nice job. Can you teach me how to do that? I have AIM, MSN, and YIM.

One again... sorry for trying to insult you.

Originally Posted by DPawlak

One again... sorry for trying to insult you.

I didn't really think it was insulting, but okay!