How can I create realistic bike tire tracks on clothing for a photo?
Asked 10/23/2013
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I want to stage a photo where I’m lying on the floor next to a bicycle, and my shirt looks like it has been run over by the bike. What’s a good way to create realistic tire-track marks on clothing? I’m open to practical methods or Photoshop techniques, especially ways to make the tracks follow the folds and texture of the shirt.
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You can always do it the old fashioned way: Put the clothes on a large pillow, drive over them with a wet, dirty tire and then put the clothes on yourself and take a picture. No Photoshop needed.
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Two practical approaches should work:
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Do it physically: Put the shirt on a large pillow or other soft support, then roll a wet, dirty bike tire over it to make real marks. After that, wear the shirt and take the photo. This is the simplest way to get realistic texture and fabric interaction.
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Composite it in Photoshop: Photograph yourself in the final pose, then separately photograph an actual tire track—such as by wetting the tire and rolling it over a clean, dry floor. Bracket exposures so you have a version with strong contrast. Then blend that tire-track image onto the shirt in post.
If you use Photoshop, a displacement map can help the track follow the shirt’s wrinkles and surface contours so it looks more natural than simply overlaying a flat texture.
In short: for maximum realism, make real tire marks on the shirt; for more control, shoot the track separately and composite it with a displacement map.
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