Teenager doing renderings for build project

[CoppertopWagon]

Hello everyone-

My name is Roman and I'm the son of Ben, whose "Pumkinator" project you may have seen- https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/80582-Pumkinator-A-G-Body-G-Machine-grocery-getter?

I'm 15 and recently I bought a car like my dad's, a '78 Cutlass Cruiser wagon, here's the build thread so far- https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/105097-78-Cutlass-Wagon-quot-CopperTop-quot? The main plan right now is to get it ready to drive to school next year. I'm going to pull the motor and re gasket/ paint it, add a Summit cam, intake, and good exhaust, clean/ detail/ paint the engine bay, buff the old paint, replace worn steering parts, lower the suspension, replace some of the interior, and I need a couple tires. After all that's done I'll be saving for an LS motor swap.

I've also been doing Photoshop renderings to help fund Coppertop. I've done simple things like just changing wheels up to full renderings like the examples below. Let me know what you guys think of my work? :)

Thanks!
-Roman

[CoppertopWagon]

Here's a Ford F150 I did.

Original picture-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/05/f150original_zps4f2427bd-1.jpg

Photochopped picture-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Changes-
Color change
Lowered suspension
Shortened bed
Shaved front gas filler door
Shaved mirrors and door handles
Shaved emblems
Wheels/brakes
Tinted windows
Shaved and blacked out trim
Race seats
Replaced background
Antenna and the reflection are gone
Lots of detail work

[CoppertopWagon]

I'm all about Muscle cars and classic cars but I thought I'd try out something a little different while still staying American and went with doing a Cobalt. I like to photoshop any type of car, whether it be a new car, an import, or an old hot rod. :)

Original Photo-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

And the Photochopped version-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Changes-
Color change
Custom Stripe
Blacked out spoiler
Blacked out tails/turn signal
Cowl hood
Tinted windows
Lowered Suspension
Wheels/Brakes
Custom exhaust
Lots of extra detail work

[CoppertopWagon]

Everybody knows S10s look great lowered, but instead of it just being a fair-grounds cruiser let's go full throttle and make a G-Machine out of it.

Original photo-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Photochopped-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Changes-
Slammed stance
Wider track width
Fat meats
Forgeline wheels
brakes
blacked out

[CoppertopWagon]

Went pretty foreign with this one, but I like how it turned out.

Original picture-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Photochopped-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Changes-
Completely changed background
Headlights/LEDs
Taillights
Tinted windows
"Moving" wheels
Front license plate has been covered
Lots of reflections and detail work

[srh3trinity]

Feel free to pm me your prices. I may be interested in a chop to help you out.

[CoppertopWagon]

Hey thanks Srh!:cool:
Sending a PM.

[67rally]

Nice looking work Roman!

[CoppertopWagon]

Thanks man! :)

[CoppertopWagon]

Just finished up an El Camino! Tried out some different things on this one, and I really like how it turned out. :)

Original picture-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Photochopped-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Changes-
Blacked out trim
Lowered suspension
Forgeline wheels
Race seats
Earlier headlights
Detail work
Different background

[jnaarnold]

Very nice!
Do you charge to do this?
I would like to get one of my 72 Cutlass, with some different wheels....
Thanks,
John
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[Calderone]

Impressive work, you should have a Facebook fan page

[camrat68]

Roman,
What is the process for getting a rendering done?
What I'm looking for is something similar to the project 1/2-Trak rendering only in yellow and black just for comparison purposes to decide on paint. One yellow over black and one black over yellow as well as one that's a slight modification of my current paint scheme.

Thanks,
Jim

[C1ROD]

Roman
I'm Interested to...Forget the easy ones. Need some help with my 1954 Corvette.
Need to style wheels & color combo's.
- My Corvette has LS2, C6 corvette suspension, 2010 Z06 brake package and more.......
Let me know what the process is???
" Please for give my lame attempt as photoshop ".
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Boze 3pc Wheels
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[nekkidhillbilly]

i may be interested in one whats the cost like?

[CoppertopWagon]

Hey guys, I'll send you all a PM. Thank you so much for your interest!

I just finished up a Pro-Touring '68 GTO.
Check out his build thread here http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=44591

Here is the original photo I started with-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

And here is the final rendering-

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Changes-
Lowered, slight rake from front to back
Front license plate area was smoothed
The hood tach was removed
Paint has been changed to an original "Cameo Ivory" color
A body color air dam has been added
I added headlights
The Endura bumper has a Pontiac emblem added
The mirror has been changed out to a more classic round chrome look
Different background
Tinted Windows
Reflections on windows
"Rallye II" Style 18" wheels have been added to the front and back
I made the rear tire fatter
Small details and cleanup

[scott_fx]

Roman
I'm Interested to...Forget the easy ones. Need some help with my 1954 Corvette.
Need to style wheels & color combo's.
- My Corvette has LS2, C6 corvette suspension, 2010 Z06 brake package and more.......
Let me know what the process is???
" Please for give my lame attempt as photoshop ".
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Boze 3pc Wheels
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OMG! it would be better to start out with a photo of a painted car of the same year/body style. give the kid a break! :)

[nekkidhillbilly]

let me ask you something how do you make the wheels come out right? thats where i get screwed my wheels dont look right.

