drawing metallic surfaces

[bucher]

I'm looking for help drawing a kinda grungy, old looking, metal surface. so if you have any advice, have your own example, or feel like making a example, alls welcome.

I made this in photoshop and it's the best example of what I'm trying to achieve.

[ReNaeNae]

...lemme guess, it's for your navigation thingy! Did you find someone to code it?

This site seems to have a bunch of interesting tutorials... you might have to combine some (like 'rough chrome" or 'heated metal' and 'slime', etc.).

Be sure to post what you end up with! :D

[Sunglasses]

If by "old looking" you mean rust, I could help you with that. But regular metal I seem to have a problem with. Example below.

[Dalario]

Maybe something like that ?

[Razac]

like this ?

[Dalario]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

oh my god...

THAT look so cool !

[simpsonfan1]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

damn.

[bucher]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

holy shit that is awesome. I want your babies.

what I meant was I need help just drawing a flat surface, and I need one thats not so complected. I just want some way to brush a flat grey surface to so you can see its metal. but still, that is awesome, even though it doesn't really help me.

[Razac]

lol sorry

if u want just flat colour like ur one, i would advise adding some more contrast to the colours

have several layers of that dark pattern u drew round the edges but make it get smaller and smaller and darker and darker the closer to the edge u get and see what u come up with

also getting a thin brush with a lighter colour with low opacity and try adding scratches....u can try adding lots of scratches for a brushed metal look

and also highlights, imagine where ur light source is coming from...and on the sharp edges add a light line....slightly lighter than the surrounding colour

hope this helps

[Sunglasses]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

Once again you blow us out of the water with your photoshop skills.

[TarThoron]

At 4/11/07 11:18 PM, Razac wrote: lol sorry

if u want just flat colour like ur one, i would advise adding some more contrast to the colours

have several layers of that dark pattern u drew round the edges but make it get smaller and smaller and darker and darker the closer to the edge u get and see what u come up with

also getting a thin brush with a lighter colour with low opacity and try adding scratches....u can try adding lots of scratches for a brushed metal look

and also highlights, imagine where ur light source is coming from...and on the sharp edges add a light line....slightly lighter than the surrounding colour

hope this helps

Assuming the program your using has them, the burn and dodge tools are a great way to quickly add light and dark spots/lines (I recommend using soft-edged brushes). The downside is you have to use the layer you want shaded, versus building layer on top of layer.

[Razac]

i dont use the burn and dodge tool that often.....only to lighten and darken chunks of an image...never to shade....i feel the shading becomes tacky

how ever, dodge is good for metal for touching up highlights u already made

dont be afraid to try extreme contrasts...like chrome....that might be going overboard with the effect ur looking for though.

soft brushes might be wrong for this material...metal is hard and sharp...but if u know what ur doing u can use soft brushes and still make it look like metal

[Razac]

Assuming the program your using has them, the burn and dodge tools are a great way to quickly add light and dark spots/lines (I recommend using soft-edged brushes). The downside is you have to use the layer you want shaded, versus building layer on top of layer.

sorry, just read what u put again.....and soft brushes with dodge is the way to go.. :S

but u can get some nice effects with hard brushes and dodge too

[ReNaeNae]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

...lol, that's awesome!

I tried following a tutorial on the site I posted earlier, and this is what I got. shiny!

posting it just for shits and giggles! :P

[Razac]

yay shiney...cool stuff

[PandaMime]

I was just doing some research for a project, and found this.

It looks quite like what you were trying to make?

Anyway, amazing job Razac, and nice job everyone else =).

[MindChamber]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

hahah you ass.

[MeMB]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

Wow, just wow. I demand a tutorial...

[TomAzza]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

why is it whenever i see a super awesome kickass pic , that makes my head spin, i look up and see your name ?

i mean...you rock.

[Razac]

lol i dont know

as for a tut....theres so much stuff happening in the pic a tut would be too complicated...plus i dont really notice what im doing u know...i just do it...half the time im experimenting....if i was to do it again...im sure it would differ slightly

[TheAutocrat]

At 4/11/07 11:02 PM, Razac wrote: like this ?

wow. thats amazing.
it reminds me of silent hill.