Ambreville Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Greetings. I'm trying to understand how the metalize plugin works. I'm trying to make a shape look like gold, eventually. Some clarification would be appreciated. Thanks! Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 If you could find and link to some examples that are similar to what you want to do, it would help a lot. I'm not sure what you mean by "I'm trying to make a shape look like gold." That could cover quite a few different techniques. If you haven't read through it already, you might take a look at the Metallize plugin thread. For Metallize, you need to start with an image where the color brightness varies (preferably smoothly) across across the object. Metallize modifies the color so the object looks reflective, and therefore metallic. In the plugin thread, dpy's leaf example shows the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 This tutorial was found using the Search, it uses Metalize.. Often the best results are a combination of 2-3 layers each using a different blend mode and a slightly different Metalize setting. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hello @Ambreville. Basically, once you metalize something with the Plugin you then need to color it. Here are some things to read up on that subject. https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/6265-gradient-mapping/ And then, to colorize: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/111046-presets-for-gradient-mapping/ Good Luck Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambreville Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks for tips, everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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