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Brushed metal effects are, without a shadow of a doubt, extremely popular
amongst all Photoshop users. The reasons behind this are simple - no other
single effect is as useful, or as simple to create. Using this tutorial
as a base, you can go on to sculpt some fantastic metal designs. Read on
to find out how...
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Step 1: Create a blank 200px by 200px document
and Edit > Fill it with 50% Grey. Now run Filter > Noise > Add
Noise, with the amount set to 20%, distribution set to
uniform, and monochromatic checked.
NB. You can set the amount
higher if you want a coarser grain, or lower if you are going for a more
subtle effect. |
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Step 2: Now brush that metal by selecting Filter > Blur >
Motion Blur, with the angle set to -45 degrees, and the distance set to
20px.
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Step 3: Its a little plain, so add a couple of
highlights using Filter > Render > Lighting Effects with the
following settings:
Light Type: Omni
Intensity: 21
Light
Colour: #FFFFFF
Gloss: 100
Material: 100
Exposure: 0
Ambience:
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Step 4: And there you have it - a brushed metal
texture that you will find useful again and again.
NB. Feel free to
fiddle with the settings in steps 1, 2 and 3 until they suit your own
personal tastes. You can also build up layers of metal textures to create
some truly unique effects. |
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Variations: You should, of course, use this
texture as a starting point for more complex creations. The sphere on the
left, for example, is a blend of the metal texture, with a
Shiny
Sphere. You can also learn more about object textures with my
texture
mapping tutorial. |
- Tutorial written by Man1c M0g
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You have NO idea how long I've waited for a tutorial like this!!
I could have used it like a year ago when I was making the graphical interface of this application my boss has! Oh well, maybe a future revision of the application I'll try and re-design the look of it with brushed metal. |
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Quote from JMA;37630:
This is such a cool effect!...I havn't tried it yet but I cant wait |
this effect rocks! im trying to perfect it tho. anyone know of anysites for video editing? |
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User: JMA (#37630)
Date: Tue Feb 06, 2007. 20:54:04 | Post #7 of 9 |
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This is such a cool effect!...I havn't tried it yet but I cant wait |
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thumbs up for the tutorial! The result is so wonderful when i use it to design my forum signature..:) |
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User: Tamlin (#33682)
Date: Thu Nov 02, 2006. 23:18:29 | Post #5 of 9 |
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Check your image mode - some modes (e.g. CMYK) and/or bit-depths (e.g. 16-bit) don't support the Lighting Effects filter. |
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