I am new to photoshop, Plz evaluate my work!

Hi, Im new to the forums and resonably new to Photoshop. I was screwing around with some pics today and thought they were pretty neat, what do u guys think?

Before
http://carpoint.msn.com/merismus/Gallery/c438135a.jpg

After
http://ritalinjoe.homestead.com/files/pics/Z8Edit_copy.jpg



Before
http://carpoint.msn.com/merismus/Gallery/c438582a.jpg

After
http://ritalinjoe.homestead.com/files/pics/Durango.jpg


I really don't like the z8 anymore, but I think the Durango came out really well, I love the way the wheels look.. they are incredible

The second suv (red one) looks like the owner just took a can of spray paint and painted the whole thing... the gloss is gone maybe you could make it have a little bit more contrast and shinyness. Simple pics .... maybe you should link to the pics instead of posting them .... just a thought...

Well I am just starting out... how would I make the red paint glossier?

You can create a "glossy" effect by using highlights/shadows over the red areas (picture 2). You can use an additional layer to do this, so you don't have to start over if you mess up the first time. Just a note: The lic. plate on the first one doesn't actually look like a lic. plate. Try to give it a "metallic" look. Just shine it up a bit. Also, back to the second picture: The windows need adjusting. Add some lighting effects to them, but you also need to create a little transparency to them. All windows are seethrough (even the ones with tint, believe it or not.. heh heh). Clean up the edges on the windows using a selection of their layer, pressing Ctrl+Shift+I (a feathered lasso/marquee will do nicely), and press delete a time or two.

Akuta Same