Computersight -

The First Step is to find a base picture that needs a wheel swap. For this tutorial I am going to be using a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

The next step is to find a vehicle with rims you want to put on your base picture. This image is called the donor image. Make sure the donor car is about at the same angle as your base picture. I chose this Mercedes SL65 AMG.

Next is to use the selection tool and make a selection around the whole front wheel of the donor image. Copy the selection and paste it to a new layer on the base picture. Rotate the wheel if you have to and transform the wheel to be about the same size as the front wheel on the base car.

Next you might notice that parts of the new wheel overlap the wheel well on the base picture. The best way to fix this is to turn the wheel layer off and select around the wheel well edge (pictures included to clarify). Then you turn the wheel layer back on and while on that layer delete all the extra parts.

Now the front wheel should be done or at least almost looking done… If there are any rough spots where the tires stick out, delete or smooth them out.

Now its time for the back wheel. First make sure you select the back wheel on the donor image. The rest of the steps are exactly the same as the front wheel. Here is what my final product looked like.

TIPS!!!

1. Never use the same donor rim for both the front and back wheels of a base picture because a lot of the time angles will be messed up and brakes will be backwards.
2. Always use high quality pictures for both the base and donor images. Atleast 1024 x 768 but preferably bigger.
3. Always work in layer. Never paste anything onto a layer that already has something on it. That way if you make a mistake, it will be easier to fix.