Tutorial: Brushed Metal
Generating brushed metal is very easy and requires only three steps:
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Step 1: Creating a new texture |
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Open the New Texture Dialog
by pressing the Change the Width and Height values to 256x256 pixels. Set the Background Color to a light gray like Press the OK button. |
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(upper left corner) or selecting the File->New menu item.
RGB(192,192,192).
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Step 2: Adding scratches |
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Select the function Noise/Scratch. Press the Reset button at the Presets Panel to load the function's default settings. Set the Direction Angle
to 0° with Full Radius by clicking on the Click with the left mouse button on the texture to add the scratches. |
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arrow button.
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Step 3: Smoothing the scratches |
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Select the function Filter/Motion Blur. Load the function's Default Preset. The Direction Angle should now reside at 0°. Click on the texture to smooth along the scratches. That's it. |
