Anyone know how to do this??

[SilentStalker]

Ok I am trying to figure out how this person made this looks so real.



I mean it looks like real metal with light and a background reflecting off of it. Anyone have a tutorial or anythhing for something like this? I have tried doing this several times in PS and all I can ever come up with is a good brushed looking steel, nothing that looks this reflective if you know what I mean. Thanks in advance.

J

[imported_Jack]

Something reflective looks only as good as what it's reflecting. Make a shape, color it gray and start making it look like its reflecting stuff. Then, just dodge/burn it to make your lightsource. If you want to want to do the little shine, then just do a bit of white brushing.

Personally I dont think that looks very realistic, but if that's what you want then as I said, just focus on making it look like it's actually reflecting something. That's the key here

[Spluff]

It'd probably be easier to draw it up in illustrator then import the speens... er, splines... into a 3d modelling program, if you have access to one. Then a simple HDRI with an invisible environment would make it look at least as good as that, probably better.

[Jefster]

I know of a tutorial for that kind of effect but I don't know if linking to other gfx sites is against the TOS or not. If someone in charge tells me it's cool I'll post the link.

[imported_Jack]

Post it, its cool

[Jefster]

Thx Jack. Here they say you can use it for a metal text effect, but I can't see any reason why you couldn't use it for something more than just text:

http://www.freedom-fighters.net/ss_system/...altxteffect.jpg

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