How to Make Highlighted Chrome in CS5
Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) is a collection of design software for creating images, websites, movies and animations. Applications are sold separately and in combination. Every CS5 suite edition comes with Photoshop -- a leading photo-editing application that is also used to create original artwork. Highlighted chrome is easy to create in Photoshop. It involves creating a layer with a chrome-like color and using lighting effects to add the highlights.
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Instructions
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Create a new document by clicking "File" and "New." Set the document's dimensions to anything you want. Click "OK."
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Double-click the "Background" layer in the "Layers" panel to unlock it. It is now called "Layer 0." Select the "Paint Bucket Tool" from the "Tools" panel. Set the foreground color to dark gray. Fill "Layer 0" with dark gray by clicking inside it.
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Click the "New Layer" button in the "Layers" panel to create a new layer. It is called "Layer 1."
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Select the "Rectangle Tool" from the "Tools" panel. Click the "Fill Pixels" button in the "Options" panel. Set the foreground color to white. Draw a rectangle in "Layer 1."
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Select the "Magic Wand" from the "Tools" panel. Click inside the rectangle to select it.
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Click the "Channels" panel. Click the "Create New Channel" button to create a new channel.
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Select the "Paint Bucket Tool" from the "Tools" panel. Set the foreground color to white. Fill the selection with white by clicking inside it.
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Click "Select" and "Deselect" to deselect the selection.
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Click "Filter," "Blur" and "Gaussian Blur." Set the "Radius" to 8. Add another Gaussian blur, but set the "Radius" to 4. Repeat again with the "Radius" set to 2. Repeat again with the "Radius" set to 1.
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Click the "Layers" panel. Click "Layer 1."
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Click "Filter," "Render" and "Lighting Effects." Set "Light Type" to "Spotlight." Check the "On" box under "Light Type." Set "Intensity" to 35 and "Focus" to 8. Set "Gloss" to 50, "Plastic" to 69, "Exposure" to 0 and "Ambience" to 5 under "Properties." Select "Alpha 1" from the "Texture Channel" drop-down menu. Click and drag the points in the "Preview" window to place the highlight in the desired location. Click "OK."
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Click "Image," "Adjustments" and "Curves." Select "RGB" from the "Channel" dropdown menu. Click to add points to the curve and drag them until your image looks like chrome. Click "OK."
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Click "Filter," "Render" and "Lighting Effects." Set "Light Type" to "Directional." Check the "On" box under "Light Type." Set "Intensity" to 44. Set "Gloss" to 50, "Plastic" to 69, "Exposure" to 0 and "Ambience" to 59 under "Properties." Select "Alpha 1" from the "Texture Channel" dropdown menu. Set "Height" to 40. Click and drag the points in the "Preview" window to place the highlight in the desired location. Click "OK."
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Tips & Warnings
Experiment with the "Lighting Effects" and "Curves" settings to create the ideal highlighted chrome effect.
Add highlighted chrome to existing artwork and other shapes by selecting the shapes and following the steps.
If Photoshop is not set to open in 32-bit mode, "Lighting Effects" will not be available for use.
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