Nicke Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 if u look at barkbark00's result u notice that he made a lot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Play with the Curves. 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...
barkbark00 Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 if u look at barkbark00's result u notice that he made a lot better I think this is just because you are using a different size/style font. All the effect values/settings are only going to work exactly the same for the font size/style used in the tutorial. This tutorial is in place to give you an idea of how the effect was achieved. Custom fitting the effect to your particular font is where you need to play around with all the values/steps. Hope this helps. If you want to feel better about your results, try using the font I did (same size and style). Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicke Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 aight i will try with ur font and size but just 1 thing.. 200pt is it pixels u mean ? Edit: aah now i know what u mean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicke Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 i think ive got it atleast much better thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefall Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 AHH! I LOVE THE LUMINOSITY OPTION! Here's What I did with a little variation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Thats great. I wanna make one now... Quote •♪♫♥♫♪• |- The Rules -|- çobblestones -|- CaMo -|- MeTaL -| ╠═╧╨»Φ«╨╤═╣ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X19 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Heey BarkBark00 nice TuT, Here's my result of Chrome Text thingy Quote -Death Will Come To All Of Us- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agonnazar Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Very nice tutorial Mine looks a little more like liquid mercury than crome, though, because I used a less blocky font. EDIT: Another one, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I can barely read it. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agonnazar Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I don't see what's hard to read about it other than the "g" and "A" lumped together. Oh, and how the "o" got a little messed up at the top too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesk Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Wow, very nice tut! I'll be using it, 10/10 Here's my try at it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Very nice, Nesk! Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhanberry Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Great tutorial. Is it possible that someone could make this into a plug-in and call it Chrome Effect or something? Quote Hi. This is my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted July 4, 2007 Author Share Posted July 4, 2007 Honestly, this tutorial is over six months old and my perspective on what "realistic" is has changed a bit. I would almost be ashamed to see this effect touted as a "chrome" plugin... They could call it the "shiny metal'ish" plugin. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhanberry Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I still really like it. I tried to use it for the text in my sig. I figured that would look really cool. I couldn't get it to work. I think my text is too small and/or too oddly shaped. (I got un-lazy and changed the date on my sig! Thankfully, I saved my sig as a PDN so this was easy to do. I can't believe they changed the date. I'm excited.) Quote Hi. This is my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screenmutt Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 can someone make a plugin for this? Quote Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple. That's why it's so complicated. http://grahn.us Go There http://audiphilist.com/ Sweet CD store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhanberry Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Honestly, this tutorial is over six months old and my perspective on what "realistic" is has changed a bit. I would almost be ashamed to see this effect touted as a "chrome" plugin...They could call it the "shiny metal'ish" plugin. So.. You could make a plug-in? Just with a different name? Quote Hi. This is my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 I can't do anything about that... But anyone is welcome to try! Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QArkhan Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 One thing I have used this tutorial for is "gloss maps" Instead of using TEXT, use an image, or part of an image. When you have finished with the chrome steps (you might need to fiddle with your median filter and gaussian blur amounts depending on the size of your object), Place the "gloss map" on top of the image in the correct location and set the gloss map layer properties to OVERLAY. Adjust the layer transparency to your liking. It works very well to put a sheen onto things that should have them. I've used it on armor, shields, cloth, anything that needs some gloss or shine added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellSpawn 142 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Awesome Tutorial!I will be using this! Quote The Spawn of Hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blooper Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Very nice! I'm going to go steal the sides of your ex sig now, ba-bye :wink: Quote http://synthastic.deviantart.com http://soundcloud.com/siderealenterprise Lockerz invites are available, PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawmail333 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Pretty cool! I don't care if it isn't chrome, it still looks cool. I am finally going to use my marking criteria: Usefulness: 4 (Can be used for just about anything, so long as it's blocky) Readability: 5 (Perfect grammar, easy to read) Uniqueness: 5 (Haven't seen anything like this) Checkpoints: 2 (Need more so we know what we are doing with smaller text) Personal Opinion: 4 (Cool and scalable, the basic idea can be used in many ways) Total : 20/25 Not bad at all. Here's mine: Quote My Peanut Gallery (Pictorium) | Coloured Ribbons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupperooni Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Er is the drop shadow suppoesed to change the appearance?If so I need help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawmail333 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Okay, if you were using a smaller font size, the median blur should have still left you with gaps in the middle of the words. Then (hopefully the text is on a separate layer), then you do the drop shadows which gives it a sort of outline. Then you blur it to a whacky level, use the mask and boom! You get embossed looking text. So yeah, the drop shadows should change the appearance, but you need it to have a white backround, say, to see the difference. And the text must be on a layer with nothing else on it. Hope that both helps and makes sense. P.S. I may have missed steps in my bit up the top, so follow the tutorial at all times! Quote My Peanut Gallery (Pictorium) | Coloured Ribbons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.