Posted by Onideus Mad Hatter on 11/06/05 08:20

On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:17:24 -0800, Onideus Mad Hatter
<usenet@backwater-productions.net> wrote:

>Teh goods:
>http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/trans.png
>
>Teh methodology:
>
>Make a new raster layer, put in the text selection or object, color
>fill it with 43,170,217, set the layer transparency to luminance.
>
>Then use the Eye Candy 4000 Chrome Filter with the following custom
>settings:
>
>Basic
> Blue Sky Reflection Map
> Bevel Width - 33
> Bevel Height - 25
> Smoothness - 40
> Ripple Thickness - 0
> Ripple Width - 5
> Bevel Placement - Inside
> Random Seed - 593
>
>Lighting
> Direction - 135
> Inclination - 60
> Highlight Brightness - 80
> Highlight Size - 70
> Highlight Color - 255,255,255
> Tint Color - 192,192,192
>
>Bevel Profile
> Hump - alter so bottom arcs don't touch the bottom, like nyah:
> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/transbevelprofile.png
>
>Depending on how large the text or object is you may have to modify
>the bevel width, height and smoothness a bit to find the right mix.
>In the example I gave, with Times New Roman at 48 I used 33,60,100.

Oh, I forgot, add in a drop shadow for the finishing touch, in the
example I used a vertical and horizontal offset of 2, an opacity of 75
and a blur of 5.

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Onideus Mad Hatter
mhm ¹ x ¹
http://www.backwater-productions.net

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