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Human Shield
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Massachusetts, USA
Insane since: Jun 2000

posted posted 09-19-2000 06:54

Okay, I said in some thread I'd post a picture of what I use to get a metal effect. It's really simple. REALLY simple.

Before:

Curves:

After:

See how easy that was? And it works for anything with a simple 3D bevel effect. Just don't use the layer effects for your bevel.. that doesn't work. :P

Nevex
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From: East Ward, Asylum
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posted posted 09-19-2000 07:17

Post it on the gurusnetwork. It would be good to add it.

eyezaer
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From: the Psychiatric Ward
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posted posted 09-19-2000 17:17

howd you know i wanted to know how to do a basic piece of metal so i can make metal pannels... there are some really bad tutorials out there. this is nice and easy!


We see what we want to see, according to what we believe to be the truth.

Human Shield
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From: Massachusetts, USA
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posted posted 09-19-2000 17:27

I'm not sure what the gurusnetwork is, but I don't have a web page with this tutorial on it.

Glad to oblige, Eyezaer... it also works with brushed metal, like this!



I suggest giving it the brushed look BEFORE doing the curves...



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The Jackal
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posted posted 09-19-2000 17:59

Good call HS! A great example of how curves are a must to know!


Human Shield
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posted posted 09-19-2000 19:35

I'll post a few more examples of the kinds of effects you can get from curves when I get some stuff done at home. If anybody tries this, I'd certainly be interested to see the results. <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">

Nevex
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posted posted 09-19-2000 19:48

The mad Scientists here have another site called gurusnetwork. Take a look at it.

DarkGarden
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posted posted 09-19-2000 19:57

Nevex:
Actually Steve did an Amazing tutorial on Curves for the GN http://gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/curves1.html
but this is a great, simple use for them.

I used almost the same method for a gradient underlay in the end of the metal textures tutorial as well. http://gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/met_texture.html

Human Shield:
I think Nevex is right, you should check out the Guru's Network http://www.gurusnetwork.com

I think you'd like it, and possibly be another great resource for additions before, and after the public launch. This is a really nice, simple, tutorial you built here. I like <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">


YAY...hype the GN. <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/biggrin.gif">

Okay, that's all the slacking I can do..~weeps and reshackles himself to the beige box~

Peter



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Jestah
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From: Long Island, NY
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posted posted 09-19-2000 21:38

btw HS, its not for the Mad Scientists, its for everyone. So get involved!

Ikonomi
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posted posted 09-20-2000 17:09

Along the lines of metal effects... I was messing around just now, and I came up with this. What do you guys think of the "metal?" It's my first attempt at any kind of metal, so go easy on me, ok? <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/tongue.gif">



(Don't worry, this is not a sig! I just like to see my name!)


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Sloloem
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From: Camillus, NY, USA
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posted posted 09-20-2000 18:53

Try doing the curves thing that HS did up top...it just seems to plain to be metal

Ikonomi
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posted posted 09-20-2000 19:31

Yeah, I was just looking at the contrast on it. (Looks totally different with this background color.) Actually, that was done using curves.

How about this?



I'm not going for anything hypershiny; the surface would refract too much light to produce a gleam like on HS's piece up at the top.

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Human Shield
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From: Massachusetts, USA
Insane since: Jun 2000

posted posted 09-20-2000 19:33

Here's one of my old sigs I did with the trick.



and here you'll see that even though it's shiny, the metal look works with rust...




AND... you can change the color using hue/saturation or variations to make the metal look like gold or copper or whatever...



SIG HAPPY!

[ADDITION:] BTW - Ikonomi... I like the second one, I can see a bit of the sheen in the middle of it. <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">



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eyezaer
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posted posted 09-22-2000 01:16

well... if any body is still interested in metal tutorials, for more of a beat up style, go to... http://www.tutorials.descent4.net/photoshop/metal1/
the pictures take to long to load but it is a different way to do it...



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warjournal
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posted posted 09-22-2000 16:25

Dude! I have been searching high and low for that tutorial! I came across it a long time ago and took some (incomplete) notes on it. Alas, I did not bookmark it or even remember how I got there.

Thanks a *ton* eyezaer.


eyezaer
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posted posted 09-23-2000 00:16


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Phil
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From: Eastbourne, UK.
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posted posted 09-23-2000 00:47

Warjournal

DarkGarden posted something you may have overlooked above....good tut on weathered metal....try DG's very own Bro...it's one hell of a tut... <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">
http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/met_texture.html



warjournal
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posted posted 09-24-2000 16:11

I've read DG extraordinary tutorial, but it's a bit too involved for my tastes. I'm not that much into metal, so quick and sleazy suits me just fine. I've archived DG's tutorial so, when I go through a metal phase, I've got plenty of ammo.


tyron
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posted posted 09-25-2000 14:02

Humand Shield -> Very nice and helpful hint! Thx alot...

Deviant
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posted posted 09-28-2000 18:16

Tyron, How do you do that orange fire looking sig in photoshop? Can you point me to a place I could learn that?

warjournal
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posted posted 09-29-2000 13:45

Curves. I've had some success using curves to achieve the effect. I still have to refine it, but that's how I duplicated it. Start with a B&W (one flat layer) and then go to Curves. Set the white RGB to yellow (or whatever) and the black end to the background. Then play with the middle a little bit to tweak.
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Deviant
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posted posted 09-29-2000 17:58

Cool, I will give that a try.

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