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FSX Metalic Paint

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Is there a way to create a metalic paint like you would find on a car. I am looking to make a blue metalic flake paint for the trim on my current project.
 
I use Paint Shop Pro...but I think Photoshop has an equivalent....
Play around with adding some "noise" to your specular texture :D
Note that it is very subtle in the pic. That is the key. ;)

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Yep. Roberts on it. I use Noise as well. Works great. Some people like Chuck Jodry, have developed new ways of using bump maps and speculars to interact with some wild effects. For simplicity, Noise works quite good.


Bill
 
Hi,

Could someone please elaborate on "noise"?
(I would like to know how to create a shiny metallic white painted surface, at the moment, but sure could use this info for other purposes.)
Cannot find any entries regarding (bump/specular) texturing from him.
Tks.
 
"Noise" is simply a "filter" in Photoshop. GIMP and PSP have similar filters as well.
 
Thanks Bill, but I knew that. I use Gimp.
But I do not understand where the noise comes in that would make it a shiny surface.
I use a bump texture and a specular color with alpha. It makes it shiny under a certainn sun angle but otherwise it remains mat/dull.
 
robystar said:
Thanks Bill, but I knew that. I use Gimp.
But I do not understand where the noise comes in that would make it a shiny surface.
I use a bump texture and a specular color with alpha. It makes it shiny under a certainn sun angle but otherwise it remains mat/dull.
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Make a copy of your base texture and then apply a noise filter to it. That way if you don't like the results, you can then make another copy and try a different noise filter setting.

I use Photoshop CS4 and make extensive use of the "Step Backwards" feature. This allows me to easily step back to just before applying a filter, and then try again. Either method will work though... :D

The "noise filter" will simply add some random "flecks of color" on the base colors, creating the illusion of metal flake in the paint.
 
Thanks, that is exactly what I (try to) do with the bump texture and its alpha channel.
Will try it after the game :), but then, you do not know what I am talking about.
 
For Bill:

When browing for more info and reading an old thread again, my eye fell upon my last reply to you.
To clarify: I was referring to the finals of the World Soccer Championship I think you know nothing about :)
So much for reviving an old thread and setting things straight.
 
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