Digital PaintBooth: Computer Make Over for Your Classic Car

Any car collector has a dream of what they want their car to look like. Only problem is, not everyone is artistic enough to translate thoughts into an actual design or picture. Testing colors and designs before painting your car can be costly, takes up time, and you will be changing your mind until the paint dries. A couple of years ago House of Kolor created a PC program called Digital PaintBooth that allows you to work out color choices, graphics, and design details right on your computer screen. Now you can see exactly what your car will look like when it’s painted and you will be able to change your mind until you are satisfied.

Digital PaintBooth is an easy to use point and click program that requires you to upload a photo of your car or choose one from the bank. If you don’t have a digital photo of your car your choices are slim in the programs bank. Digital PaintBooth does not offer every make, model, or year but does have a wide variety of vehicles ranging from the 1930’s up until the present. If you own a motorcycle House of Kolor also created a version just for you. The single version of Digital PaintBooth will cost you $50 plus shipping and handling and truth be told, it does not offer many cars and can only be installed on one computer, one time. The full version has many more vehicles in the data bank and will number match the colors you choose with House of Kolor. The full version, more than double the price of the single is $299.95.

If you’re thinking of purchasing the PC program you will have to decide if this a price you want to pay. Many of the techniques used in the program can also be found in Photo Shop and Photo Editor, but you will need considerable talent to make it look good. If your car is listed under the single version it may not be such a bad investment. At least you will be able to save and print out your finished design for future use when you are ready to paint your car. Digital PaintBooth can be an invaluable tool because it will help you get accurate cost quotes, provide you with matching House of Kolor paint numbers, and help you finalize your ideas so you don’t keep changing your mind.

Digital PaintBooth allows you to tweak any design and color. You can add shadow, fade, flip or rotate images, and create layers to achieve the look you desire. There is a host of colors to choose from and this program allows you to choose from the House of Kolor paint chart. There are several paint top coats including pearls, kandy, and metallics. You can add pin-striping and personalize every single aspect of your paint job using Digital PaintBooth. Take the guesswork out of painting your car and choosing graphics with this easy to use program. With a click of the finger you can also change your tool to draw or paint and manually apply color and designs of your own. When you’ve created your masterpiece you can click and save and/or print for future use.

If you want to purchase the program and see what you can create log onto http://www.hokdigitalpaintbooth.com. On this House of Kolor website you can try out the demo to see some of the design and control options. If you are seriously considering repainting your car you may want to take a look at this program, especially if you have no idea what you want because Digital PaintBooth has endless opportunities for design. You will have to create a user name and password on the House of Kolor website to purchase Digital PaintBooth or you can call customer support at 1-800-845-2500 ext. 5132. You will also find instructions on how to use the program if you get confused.

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