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<blockquote data-quote="FoxWander" data-source="post: 3837658" data-attributes="member: 1356"><p>Short version- I have a pic of Ironman that I'm trying to figure out how to make look chrome-polished and it seems to require more Photoshopping (actually I have Gimp and Paintshop Pro to work with) skills than I have. PLEASE HELP! Can someone either point me to or post a tutorial on how to achieve a chromed look <u><strong>OR</strong></u> (way better and for which I would be very, very grateful- not to mention in awe of both the skills and generosity involved!) is there any chance one of the artists here could shop the pic for me? Or, as the title says- Pimp my Warforged! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Either way, I'd really appreciate any help anyone can give. I'd do it myself if only I knew how. I've search for tutorials on chroming and so far all I've found were how to do text effects. Please help- the pic is attached to see what I'm trying to mod.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>YOU DON"T NEED TO READ BEYOND THIS POINT IF YOU DON"T CARE ABOUT THE CRAZINESS BEHIND THIS... <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p>And now the long version, if anyone cares. But first a disclaimer- this is munchkinny as heck and not normally how our games go, but it's been fun regardless. And heck, who doesn't like to cut loose with an 'anything goes' kind of campaign now and again.</p><p></p><p>My character (a warmage/wizard/ultimate magus) has recently been transformed into a living construct via a very generous Wish. The new form was to be based on a Warforged but my character hadn't seen too many and so was free to design it how he pleased. (He created the body his soul was to be transferred into, and has more than enough craft skills to create it quite well.) So I decided that my character's elven sensibilities would have him craft a "warforged" that looks much sleeker and more elegant than most (i.e. Eberron 'forged). So I've been researching various armored figures to find something that seems right. </p><p></p><p>I toyed briefly with the Hellgate: London Templar look- but that looks too much like a guy in armor, not a guy <em>made out of</em> armor! And then I smacked myself in the forehead for not thinking of Ironman straight off. (Especially with the movie trailer all over the net!) I looked through the various Ironman armor versions and really liked the one just before the Extremis mod- the pic in the attachment. It's what the movie armor is based on, but not as "tech" looking and it's at least <em>vaguely</em> (heavy emphasis on the <em>vague</em> and the <em>italics</em> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) medieval looking with the shoulder and arm bits. But, put this pic side by side with a warforged and they're quite similar enough to see Ironman as what I was looking for- a much sleeker, more elegant looking version. </p><p></p><p>So that's where I'm at- immortality thru living constructhood, in a body of my own design. And then we have the piles of this awesome new metal we've recently come into. It's the DM's inevitable "better than mithral and adamantine combined!" metal (I remind you now of that disclaimer). If you knew this DMs homebrew world you'd understand why I said it was inevitable- he <u>HAD</u> to have something like this and now we've found it. So I plated my new body with it. The "Heaven Metal" (as he calls it- there's another actual name but I don't recall it) has a highly polished chrome look when worked- hence the photoshop effect I'm looking for. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>So there you have the whole story, well what matters for this post at least. If you've read all of this and have the ability to help, I hope this hasn't put you off that notion, as I still need it- help I mean. (and probably in more ways than one) Thanks for your time and any help you can give.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FoxWander, post: 3837658, member: 1356"] Short version- I have a pic of Ironman that I'm trying to figure out how to make look chrome-polished and it seems to require more Photoshopping (actually I have Gimp and Paintshop Pro to work with) skills than I have. PLEASE HELP! Can someone either point me to or post a tutorial on how to achieve a chromed look [U][B]OR[/B][/U] (way better and for which I would be very, very grateful- not to mention in awe of both the skills and generosity involved!) is there any chance one of the artists here could shop the pic for me? Or, as the title says- Pimp my Warforged! :D Either way, I'd really appreciate any help anyone can give. I'd do it myself if only I knew how. I've search for tutorials on chroming and so far all I've found were how to do text effects. Please help- the pic is attached to see what I'm trying to mod. YOU DON"T NEED TO READ BEYOND THIS POINT IF YOU DON"T CARE ABOUT THE CRAZINESS BEHIND THIS... :heh: And now the long version, if anyone cares. But first a disclaimer- this is munchkinny as heck and not normally how our games go, but it's been fun regardless. And heck, who doesn't like to cut loose with an 'anything goes' kind of campaign now and again. My character (a warmage/wizard/ultimate magus) has recently been transformed into a living construct via a very generous Wish. The new form was to be based on a Warforged but my character hadn't seen too many and so was free to design it how he pleased. (He created the body his soul was to be transferred into, and has more than enough craft skills to create it quite well.) So I decided that my character's elven sensibilities would have him craft a "warforged" that looks much sleeker and more elegant than most (i.e. Eberron 'forged). So I've been researching various armored figures to find something that seems right. I toyed briefly with the Hellgate: London Templar look- but that looks too much like a guy in armor, not a guy [i]made out of[/i] armor! And then I smacked myself in the forehead for not thinking of Ironman straight off. (Especially with the movie trailer all over the net!) I looked through the various Ironman armor versions and really liked the one just before the Extremis mod- the pic in the attachment. It's what the movie armor is based on, but not as "tech" looking and it's at least [i]vaguely[/i] (heavy emphasis on the [I]vague[/I] and the [I]italics[/I] ;) ) medieval looking with the shoulder and arm bits. But, put this pic side by side with a warforged and they're quite similar enough to see Ironman as what I was looking for- a much sleeker, more elegant looking version. So that's where I'm at- immortality thru living constructhood, in a body of my own design. And then we have the piles of this awesome new metal we've recently come into. It's the DM's inevitable "better than mithral and adamantine combined!" metal (I remind you now of that disclaimer). If you knew this DMs homebrew world you'd understand why I said it was inevitable- he [U]HAD[/U] to have something like this and now we've found it. So I plated my new body with it. The "Heaven Metal" (as he calls it- there's another actual name but I don't recall it) has a highly polished chrome look when worked- hence the photoshop effect I'm looking for. :D So there you have the whole story, well what matters for this post at least. If you've read all of this and have the ability to help, I hope this hasn't put you off that notion, as I still need it- help I mean. (and probably in more ways than one) Thanks for your time and any help you can give. [/QUOTE]
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