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Girn26
07-20-2003, 07:17 AM
Im making a skin for a gun and wanna learn how to make a really nice metal texture to put over it, to bring out the realism. Does anyone here know how to make a good metal texture? Or is there any really good tutorials out there? thank you
btw, im using photoshop 7. and im still a newb at texturing so please be specific thx.
soulburn3d
07-20-2003, 08:12 AM
Could you post an image of the material you're trying to create? There's an aweful lots of different types of metals, from chrome and brushed metal to rusted metal, gold, silver, etc. If you can be more specific we may be able to help.

- Neil
Robato
07-20-2003, 09:04 AM
sorry to be off topic...
are you the soulburn that used to post on alt.3d.studio back in like 98?
soulburn3d
07-20-2003, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by Robert Ashley
sorry to be off topic...
are you the soulburn that used to post on alt.3d.studio back in like 98?

Nope, although it concerns me that there might be another soulburn out there who also uses 3dstudio :)

- Neil
Girn26
07-26-2003, 09:02 AM
bump, wanna put a good metal texture over a tank. I wanna try and create the metal texture, not get a real image. thx
soulburn3d
07-26-2003, 03:31 PM
Originally posted by Girn26
bump, wanna put a good metal texture over a tank. I wanna try and create the metal texture, not get a real image. thx

No, I mean if you can find a photo of the kind of texture you want to make, and post that image here, someone can look at your reference image and give you suggestions, not that you'd necessarily use the reference to actually texture your model.

- Neil
Girn26
07-26-2003, 06:49 PM
Ok I got a reference, http://205.177.13.79/forums/showthread.php?threadid=34636 How did that guy make the metal material put over that? I know its not a real image, he made it. thx
EricChadwick
07-28-2003, 03:04 PM
Here's a tutorial from Katherine Dinger that might help you.
http://div.dyndns.org/EK/tutorial/texture/

http://div.dyndns.org/EK/tutorial/texture/crate.jpg
soulburn3d
08-04-2003, 05:53 AM
That's a good tutorial, also, since you want rusty metal, go out and take some photos of real rusty metals in your neighborhood. Find some old factories and such, I'm sure you can get some great snapshots of all sorts of rusted and corroded metals.

- Neil
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