Caterpillar

[tadema]

Thanks Pilou.
Bob, I used PS rust and grunge brushes which is easier than overlaying a rust material, it preserves your back ground colour. A quick search on google http://designm.ag/resources/rust-brushes-for-photoshop/ one of hundreds. If I have time today I'll make a quick tut.
take care
John

[leminilab]

Hi,

This is (again) a very impressive work.
Although they all deserve it, I can't comment all your works but this one's theme being different from the others, your talent is even more obvious.

I just can't wait to read a texturing tutorial!

[leedeetee]

Brilliant John! It ROCKS!

[TIG]

Brilliant - as ever...
From castles to cottages... now to heavy plant...
I feel another tutorial publication on its way ??

My son works of the NE architects for Caterpillar's plant at Peterlee - just along the road from you.
He was modeling the new entrance buildings etc and needed a big truck like that for a view [he ended up photoshopping it in] - you've made one that's just one size too big for what they want to have on display!

[allanx]

Excellent modeling John and the rendering is superb...my youngest is in to trucks right now and this is he's favorite...

allanx

[tadema]

Thank you for the comments
Nicolas, sorry I didn't have time yesterday and I'm away this morning for a week, but as soon as I return!
TIG, small world. Last year whilst waiting for the wife (Dewhursts ) I sat watching the very building under construction. Had I known would have modeled the truck for him FOC of course.
thanks again
John

[leminilab]

@tadema said:

Thank you for the comments
Nicolas, sorry I didn't have time yesterday and I'm away this morning for a week, but as soon as I return!

No rush there John.
Your final image already makes my day!

Again, brilliant work. Hats off (There's no hats off smiley but here's a paint bucket for you: )

[marked001]

john...showing some major versatility here! awesome stuff.

[Bryan K]

Wow.

[loveart45]

Love it

[unda]

look great

[chedda]

I used to drive a smaller version of this, it also had deployable railway bogeys ! As usual Tadema well done mate, this is giving me flashbacks to my Tonka days.

[tadema]

Thanks for the comments.
A little walk-through..
John

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Adding rust-dirt.pdf

[Bob James]

Thank you for taking the time to explain this: I'll get a lot of use from this. Much appreciated

[leminilab]

Thanks a lot for taking the time to enlighten us!

[andybot]

@tadema said:

Thanks for the comments.
A little walk-through..
John

Nice, thanks! Simple and effective

[Daniel]

Wow! First mansions, now giant trucks. What are you, some kind of over achiever?
Looks great, as usual.
I would thing your method for adding rust to a truck would work for adding weathering to a building.

[Roger]

Add my thanks for the PDF.

[pbacot]

Thanks for the dirt, John! A question or two, if not too dense.... so you are painting just colors not texture from the sample layer? Actually I am not totally clear, if you are painting how you end up with a rectangular texture. Thanks, if you have the time. Peter

[tadema]

Thanks everyone.

Hello Peter, sorry I should have taken more time with the PDF
Page 2... Main Image with a texture image on a new layer.
Page 3... Make a new layer, activate your texture layer and sample using the clone stamp tool with a brush of choice or sample a colour and use a standard brush. Activate a new layer and paint into it with the clone tool.
Page 4.. Activate the Rectangle Marque tool { Ctrl M ). Activate the move tool (v) Now ( Ctrl t ) right click and choose whatever tool... Scale...ect
Scale the new texture how you need it and place as required, then just make a new Layer and repeat.

It's harder to explain than to show you, if ^ makes no sense I will make a quick video.
Your on a Mac so I've no idea as you only have one mouse button???
take care
John