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GENERAL_SMILEY · Mar 10, 2003, 12:47 PM

Yes I am a bad person, yes this is probably the wrong place to ask this, but it really is about OS X honest.

Seriously where are the good tutorials on how to get the same brushed metal effect Apple uses?

After I've been pointed in the right direction, I promise never to bother you all again. Thanks in advance.

cpac · Mar 10, 2003, 12:50 PM

I believe you just have to use "textured windows" in Project Builder/Interface Builder.

Then you get brushed metal for free.

macmike42 · Mar 10, 2003, 01:11 PM

Originally posted by cpac:
Then you get brushed metal for free.

That just gave me a great idea! I'm all for GPL/BSD/Free Software/Free Speech/Free Beer stuff, and I'm against frivolous lawsuits/patents/intellectual property/digital right management, but hear me out:

What if clicking on the "textured window" checkbox in Interface Builder brought you to Apple's new "Brushed Metal License Agreement". You would presented with two choices: explain (in 100 words or less, subject to approval and waiting period) why you feel you should be allowed to use brushed metal in your application, or pay an exorbitant licensing fee to use it. This would not be handled on a per-developer basis, but rather on a per-window basis. Apple employees would also be subjected to the same set of rigorous standards.

What do you guys think?

Adam Betts · Mar 10, 2003, 01:28 PM

He isn't talking about brushed metal option. He want a photoshop tutorial on how to achieve the effect.

Brushed metal effect is fairly simple to make:

1. make gray as your background color

2. go to Filter>Noise

3. go to Filter>Motion Blur and set the direction to horiziontal

Those instruction is very basic so you should experiment with it for a while. Practice make perfect

kovacs · Mar 10, 2003, 01:40 PM

Thanks Adam, works like a charm...

GENERAL_SMILEY · Mar 11, 2003, 06:39 AM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
He isn't talking about brushed metal option. He want a photoshop tutorial on how to achieve the effect.

Brushed metal effect is fairly simple to make:

1. make gray as your background color

2. go to Filter>Noise

3. go to Filter>Motion Blur and set the direction to horiziontal

Those instruction is very basic so you should experiment with it for a while. Practice make perfect

Adam is correct, I was only looking to emulate the effect, not build an app - thanks for everybodies helpfull suggestions.

Nai no Kami · Mar 11, 2003, 08:26 AM

To achieve a "more Apple" effect in the brushed metal look, you could add to Adams flawless directions: a layer with the same shape you are "metalling" filled with a gradient that goes "gray-white-gray" and experiment with "Soft Light", "screen" and "mulltiply" blending modes and controlling opacity.

Rickster · Mar 11, 2003, 07:12 PM

What if clicking on the "textured window" checkbox in Interface Builder brought you to Apple's new "Brushed Metal License Agreement". You would presented with two choices: explain (in 100 words or less, subject to approval and waiting period) why you feel you should be allowed to use brushed metal in your application, or pay an exorbitant licensing fee to use it. This would not be handled on a per-developer basis, but rather on a per-window basis. Apple employees would also be subjected to the same set of rigorous standards.

But then there'd be less stuff for PerversionTracker to review...

sandsl · Mar 11, 2003, 07:40 PM

um...the suggestion was to open interface builder and do a screen capture of it...to save u re-creating it yourself.