Metallic Outline

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chief80
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Metallic Outline

Postby chief80 » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:10 am

Hello,

I've been trying to accomplish this effect for a while now without full success :cry: I've tried using images as patterns as well as the gradient tools but nothing seems to work exactly how I would like. I know there is a way to do it, I just need to learn how to do it correctly :) If anyone knows, please let me know!

Example:
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Lazur
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Re: Metallic Outline

Postby Lazur » Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:02 am

Hi.

A quick try for reproducing it:
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A simple gradient was used for the base and some blurred objects for the highlights.
The original was probably made with a raster editor program for adding the style, you can adjust smoother blending there and be sure your work is pixel fitted.

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Re: Metallic Outline

Postby chief80 » Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:41 pm

Incredible work! It honestly looks near identical. I tried a rough version for myself using your advice with the blurred objects and base gradient. It's not quite at this level yet... but it's getting there. I really appreciate your support.

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Re: Metallic Outline

Postby Lazur » Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:00 am

Thank's!
You can download that svg and try it wih different highlights if you like.
That part is more intentional and would need more work to make an exact match. To me it seems on the original's left edge the highlight was clipped.
Good luck!


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