i posted a few CL photoshops years ago. one popped up this morning as a aziners member's sig, so i thought to myself, what the hell...i downloaded a trial version of photoshop and went to town. i havent done this in a few years, but its like riding a bike. skewing the angles and proportions wasnt that bad. but the side profile, whoa...let me say that the gradients, blurring, smudging, and erasing were a PAIN IN THE ASS. This time around, I learned how to properly use the line tools to outline features with shadow/highlight lines. you could notice this in the door edges and windows - which really pop.

im going to redesign the front and post later tonight...the sketches are already done.

enjoy!

 

Nice photochop. The car's still ugly with 2 doors though.

 

the best has yet to come...the front is getting a whole new design.

 

am I suppose to use 3D glasses for the 2nd pic?

 

Great work! I think you should work for Honda and keep the ugly tradition going!

 

ouch.....

 

Based on these comments, maybe I should be glad the pics are blocked at work...

 

Not bad. Front is still ugly.

 

The second pic is the coupe he PS'd overlayed over the original pic....

 

I just threw-up a little bit in my mouth.

Nice chop work....sadly the car is

 

 

Good render.

Ugly car.

 

OMG such judgment. Big ugly cars need a little loving too!

 

Still ugly as a 2 door but nice work. Looking forward to seeing your version of the revised front end.

 

Nice job. I wouldn't buy that coupe design though. I like the sedan more.

 

change the grill, and those ugly ass multi colored fog lights and I will like it

 

Is it that time of year again already?

 

Fix the belt line. Fix the proportions front to back. Take away the Brick with a cow catcher look away from the car. Good luck with that.

Hint: start with a clean sheet...don't try to "revise".

 

FINISHED!

 

Nice PS skills!

 

side by sides

 

Print Ad - Going to submit this to their design team. who wants to start a poll to push this through? Mods, should i start a new thread to do so?

 

I dig it. I wish the mid section were a bit more sporty.

 

That grille looks much better but the lower bumper needs to be more realistic of a street car. Its amazing how little it would take to get rid of the beak and still have a distinctive look.

 

^ that looks sick! i love the smaller/shaved door handles too.

 

actually flare the arches a little more. might make it more aggressive

 

How did Acura hire David Marek over you?

 

sorry guys, this is the final product.

 

to be honest, the grille was the first thing i changed - and the front end was still hideous. there are a lot of different modifications to the front end that are probably not noticeable. every curve and fold of sheetmetal was altered one way or another. the car was basically a blank canvas from the greenhouse down. the body and front end were built with the gradient tool, etc.

 

I dig the front end...way better than what's current.

 

i think the car looks better with two doors then four

 

i would love to see a 3D prototype model of that rendering.

if only you had a 3D Inventor or Solidworks drawing, i could get it made

 

the final rendering looks real nice. Now you need to work on the back angle. Imagine if they push this through and leave the back the same

 

This is too funny a coincidence. Though not being aware of this thread, I was just discussing the need for an Acura CL resurrection with an Acura salesman today....with which he WHOLEHEARTEDLY agreed.

On topic, that "CL" above looks decent....still have to do S O M E T H I N G with that nose though.

 

did you look at the revised front??

 

Great job, I hope to see an Acura TL in the future that's modeled after your CL chop.

 

Sick-sick-sick PS skillz! Gezus, I might have to reconsider calling myself an expert in PS on my resume.

BTW, love the revised design. I'd actually consider that, although I'd probably still opt for the Accord. I'm biased though.

 

....and I really do mean nose, not just grill.

 

some nerve with your avator pic...

 

not bad :-0