Chrome look to image

[marius]

I want to chrome out this guitar but can't rasterize it with the lighting effect. Obviously different than text, how to I go about it... the steps I'm using are as follows:

background
layer with guitar
select guitar
add channel
fill channel
blur guassian at 10,5,2.5,1.3
and then
select the layer. but it's not allowing me to go to lighting effect under render....

[Shazmax]

Are you talking about something like this -

[Shazmax]

So whatcha' think....or is this thread dead?

[marius]

I was going for a real chrome look... been busy with sites lately so haven't had time to respond but thanks for the reply...

[Shazmax]

Did you even look at the link that I posted - is that not the chrome your looking for or am I confused?

[reverendflash]

http://www.aulman.com/revg.gif

sorry, just noticed this thread...
Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[marius]

Here's what I referring to:


chrome... I want it chromed baby!!!!

like the text for the site name...

[reverendflash]

http://www.aulman.com/rev2.gif
the best I can do...

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[marius]

thankee sai!

If only there was a way to use the filter lighting effect on an image.... it must have something to do with rasterizing it...

enquiring minds don't know... atleast I dunno.

[marius]

How'd you do it? Rev? Can I have the step by step?

[reverendflash]

I used EyeCandy4000 and Fireworks... then just messed with the settings...

Absolutely fantastic plug-in... especially for Chrome shtuff...

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[marius]

and throw that on a black background? I would really appreciate it...

[marius]

That was right as well... Don't know what I looking at... I've got to pay closer attention obviously... thanks...

Rev send it!!! black background....
thanks 8]

[reverendflash]

doesn't look quite the same on black, but here it is:

http://www.aulman.com/rev3.gif

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[marius]

Thanks.. I believe we'll have to go with white... Thank you sir!!

[reverendflash]

I don't know why, but the bg made a huge diff on this one...

I even tried to monkey with the lighting, smoothness, etc...

no dice...

hope the white works...

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[morse]

:bad: now where is rev's money ? :bad:

;)

[Aislin]

i was just about to say, after the first response, that the real diff is just the background. Black really sets off silver/chrome.

edit: and looks better, because of it

[alethos]

It looks wonky with the black bg, I think, cause the reflections are of a daytime scene of the sky. Our eyes just find it 'wrong' if we see something chrome, reflecting a bright sunny sky, but surrounded in blackness. Marius' example with the chrome text looks good because the reflections are just of some black stuff. Is there any way to choose which image your plugin uses for the reflections, Rev?