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This is a video tutorial where I explain and show how to make metal texture without any photo reference or anything. Just pure photoshop!

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Hi! In this tutorial I will teach you a method I use to make textures without photo reference. It is a video tutorial which goes from nothing to the finished product you see below. Hope you enjoy!

Size: 90 MB
Length: 30 min
Download Link: TFS - Metal.zip
You will need to download the TechSmith video codec to watch this tutorial.

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joker_mx
joker_mx - - 54 comments

AWESOME! Thanks a bunch for the tutorial. I had been wanting to do this kind of textures for some time now.

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Klink
Klink - - 27 comments

I learnt a hell of a lot from this. To think that I had always created metal textures using mostly filters. Never again I say! Excellent tutorial!

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Crispy
Crispy - - 602 comments

I just started learning Photoshop and I've seen two other tutorials, one from a book and one from Game-Artist.net and I have to say this is much more hands on and produces a much better end result than the render>cloud method.

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Garrador Author
Garrador - - 91 comments

Thanks alot! =) I appreciate it, and I'm glad you found it learning.

I will make more, be sure of that!
The render>cloud is NOT to be used :P

Please leave comments all other who downloads and watch, it's my first one, so feedback and crits would be great! =)

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Crispy
Crispy - - 602 comments

If you can't think of the next one to do, a quick glass, wood or tiling petterned floor texture would be good.

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x986123
x986123 - - 365 comments

how about future looking steel?

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Garrador Author
Garrador - - 91 comments

I have these in mind:

-Wood
-Plaster
-Concrete
-Div nature types (grass, snow, ice, jungle etc)

Please suggest =) I'll consider them!

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8472
8472 - - 857 comments

I've always sucked with metal, thanks for this tutorial! Much needed. :D

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TaPuZ
TaPuZ - - 1 comments

it is great site :) thank you :)

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Networkfreak
Networkfreak - - 7 comments

I was able to watch the first 9 minutes yesterday evening before i got pulled away from my PC by my parents. Def the best tutorial on metal texture i have ever seen :D

Now make one for Wood and ill love you for ever lol

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Elite_DarkNimion
Elite_DarkNimion - - 1 comments

I'll have to say this is probably one of the best texture creation tuts on the web. I learned more in those 30 minutes then using how to: books over the past year. Just goes to show theres no substitue for seeing someone do it and explainning the steps.

Thank you a lot for making this VTM, I'm finally able to turn all those texture ideas in my head into viable game content. Kudos! :)

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IlanF
IlanF - - 8 comments

please upload this to somewhere else... i can't download anything from filefornt.
i get "Your download cannot be completed at this time. Please try again later by re-visiting FileFront.com."

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IlanF
IlanF - - 8 comments

"Unfortunately, the user at moddb.com will have to upload their file again. This one cannot be fixed. I apologize for any inconveniece this may cause you."

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Garrador Author
Garrador - - 91 comments

Oh, sorry. I'll try to get it up as soon as possible.

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Garrador Author
Garrador - - 91 comments

ok, its up now, new DL link up there! :) Did a full compression too, so now its only 90 MB.

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IlanF
IlanF - - 8 comments

thanks, the download is working :)

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CJUndead
CJUndead - - 149 comments

Thanks, great tutorial!

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nikwing
nikwing - - 1 comments

Pls upload the video again

thx

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kitkatt_1
kitkatt_1 - - 1 comments

Hello,

I am unable to access this tutorial anymore. Could you send me an updated link? THanks! :)

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Yachs
Yachs - - 78 comments

"Oops! An unexpected error (-1) has occurred". Upload this to somewhere else, please.

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thefoofighter
thefoofighter - - 71 comments

can u upload it again please?
If you need RapidShare or Megaupload hosting just ask me
:)

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