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Lipstick on a Cali---who has photoshop skills?

Discussion in 'California/Portofino/Roma' started by fossilfuel, Jan 20, 2018.

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  1. fossilfuel

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    #1 fossilfuel, Jan 20, 2018
    I love my new-to-me Nero Daytona Cali 30.

    But I had an idea to maybe give her a little more visual pop....

    Aston Martin for the last couple years has added "lipstick" to the nose/grill surround. I think some of the applications look good.

    There is also historic reference to nose colors, stripes, etc.

    So, what about either a small solid red or yellow lipstick application on my black Cali?

    Anybody better at photoshop (or similar) than me???

    -mark (aka fossilfuel)


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  2. AD211

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    #3 4th_gear, Jan 20, 2018
    Here you go Mark... original colours on the top left.

    Personally, I would first blacken the side markers and darken the shiny grill/cavallino (top-right). IMO, the NA side markers break up the lines, are a distracting element. I would then let those changes sink in before contemplating the lipstick because that is a very complex design involving colour, shade, thickness(es) of the band(s) and potentially a 2-colour combination if you are trying to pay homage to a particular car.

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  4. good2go

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    #4 good2go, Jan 20, 2018
    I would look at adding stripe with vinyl.
     
  5. fossilfuel

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    #5 fossilfuel, Jan 20, 2018
    Certainly highlights her smile :) Thanks Micheal! And good2go----I think you are right, if I decide to try it, vinyl would be the safest, non-destructive way to experiment with it....

    Yellow maybe to play off the scudaria shields.... I have black calipers, so no tie in there (other than leaving it alone per AD211)....
     
  6. 4th_gear

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    #6 4th_gear, Jan 20, 2018
    Calipers can be repainted by the dealer. I'm not a fan of black or dark rims but those may also work for you.
     
  7. Patrick21x

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    #7 Patrick21x, Jan 20, 2018
    Looks like a SeaDonkey
     
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    #11 Alpintourer, Jan 23, 2018
    OHHHHH NOOOOOO!!!!
    (you beat me to it)
     
  12. JimmyChooToo

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    #12 JimmyChooToo, Jan 25, 2018
    I too just bought a Cali (Tittanium / Black [two TT because that’s how it’s spelled on my sticker]) this Tuesday. The problem (let’s be honest) is not the front, it’s the hideous rear. It’s like three separate designers worked on it. I have the carbon fiber rear moulding too, which helps a little. Ferrari fixed the rear with the Cali T, but then messed up the homage, retro California front with that generic bar of soap design.

    If you can figure out a way to fix the rear of our NA cars, that I think it would pay much bigger dividends.
     
  13. JimmyChooToo

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    #13 JimmyChooToo, Jan 25, 2018
    The other suggestion I have would be to play up the retro theme and add modern LED driving lights to the grille (ala 250 GT California), instead of the Aston Martin Vantage lipstick (which I don’t think they are doing anymore with the new Vantage). The driving lights would definitely give it some pop and make the front look more like the original California.
     
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    #14 Alpintourer, Jan 25, 2018
    Can someone Photoshop that "driving lights" comment?
     
  15. fossilfuel

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    #16 4th_gear, Jan 26, 2018
    ...the rally lights were mounted on real bumpers!
     

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