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Let's make some liquid looking chrome.


Making Liquid Metal:

 

 1.
-Start by making a new 400x400 pixel image with a white background. -Click on your channels tab and create a new channel.

 2.
-Next use the add noise filter and use a setting of [Amount = 630 (400 in PS 6.0)], [Distribution = Uniform] and leave the Monochromatic "un" checked. -side note: Do all of these steps in your channels, not the layers...

 3.
-Now run the filter/texture/patchwork and use the settings I have. [Square Size = 8] and the [Relief = 0]

 4.
-Now go to filter/stylize/Glowing edges and use the settings that I used. [Edge width = 14], [Edge Brightness = 5], [Smoothness = 5]

 5.
-Now run the difference clouds filter TWO times and it should look similar to the graphic I put up on the left. -Now take that channel and drag it into the create new channel to "duplicate" the original channel. -Now on your "duplicate" channel hit Ctrl/I to "invert" the channel.
 6.
-Now run the filter/sketch/chrome and use the setting of [Detail = 2] and [Smoothness = 4]
 7.
-Now go to image/adjust/ and run the equalize setting. There are no settings to adjust here so just run the filter and your images should now look like mine...

 

  8.
-Click your Layers tab and create a new layer and fill that new layer with black. -Now Go back into your Channels tab, and Ctrl+Click the channel you have been working on to "activate" that channel. You should now have a scattered amount of the "marching ants". -Now go back to the new "layer" you just made and with the selection still "active" fill that area with white. Once you have it filled hit Ctrl+D to "deactivate" it.
 Whew! Your done! Now you have a liquid chrome metal that is excellent for textures, bump maps, or even use it on your interfaces.
 Here is mine with a hue/saturation adjustment layer on top of my original pic. To make an adjustment layer just Ctrl+Click on the new layer tab and select what type of adjustment layer you want to make...

If you have any questions or comments regarding this tutorial please post it in this thread
http://forum.teamphotoshop.com/showthread.php?t=24729
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