[TUT] - Grunge Style Wire

[*CONTAGEN*]

Grunge Wires

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Author: *CONTAGEN*

In this tutoral i'm going to show you how to create a grunge style wire.

[Break= Installing your pattern]
Before we start we are going to install a custom pattern that we will be
using later on in the tutorial u can get it HERE

Installing your Pattern
------------------------------

Once downloaded you need to place the file into your Photoshop
Patterns directory.

The usual directory is

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS\Presets\Patterns

[Break=Step 1 - Creating the wire]

Open a new document 250x250



create a new layer (name it Wire)





STEP 1 Creating the wire

1. Select the Pen tool



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

Make sure the settings are as follows :





2. Create your first Anchor point you do this by
clicking once on the canvas see the image below :





3. Create your second Anchor point only this time when you

click dont let go of the mouse button, simply drag the mouse
cursor downwards, see the image below :





4. Create ur third Anchor point do as u did in the prevous
step only drag diagonal see the image below :



You should now have a path similar to this :





5. Select the brush tool



Make sure the settings are as follows :



Doing this will basically set the thickness
our wire will be.



6. Select the Pen tool again



Now right click on the canvas and select
stroke path from the menu that appears :



Another menu will appear just select brush:



Right click on the canvas again and this time
select delete path :



[Break=Step 2 - Adding the layer effects]

STEP 2 Adding the layer effects

7. On the top menu :



Layer > LayerStyle > Blending Options

and set each of the following :

Drop Shadow


Inner Shadow


Inner Glow


Bevel and Emboss


Contour


For the texture select the pattern we installed earlier,
click on the thumbnail image and select it from the list
if it's not there u will have to load it manually,
to do this click on the circular arrow select Load Patterns
and load the pattern from the directory you placed it earlier.

Texture




Satin


[Break=Step 3 - Creating the wire tips]

STEP 3 Now we will create the wire tips

Create a new layer (name it Wire Tips) also place
your wire tips layer below the wire layer in the
layers palette.



8. Select the Elliptical Marque tool




and while holding shift draw a small circle :





9. Select the paint bucket tool



and fill the selected circle with black.



10. Select the Elliptical Marque tool again and move
the already made marque to the other end of the wire
and repeat step 9.

now deselect



You should now have some thing similar to
the image below :



[Break=Step 4 - Adding the layer effects]

STEP 4 Adding the layer effects

11. On the top menu :



Layer > LayerStyle > Blending Options

and set each of the following :

Inner Shadow


Outer Glow


Bevel and Emboss


We have to set a custom contour for bevel and emboss
so click on the gloss contour and set it like this :



Contour


Satin


Stroke


Ok now were done you should now have a
grunge wire complete with wire tips :




Happy PSing

[MiddleMan]

Now that is one awesome tutorial CONTAGEN :rulz: Excellent job

[Ravager]

very nice tut contagen. Might have to try this one out later seems easy to follow from reading it

[20past4]

Great work This should be very popular.

... pink? I think pink borders are against the forum rules

[Ka1n]

:thinky: this is a realy good tut im going to have to try this one

[*CONTAGEN*]

... pink? I think pink borders are against the forum rules

thats what i say to you sheriff

[SDH]

One of the most detailed and well written tutorials I have even seen on this subject :thuup:

Excellent tutorial contagen, really first class job

[triptico]

great tut

[knightfox]

nice will have to try thnx

[TrAvIs05]

When i download the pattern it puts it as a .rar file on my desktop and then i don't know what to do with it. I tried the directory you put in the tutorial but it didn't work. Can anyone help me with this?