Brushed Metal Effect in Adobe Illustrator

CATEGORIES: Tutorials, Illustrator | Scott Weichert | March 21, 2008

Using Illustrator's Gradient Editor and Graphic Styles, you can create a brushed metal effect that you can apply to any shape or text.

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Visitor Comments

Pretty cool...Have you all thought about providing a text transcript of your videos down below. Makes it easier for those of us who need to repeat steps over and over cuz we just can't get it right. :-)

david | March 25, 2008 12:00pm

I agree. Very cool tutorial. Having transcripts also makes it easier for people who are deaf or hard of hearing appreciate these lovely tips!

tara | March 26, 2008 15:42pm

Hi,

I am trying over and over again to make the steel effect but for some reason I cannot get the photoshop effect to work in illustrator. Am I doing something wrong? Is this just for CSI 3?

Thank you.

Elizabeth | March 28, 2008 09:44am

Great Tutorial! It saved me from missing a deadline.

Thanks

PS. I couldn't hear anything. The transcript comment is good idea.

Creative Gong | April 01, 2008 17:10pm

Is anyone else having the problem where it goes into an advertisement just before showing the effects being used and it never brings you back to the tutorial afterwards?

Josh | April 02, 2008 13:25pm

I could not hear anything either?
Checked all my audio settings and they were all working, so don't know what happened?

Kathryn | April 03, 2008 16:57pm

Really liked this tutorial, thanx!! However I can't get new colors applied to the fill's graphic style like he's doing in the Text example. When I click the swatch it swaps the g.s. (gradient) for the new color. Tried holding down the Alt a/o Ctrl key but still not getting the desired affect.

Chief Cornplanter | April 04, 2008 22:47pm

Hows about a printed version of this tutorial, and a Quicktime version for someone to save, like you use to. My 2-cents

wallis Parnelle | April 05, 2008 22:15pm

I tried this and all went well until I tried to save it. It would not save because of a file error. I closed illustrator and restarted the computer and repeated my earlier steps successfully but now I can't get the photoshop filter to work- it's ghosted. I'm in RGB mode too. Very confused why it almost worked (except for saving it) and now won't go at all.

Michael Gydé | May 02, 2008 15:52pm

You saved me on my final for my illustrator class. Much more interesting than this F'n school man, thanks.

Camryn Hernandez | May 03, 2008 19:57pm

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