[How do I make an armor texture?]

Hello Paint.NET community, I greet you all with respect,

I am currently making an "armor" like in the medieval times, but it just doesn't seem realistic in a way, gradients are too plain. Is there any way to make an armor texture, and it looks polished, like real?

Thanks a lot.

[Shape3D Error]

File: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\Effects\Shape3D.dll
     Effect Name: Shape3D.EffectPlugin
     Full error message: System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Unrecognized configuration section system.serviceModel. (C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Config\machine.config line 146)
  at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSchemaErrors.ThrowIfErrors(Boolean ignoreLocal)
  at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfParseErrors(ConfigurationSchemaErrors schemaErrors)
  at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfInitErrors()
  at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey)
  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey)
  at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.PrepareClientConfigSystem(String sectionName)
  at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigSystem.RefreshConfig(String sectionName)
  at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(String sectionName)
  at System.Configuration.ClientSettingsStore.ReadSettings(String sectionName, Boolean isUserScoped)
  at System.Configuration.LocalFileSettingsProvider.GetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyCollection properties)
  at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertiesFromProvider(SettingsProvider provider)
  at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertyValueByName(String propertyName)
  at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.get_Item(String propertyName)
  at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.GetPropertyValue(String propertyName)
  at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.get_Item(String propertyName)
  at Shape3D.Shape3D_DefaultData.get_AxisSelect()
  at Shape3D.EffectPluginConfigToken..ctor()
  at Shape3D.EffectPluginConfigDialog.InitialInitToken()
  at PaintDotNet.Effects.EffectConfigDialog.Constructor()
  at PaintDotNet.Effects.EffectConfigDialog..ctor()
  at Shape3D.EffectPluginConfigDialog..ctor()
  at Shape3D.EffectPlugin.CreateConfigDialog()
  at PaintDotNet.Menus.EffectMenuBase.RunEffect(Type effectType)

What's this is about?

[|-Grunge Heart Tutorial-| Updated 10.15.09]

No no I really appreciate your work, it just seems a little interesting between all these topics

[|-Grunge Heart Tutorial-| Updated 10.15.09]

Tutorial is awesome, but what's wrong with the normal characters? so "Gгµπɢє" for you ?

[A Wintersunset]

Yeah actually I adopted PIPBOY 2000 on that

Thanks

[A Wintersunset]

Yeah actually I adopted PIPBOY 2000 on that

Thanks

[A Wintersunset]

Thanks, I am really happy that you liked it

[A Wintersunset]

Thanks, I am really happy that you liked it

[A Wintersunset]

a "mobile phone" for my guild .

[A Wintersunset]

a "mobile phone" for my guild .

[Simple Web 2.0 Text]

Nice effect, I added my own style and her's my outcome:

Can we have a tutorial of this please ?

[Simple Web 2.0 Text]

Nice effect, I added my own style and her's my outcome:

Can we have a tutorial of this please ?

[A Wintersunset]

You are right, that flame and smoke effect completely depends on some layers and smudge effect

And the "green" on the second one, well, that was yellow actually, and something happened to it

[Ed Harvey Effects v3.36]

The link is broken, can you restore it ?

[A Wintersunset]

Thanks guys

Winterfest, you're good. How long have you been using PDN and designing in general?

Since October 2008 I guess

[A Wintersunset]

I've improved myself a lot .

I made this for a guild:

and this one for a friend:

[Jesse Chunn Plugin Pack (March 8, 2008)]

Raptor Jesus !

That Soften Edges plugin is a Godsend, thank you .

[A Wintersunset]

Thanks for encouraging me friends =)