Your Link layer should now have a nice chrome look as well.įrom this point we just need to save each layer as a separate PNG image. Turn off the visibility of the Side layer and turn on the visibility of the Link layer., and repeat Step 6., this time to the Link layer, and apply the Intermediate Chrome settings using the Curves dialog. The highs and lows of all the curves change the intensity of each area in the shape of your image to get those adjusted shades of light and dark gray that simulates the chrome look. Keep in mind that using curves in this manner only works well on a grayscale image. Once you have your curve adjusted, as shown, click OK to apply the settings. Still working on the Side layer, go to Colors>Curves and match the settings shown below, which is the Curves preset I included called Intermediate Chrome.
Since our image already has “shape” or depth as a result of the blurring and bump mapping process, all we need to do now is adjust the curves. We will cover different ways to achieve this chrome effect in a future tutorial, but for now let’s work with the simplest method. Let’s make this one look like it is chrome plated. From here you can add additional layers set to different layer modes to apply color, rust or whatever. (Duplicate/Blur/Bump/Blur) And you should have something like this. Delete the blurred Link copy layer and repeat step 4 for the Side layer, following all the same procedures. Now turn off the visibility of the Link layer and turn on the visibility of the Side layer. Go to Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur and use 10 for both settings to smooth out the surface of the image, and then go back and unlock the alpha channel. You will have quite a bit of distortion resulting from the max depth setting, so lock the alpha channel (click the little box at the top of the layers dialog). Select the original Link layer and go to Filters>Map>Bump Map and enter the following settings, making sure the Link copy layer is selected for the bump map. When you are finished, turn off the visibility of the blurred, duplicate layer. On the duplicated layer, go to Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur and use 25 for both settings. Turn off the visibility on the Side layer and duplicate the Link layer. Now that we have our two basic shapes, we need to give them some form so they have a more 3D look. Make another rectangle selection from the center, but this time 350 pixels high x 50 pixels wide, and fill it with the gray color, then deselect it.
Now shrink the selection by 50 pixels and hit the delete key to “cut out” the center area of the link, then go to Select>None.Ĭreate a new transparent layer and name it Side. Set your FG color to 989898 and fill the selection. Set the radius for the Rounded corners to 150, then place your mouse cursor in the exact center of your image, where the two guides intersect, and make a selection 350 pixels high by 200 pixels wide. Select the Rectangle select tool and check the boxes for Rounded corners and Expand from center. Create a vertical and horizontal guide in the exact center of your image, 250 pixels for the vertical guide and 100 for the horizontal guide. Open new image 300x500 pixels at 300 ppi.Ĭreate a new transparent layer and name it Link. You may wish to simply recreate the curve as it is shown, and then save it if you don’t want to restart Gimp.
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Download the preset and save it to your Gimp user 2.6 Curves folder and restart Gimp. This tutorial requires the Intermediate Chrome Curves Preset I have included for your convenience.
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