[C1ROD]

OMG! it would be better to start out with a photo of a painted car of the same year/body style. give the kid a break! :)

More Like This Scott........
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[scott_fx]

much better. I don't do a lot of retouch work, but I do work with them from time to time. the more you give them from the beginning, the better it will turn out.

[Ben@SpeedTech]

let me ask you something how do you make the wheels come out right? thats where i get screwed my wheels dont look right.

Ancient Chinese secret...

[MonteCarlo1972]

Very nicely done. The F150 looks great. I have a 1972 Monte Carlo that I would like to see how a set of wheels would look on it. Wheels are Intro Raider/with Rivets, 18x8 Front & 18x10 Rear.

Thanks in advance,
Jermaine

[cutlassmann]

Nice work montecarlo1972 put a picture of your car up dude lets see it...

[CoppertopWagon]

Just finished up Jason (C1ROD's) '54 Vette. Absolutely loved working on this one and I feel like it turned out way bad looking! :jump:

Check it out!

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This was definitely a fun one. Also, I have gone full throttle on my renderings again. If anyone is interested in getting one done, simply PM me!

[JAG.]

nailed it. very nice design, well done!

[driveit]

Photo chop work is awesome. Keep it up.

[CoppertopWagon]

Here's some quick work I did on my own car!

Here is the first picture I worked on, this is the unedited picture.

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And here it is after being chopped. This one was pretty simple and only took a few minutes. I put the carbon fiber hood on there to see how it would look on the car because in the future, I'd really like to get either a fiberglass or Carbon fiber hood with a cowl both for good looks and weight reduction. Any opinions? :)

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Here is the second rendering. I did a bit more work on this one.

Here is the original photo:

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And here's the final picture:

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I did a lot more work on this one than I did on the first. I straightened out the body, cleaned up dirt and basically cleaned it all up. Then I lowered it to get an idea of what it will look like when we put the lowered suspension in it. I love it! Also I tinted the windows and put a completely different background on the picture to finish it all up.

Thanks for checkin' it out!

[CoppertopWagon]

Also, if anyone has an Instagram account or is interested in this kind of thing, I just made a page dedicated to my renderings. Feel free to check it out! lol :)

I will post all renderings I do, on this page!

You can find the account on Instagram at:
@rmphotochops

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Thanks!

[driveit]

Love the work. On your car. If it were me I would black out the pillars as well. Also if you are going with carbon fiber maybe you could do a custom CF side mirror as well. On the hood maybe you could continue the cowl onto the header panel. Just trying to picture it in my mind. Might look cool with the carbon fiber on there. If I did that I would round off the front edges of it at the front of the cowl and curve it in to where it comes to a bit of a point in the center. Make it a little different than a normal cowl. Awesome ideas and build so far. These are just my suggestions. You can take them or leave them just thought I would share I always love to hear others ideas myself.

[CoppertopWagon]

nailed it. very nice design, well done!

Thanks so much for the compliments! It really does mean a lot to me :)

[CoppertopWagon]

Thanks!!

I never thought about doing CF mirrors.. Now I'm wondering how that might look lol. I'm for sure putting black mirrors on it. We're gonna get rid of my Grandma mirror that's only on the one side and replace it with bullet type black mirrors that are actually currently on my dad's car. But I'll definitely think about that Carbon fiber mirror idea, that might actually look pretty dang bad!

That extended cowl might also look pretty bad.. I think I could maybe see that! :)
Maybe something like this?
With this right here, I've been thinking about getting diamond-cut headlights and my dad and I have tossed around the idea of putting driving lights somewhere in the bumper since we got the car so I included that. Added that and the extended cowl. I kind of like it actually!
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Thanks again! And also, thanks for all the suggestions, I actually do really appreciate others opinions and ideas. I'm definitely considering those! :)

[driveit]

I wish I had my design program here and I would show you what I was thinking for the hood. I like that look too though. I love the driving lights. Here is an example of the mirror I was thinking of.

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[CoppertopWagon]

Anyone looking to get a rendering done? :)

[Ant]

Impressive 15 year old.
I need a rendering, how much does this stuff cost.
73 javelin amx

[Hugger67RSSS]

I may be interested in you doing a rendering for a 66 GMC shortbed truck.

[LIL' JT hauler]

I might be interested in you doing my 36' chevy truck

[Calderone]

Good work and sense of style, i really like your art

[CoppertopWagon]

Good work and sense of style, i really like your art

Thank you so much! :)

[CoppertopWagon]

Just finished up a '69 Cutlass for forum member Arrowhead. It was really fun working on an Olds. I love this one! I think it will be so bad when George gets it all painted up and looking like this. Awesome!

