What is the best way of rendering gold leaf lettering for a rendering to show a client useing illustrator or photo shop.
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Roderick
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Rendering gold leaf for a drawing
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Roderick,
I'd first recommend going to "Adobe Studio Exchange" where you can download free gradients, styles, actions, etc..
Here's a starting point for you: http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseSubmit.asp?t=13
Hope this helps.
Gary
I'd first recommend going to "Adobe Studio Exchange" where you can download free gradients, styles, actions, etc..
Here's a starting point for you: http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseSubmit.asp?t=13
Hope this helps.
Gary
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Gary,
Thanks for the link.I went there and kind of got overwhelmed.I'm not sure what to do with those things,I would need sombody to show me how to use them in a practical aplication from begining to end.Thats just the way my brain works or should I say doesn't work and it has to be slower than the Dave Butler methed.Sorry Dave you know I love you but your to fast for me.I would think that sombody might have written an artical for some magazine on this topic.
Roderick
Thanks for the link.I went there and kind of got overwhelmed.I'm not sure what to do with those things,I would need sombody to show me how to use them in a practical aplication from begining to end.Thats just the way my brain works or should I say doesn't work and it has to be slower than the Dave Butler methed.Sorry Dave you know I love you but your to fast for me.I would think that sombody might have written an artical for some magazine on this topic.
Roderick
Roderick,
Here's the basics for loading photoshop gradients:
1. Choose Edit > Preset Manager. 2. In the Preset Manager dialog, select "Gradients" from the Preset Type drop-down menu. 3. Click Load "File Name"; 4. In the Load dialog, find the new Gradient library and click Load.
I found a good example for you to start with. Once at Adobe Exchange, go to Photoshop > Gradients & search for "'Pure Gold & Silver Grd'" (it's rated 5 stars). If you want something with dimension, bevel, outlines, special effects, go to the "Photoshop Styles" section.
Gary
Here's the basics for loading photoshop gradients:
1. Choose Edit > Preset Manager. 2. In the Preset Manager dialog, select "Gradients" from the Preset Type drop-down menu. 3. Click Load "File Name"; 4. In the Load dialog, find the new Gradient library and click Load.
I found a good example for you to start with. Once at Adobe Exchange, go to Photoshop > Gradients & search for "'Pure Gold & Silver Grd'" (it's rated 5 stars). If you want something with dimension, bevel, outlines, special effects, go to the "Photoshop Styles" section.
Gary
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Roderick,
I more or less agree with Billy. For an approval drawing on a possible project, I question whether it is worth all the time trying to add the effects. If you are trying to do a rendering for your own satisfaction or your own display wall, that would be a different story.
It is not too hard to fill a shape with a gradient fill from pale gold to medium gold in Photoshop, if you want to take that step. The links Gary is giving you are for Style and Actions. They are both really cool, but it takes some reading and testing and time in Photoshop to learn how to do it.
Mike Jackson
I more or less agree with Billy. For an approval drawing on a possible project, I question whether it is worth all the time trying to add the effects. If you are trying to do a rendering for your own satisfaction or your own display wall, that would be a different story.
It is not too hard to fill a shape with a gradient fill from pale gold to medium gold in Photoshop, if you want to take that step. The links Gary is giving you are for Style and Actions. They are both really cool, but it takes some reading and testing and time in Photoshop to learn how to do it.
As always, I suggest anyone using Photoshop to log on to http://www.lynda.com and use their service for at least a month. They show how to use actions and styles in several of the Photoshop video clips. Your request above is delivered if really want to learn how to use the programs.I'm not sure what to do with those things,I would need sombody to show me how to use them in a practical aplication from begining to end.
Mike Jackson
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Thanks every body,
I downloaded a program from alien skin and it was pretty simple to do a nice metal gold rendering, but in the end I just show the client my gold leaf glass sample box and they were hooked.I forgot to show them the rendering after all.
I love Lynda .com by the way,it's worth the money.
Roderick
I downloaded a program from alien skin and it was pretty simple to do a nice metal gold rendering, but in the end I just show the client my gold leaf glass sample box and they were hooked.I forgot to show them the rendering after all.
I love Lynda .com by the way,it's worth the money.
Roderick