Re: [artworks] Chrome Effect
- From: Nick K <signwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:08:42 +0100
In message <S2db8fe28cj.mccartney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
John McCartney <j.mccartney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A friend has asked me to generate a PDF comprising a couple
> of lines of text on a graduated rectangle with a chrome
> effect for the body of the characters. Without thinking, I
> promised I would do it but find that my chrome look isn't
> all that convincing.
no good turn goes unstoned...
> Can someone who has mastered this technique please show me
> how I can achieve it too.
Basically you need to split the text in half along the length and make
bottom segment darker graduation than the top unfortunately you'll
also need to allow an inset border around the text (which without a
contour tool is very difficult).
If you have image outliner then try using a thick border around the
text save as a bitmap and use image outliner to create a smaller
thinner letter, divide that in half with intersect and add graduation
to suit
You could of course edit each character by hand and clone duplicates.
ref google images for chrome letters to see what i mean
> The file shows a sample of my efforts so far. The axis of
> the highlight is arbitrary and is perhaps ill-chosen for
> the character X.
nick k
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