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Tutorials
Make Heavy Metal in Photoshop
02/17/2004
In this exercise, we'll create a heavy-looking, brushed-metal
nameplate using Photoshop. The result should look like what
you see to
the right.
1. The first step is creating the wall the metal plate sits on.
In a new Photoshop file, fill the background with the color you
want the wall to be.
2. Apply the Texturizer filter (Filter>Texture>Texturizer).
Select the Sandstone Texture.
3. Create a new layer.
4. Choose a medium gray for the foreground color.
5. Using the Rectangle tool, create a rectangle the size you
want for the nameplate.
6. Create a new layer. Using the Rectangular Marquee tool, select
an area that's larger than the nameplate in step 5.
7. Fill the selection with the medium gray.
8. Apply the Add Noise filter (Filter>Noise>Add Noise). Slide
the Noise Amount selector to the right to create a lot of noise.
9. Apply the Motion Blur filter (Filter>Blur>Motion Blur).
Select the angle and distance that you desire.
10. Hold down the Option button on a Mac or the Alt key on a
PC and click between the two layers in the Layer palette. This
will
create a clipping group between the layer with the texture and
the layer with the shape for the nameplate.
11. Click on the textured layer in the Layer palette and choose
Merge Down from the palette drop-down menu.
12. Double-click on the layer with the nameplate to bring up
the Layer Style dialog box.
13. Choose Drop Shadow.
14. Choose Bevel and Emboss. In Bevel and Emboss, choose Chisel
Hard for the Technique. Increase the size and depth a bit and
click OK.
15. Create a new layer.
16. Using the Elliptical Marquee tool, create a small circle
on the upper left of the nameplate within the bevel to serve
as a
screw.
17. Fill the selection with gray.
18. Duplicate the circle and move it to the bottom of the plate
directly below.
19. Select both circles and duplicate them over to the right
side of the plate.
20. Double-click on the layer with the screws to bring up the
Layer Style dialog box.
21. Give them a Drop Shadow.
22. Choose Bevel and Emboss. In Bevel and Emboss, choose Smooth
for the Technique and increase the size to make them rounded.
Adjust the Depth to increase the lights and darks. Click OK.
23. Create a new layer.
24. Using the Line tool in Fill Pixels mode, draw a thick line
through each of the screws at different angles.
25. Double-click on the layer with the screws to bring up the
Layer Style dialog box.
26. Choose Bevel and Emboss. In Bevel and Emboss, choose Smooth
for the Technique and increase the Depth a bit. Turn off the
Global Lighting button. Set the Angle to the opposite of where
it is currently
set. Click OK.
27. Make the layer with the screws a selection by Command-clicking
(Ctrl-click on a PC) on it in the layer palette.
28. Choose Inverse from the Select menu.
29. Make sure you have the layer with the lines selected and
press Delete (Backspace on the PC).
30. Choose black for the foreground color.
31. Choose the Text tool and type what you want to appear on
the nameplate.
32. Duplicate the layer.
33. In the text layer below, double-click on the layer with the
screws to bring up the Layer Style dialog box.
34. Give it a Drop Shadow. Click OK.
35. Rasterize the top text layer (Layer>Rasterize>Type).
36. Lock the Transparency for the layer and fill it with a warm
yellow color.
37. Double-click on the layer to bring up the Layer Style dialog
box for it.
38. Choose Bevel and Emboss. In Bevel and Emboss, choose Chisel
Hard for the Technique and increase the Size and Depth a bit.
39. Choose Satin. In the Satin section, change the color to a
bright yellow. Change the Blend Mode to Screen. Play with the
different
Contour shapes and the Angle, Distance, and Opacity until you
have a nice metallic gold look to the letters. Click OK.
40. You're done!
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