fabric over item effect?

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Hi,
can anyone point me in the right direction?
The image below was airbrushed on the back of a dodge ram pick-up.
I understand the concept of doing this in photoshop, but is there a better way?



What application would be better suited to doing this?
And do you know of any photoshop tutorials for something like this?

I have:
Flash
Freehand 10
Photoshop
Lightwave 7.0
Bryce 5.0

I want to keep away from having to airbrush this effect, but if I have to I will.


Thanks
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[Sasocki]

From my limited library of experiance. In photoshop, air brushes and burning would be one way.

Seeing as how you have lightwave, you could also try to model it in 3D.

[The Whyte MaN]

Thats a sweet pic.
Definaltly I would have to agree with Sasocki. The best way to replicate something like that would be in Photoshop. Using airbrush, dodge, and the burn tool.
If you are not familar with those tools make sure you change the tool settings with dodge and burn around. Switch back and forth with Highlights, Midtones, and Shadows till you get the jist of it.
Those two tools make for some reslistic lighting techniques if you work it right.
Oh yah the saturation/desaturation tool is good with them too. Hit that one up too.

peace,

[bianster]

you can also use the displace filter, its quite effective in re mapping a texture or shape.

I learned it from The WebMachine , go to the PS tutorials and look for cloth

[3PRIMATES]

Thanks for the replys peeps.

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