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[deejai35]

Nice job on the '69. I would like to get a quote for my '72 in pro-touring fashion. I have some specific upgrades in mind, so it is a blank canvass at the moment.

[CoppertopWagon]

Alright, I have sent PM's to everyone who was interested in getting a rendering done. Please let me know if you did not receive a message and are interested in getting one done.

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate all the support!

[Arrowhead]

Thanks for the rendering Roman, it came out great. I'm doing the bodywork and paint on the '69 Cutlass that Roman posted for a friend and thought it would be helpful to have a rendering to see what my buddies vision for the car looks like.

[CoppertopWagon]

Hey everyone,

I'm doing a Thanksgiving special all this next week, and only this week!
If you are looking for a rendering, I can help out. At $70 you can have ANYTHING you'd like to see done to your car. You can get as crazy as you want with the details!
If you are interested, please either PM me or, (preferably) email me at: [email protected] and we can discuss details and things like that.

Thanks everyone so much for the support and interest and helping me out with funding my own car. I really appreciate everyone's help!
-Roman

[CoppertopWagon]

Last day for the Black Friday/Thanksgiving sale. Get anything you want to see done to your car, done in a rendering!

[ed1le]

interested in a rendering-just sent you an email.

[CoppertopWagon]

Recently did a '66 GMC truck.

Here's the original photo:

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And here is the final rendering:

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Changes include:
-Shortened bed
-Lowered stance
-Paint fixed in several locations
-Mirrors are gone
-New Tires/wheels
-The background has been changed
-Lots of meticulous detail work

Any opinions? Thanks for the feedback so far, everyone!

[cornfedbill]

Look good Roman. Keep up the good work.

[CoppertopWagon]

Hey just so everyone knows, I am still doing these renderings! If anyone is looking for a very reasonably priced, high quality Photoshop rendering, I'd absolutely love to help out. As I've said before, all the money earned from doing these goes straight to my car. So I really do appreciate everyone's support so far. :)

[19736.o]

very nice

[CoppertopWagon]

Finished another rendering! This one is a '72 Monte Carlo, and is little different from my other renderings. For this one I did a few styles of wheels, and then put them on the car and lowered it. I liked doing this one because it was a little different than what I've done before, with doing custom wheels separate from the car. Lots of fun!

Completely unedited wheel:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Same wheel with grooved rear spokes:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

And here it is with all the spokes grooved:

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Here is the actual car with just the plain wheels and it's been lowered:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[neltner_nova]

Roman, I emailed you about a possible upcoming project I could use your help on. Look forward to hearing from you!

[CoppertopWagon]

Mason, I emailed you! Thanks :)

[CoppertopWagon]

So updates a few years later... My car got some real progress done to it. Had an LQ4 6.0 motor with some Texas speed goodies ready to drop into the engine bay. Had BRAND spankin' new wheels and tires on it. Put all the money I made from doing these renderings as well as probably 98% of my regular paychecks into this thing trying to build it to the potential I saw in it.

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Not long after getting these new wheels and tires on, an old lady decided that she felt like pulling out right in front of me on my way to work one day. I tried to swerve around her and she ended up hitting my fender, boucning off and smashing my quarter panel, and then ended facing backwards on the opposite side of the road. She sent my car over the curb which destroyed all 4 wheels and tires. Unfortunately there is frame damage where she hit the front. The overall wheelbase on the passenger side has been shortened by 3 inches. Not a happy day.

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It has been extremely disappointing to me because I have been putting all my money into this car for over 3 years and it never even got to be close to what I wanted it to be. After all this however, I have decided to rebuild the car. There's just too much sentimental value and overall I love this thing.

So as you can probably imagine, It's going to be a highly extensive as well as incredibly expensive rebuild. So, I would like to revive this thread and make it known that I am going to be doing renderings once again as a way to help fund this rebuild!

Please feel free to either message me on here or email me at [email protected] and I would love to work on some renderings for you guys.

[CoppertopWagon]

I've done a few renderings in the last little while..

One of them being this crazy Regal wagon. The owner wants to put a wagon roof on the regular two door regal body. Fun idea and I hope he can pull it off!

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And another one was for an Instagram page who some of you may follow. This is @ModernDayHotrods '67 Nova

Before:
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And after:
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[minendrews68]

Was the little ol' lady insured? Hopefully!

[CoppertopWagon]

Yeah she was. But as insurance companies are, we're still dealing with getting any type of settlement from them months later. :/

[CoppertopWagon]

Alright, just finished up another rendering!!

Did a completely custom candy/flake paint on this one. Let me know what you think!

Also if you'd like to get a rendering done, please email me @ [email protected] and I'll get right back to you!

Before:
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After:
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[CoppertopWagon]

Anyone looking to get a rendering done?

[CoppertopWagon]

Did this one just for fun, trying out some new things!

Started with a '67 Yenko
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And ended with the car looking just a little more aggressive lol. Lots of differences on this car, see if you can spot them all!
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