barkbark00 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it Plugins needed: Alpha Mask Import Drop Shadow Effect Open image of desired size. I used 800x600px. Create new layer for text. Change your Primary Color to 7F7F7F(medium gray). Now, add a blocky text in the relative center of the new layer. I used "Impact" Font at 200pt. This part is kinda tricky. We need to create a mask for later use. First, with the text layer selected, go to Adjustments>Curves and drag the nub to the very bottom right (255,1). This will make the text black. Then flatten your layers. Now go to Adjustments>Invert Colors. You should now have white text on a black background. Save this image as "ChromeMask.png" or something like that. Now that the mask is saved we need to go back to the point where we first created our gray text. You can do this by selecting that point in the History window or hitting Ctrl+Z until your there. Duplicate the Text layer. On the top text layer apply the Median Blur effect with the following settings: Radius: 11 Percentile: 3 Now we are going to apply a few different Drop shadows to the top Text layer. 1st Drop Shadow: Offset X: 1 Offset Y: 1 Blur Radius: 0 Color: Black Keep original image: Yes Now hit Ctrl+F 4 times. 2nd Drop Shadow: Offset X: -1 Offset Y: -1 Blur Radius: 0 Color: White Keep original image: Yes Hit Ctrl+F 4 times again. Gaussian Blur top Text layer 20px. Flatten image. Use the Alpha Mask Effect and select the mask image we made earlier("ChromeMask.png"). This gives us a nice Embossed text. Create new layer and move it to the bottom. Fill this layer with white. Select the Text layer and goto Adjustments>Curves. Use the following settings Gaussian Blur Text layer 4px. Flatten image. Use the Alpha Mask Effect again and select the mask image("ChromeMask.png"). Now, goto Adjustments>Curves. Use the following settings Duplicate Text layer and Gaussian Blur top Text layer 4px. Change top Text Layer blending mode to "Lighten" Create another new layer and move it to the bottom. Fill this layer with white. Flatten image. Use the Alpha Mask Effect again and select the mask image("ChromeMask.png"). Apply Drop Shadow: Offset X: 0 Offset Y: 0 Blur Radius: 1-3 Color: Black Keep original image: Yes That's it! I know it was a lot, and there are probably a few steps that could be removed. The effect you get can be easily modified by adjusting the settings you used for both Curve adjustments and the Drop shadow settings we used for the embossed text. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastermind7373 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Good job barkbark00. That is really cool looking and realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 sweet! Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzKill Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Nice job barkbark00! Thanks for sharing. Quote - DO NOT contact me asking for the .pdn of my avatar or the PDN logo. Thank you. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Nice one! Will be using this Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 why did you use the name rachel? and is my signature to big? Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 and is my signature to big? Reduce it just a little bit. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thanks barkbark00 for this great solution for chrome... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 why did you use the name rachel? Its my wife's name. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 why did you use the name rachel? Its my wife's name. oh. that would explain it. Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 If you already have them installed then you shouldn't have to download and install them again. When you have Paint.NET open do they show up in the list of available Effects? Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Your effects folder had to look like this: Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 à Bob: You set windows language to English... but it is a French version ! Date : mardi 5 décembre... (just funny!)... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 à Bob: You set windows language to English... but it is a French version ! Date : mardi 5 décembre...(just funny!)... true Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 It's just the opposite , En-Us version but french time. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaster Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Here is my work! What you hold of it? http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9071 ... ttesq5.png And thanks for the Tutorial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Here is my work! What you hold of it?http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9071 ... ttesq5.png And thanks for the Tutorial! THAT IS SO TOTALLY COOL! how'd ya do the chains? Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaster Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 First Made Ellipse! And then with this Tutorial Further! Change the Settings how you would it wont! Then if a chain piece is ready! Choose the chain piece and do it insert in a new Layer, and always so further! Then simply connect the chain and delete piece from chain piece!Sorry if it does not clear! I have translated this with google! Mine English is not so good yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzKill Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Here is my work! What you hold of it?http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9071 ... ttesq5.png Pretty good. It needs to be cleaned up a little though. Other than that, Good job! Quote - DO NOT contact me asking for the .pdn of my avatar or the PDN logo. Thank you. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 First Made Ellipse! And then with this Tutorial Further! Change the Settings how you would it wont! Then if a chain piece is ready! Choose the chain piece and do it insert in a new Layer, and always so further! Then simply connect the chain and delete piece from chain piece!Sorry if it does not clear! I have translated this with google! Mine English is not so good yet! You should make a tutorial on how to make chains Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaster Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Thus I have done it! A video! http://rapidshare.com/files/11571746/tut.avi Maybe describe it one in a text? Since my linguistic proficiency do not reach for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted January 14, 2007 Author Share Posted January 14, 2007 TheMaster, Great job on the video tut. I think it will be very helpful for anyone who doesn't get some of the steps for this Tutorial. Thanks for putting that together. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaster Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 If what has still done! After the Same principle like on the first side is described, only I have let out " Alpha Mask Plugin" and have taken yellow colour instead of grey. Here is an example what has come out! I hope it is in order if I add a video Tutorial under it: http://rapidshare.com/files/11686023/tut2.avi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicke Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 i get this :S dunno why it wont work so well for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornipsus Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Looks fine to me. Try using the feather plugin. Quote The God of Judgement is not pleased... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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