Creating Distressed / Rusty Objects for your
Image
Skill Level: Intermediate
Programs Used: Photoshop version 5+
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| 1. Using some simple techniques, you can create a great rusty
or distressed metal effect. |
2. Create a new canvas and insert your text / object. I chose to insert
a text layer containing "DISTRESS" for obvious reasons
FONT: Arial Black, SIZE: 80, COLOR: Light Grey.
NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVE USED TEXT YOU WILL NEED TO RIGHT CLICK THE "T"
IN THE TEXT LAYER AND CLICK "RENDER LAYER" |
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| 3. Make sure that "Preserve Transparency" is ticked |
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4. Select the Gradient Tool (or hit G on the keyboard) and make
sure that the Gradient is set to "Foreground to Transparent" do
the following:
a) Select a dark grey color from the palette. (RGB:87,87,87)
b) Use the Gradient Tool from the top to about midway down the object
/ text
c) Select an even darker grey colour (RGB:38,38,38)
d) Use the Gradient Tool from the bottom to about midway again.
e) You will need to make sure that there is a certain amount of
grey in the middle of the image.
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5. Now we need to create the rust. Select a redish colour from the palette
(RGB:153,0,0)
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6. Use the paintbrush tool at different widths to stroke some of the
edges of the text/object
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7. We also need a lighter orange colour for the fresher rust (RGB:204,102,0)
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Use this colour more sparingly but again stroke the outside edges of your
text/object
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| 9. Go to the Filter menu and click on NOISE > ADD NOISE |
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The amount of noise should be set to around 60 and make sure that Distribution
is set to "Uniform" and that "Monochromatic" is ticked.
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| 11. Go to the Filter Menu and click on BLUR > MOTION BLUR
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 12.
Angle is best set to 0 and the distance to 10 pixels, but you may need
to play around with these.
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| 13. Make sure that your backround colour in the palette is
some shade of grey or flat white. |
| 14. Go to the Filter Menu and click on BRUSH STROKES > SPRAYED
STROKES |
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You need a Stroke Length of "12", a Spray Radius of "5", and the Stroke
Direction should be Horizontal.
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Finished. You may want to finish it off with a very slight inner
bevel from Photoshop's Effects menu as we have done here.
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