[TUT] Chrome - The Corrosive Way

[Corrosive]

Chrome

Level:

Author: Corrosive

Learn how to create a chrome effect like this

Welcome to the Chrome tutorial - The Corrosive Way
I had a lot of requests come in about making this tutorial.
It took me a very long time to put this together, so i hope
it gets appreciated.Well, Fire up ye olde Photoshop and lets
start making chrome sigs.
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To start things off, This tutorial requires the mastery of
the "Pen" tool, so if you have no idea how to use it, I
guess try using marquees or something.
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Lets Begin:
[Break= Steps 1 -5]
Step 1 ->
Open up a new document, I used 500x500.

Step 2 ->
Using the "Pen" tool (Path Mode), draw the left half of your
shape.

[ >> click here for a tutorial on how to use the pen tool << ]



Step 3 ->
Change your foreground color to a medium grey
(Around #808080), and with the pen tool, right click on the
canvas. Select "Fill Path" and press "ok". On your keyboard
press "Delete" twice to delete the "Pen" path.


Step 4 ->
Press Ctrl+J (duplicate), then, Ctrl+T - right click and
select "Flip Horizontal". Move the new shape to the other
side of the canvas like in the picture below.


Step 5 ->
Press Ctrl+E to merge the two layers down and then open up
the blending options.

[Break= Step 6]
Step 6 ->
Carefully look over change all of the settings just like
they appear in the pictures below:

Drop Shadow


Inner Shadow


Inner Glow


Bevel and Emboss


Satin


Gradient Overlay


Stroke

[Break= Steps 7 - 9]
Step 7 ->
Here is what I got as a result of that:


Step 8 ->
Try experimenting with different shapes and see what you get.
Here are a few examples:


Step 9 ->
Add more shapes to the layers above and below the shape you
created, and apply different blending options to them. Here
is my final result for the shape I started off with:



Final Touches->
If your shape has some parts that are too dark in some parts and you dont like that, just cut them out using the pen tool, and on a layer under fill it with your theme color, or apply a glossy style .

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Thats it, youre done. Now you know the secret behind my
swirly chrome series. Enjoy!!!

[Corrosive]

I hope I didnt forget anything.

[SpasticHobo]

Nice tut i got to give this one a try.

[moonbuggs]

Excellent tut, Corr, I'm definatly giving this one a shot as soon as im done trying to make a carbon fiber hood on this lamborghini wallpaper im makin

[Bane]

superb tut corr

[Corrosive]

ty guys, it took me the whole morning, from 9:00 to 12:00 to make lol.

[Angelfire]

great tut corrosive

[Corrosive]

hey, angelfire, ure finally back. I havent seen u on for a long while.

[*CONTAGEN*]

Fab tut Corrosive

[Corrosive]

ty Contagen, this might become a hot tut lol.