tandem Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hi all. I've found tutorials on making a brushed aluminum (metal) effect, but does anyone have a good way to make a shiny anodized aluminum effect? I'm trying to make "panels" of various colors that have an anodized aluminum effect. Similar to the shot glasses in the attached image. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Shine is, in essence, a type of reflection. In order to have a reflection, you must first have something to reflect. Of course, we don't care to go through all the trouble of making objects to reflect, not to mention mapping them to the reflective surface. So instead, we fake it by giving the surface some variations in brightness to give the illusion of an object being reflected. The result isn't perfect for obvious reasons, but it gives a fairly acceptable effect. I'm probably boring you with all this text, and you're probably thinking, "just get to the point and tell me how to do it!" Good. It builds character. Here's what you're probably looking for: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/12440-easiest-3d-metalchrome-for-any-shapesletters-easy/ http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/12432-chrome-101-a-community-tutorial/ Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandem Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Thx for pointing me in the right direction pdnnoob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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