Creating a Threadplate Metal Texture
Tutorial in Basics, Effects, Goodies, Web
This is one of the many textures I designed for you. In this occasion I will show you how to create a thread plate metal. It will be very important the use of ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)), ((Layer Styles)) such as: ((Gradient Overlay)), ((Pattern Overlay)), and filters like: ((Add Noise)) and ((Motion Blur)). This texture can also be used as web source, when it comes to creating a header, buttons, and more.
Open a new document, 256×256px, and transparent background.
You will need to add grids. They are very useful, and can even be addictive, since they are of great help.
To place them, you will need to activate the rules (Ctrl + R).
Click and hold the mouse above the rule and drag it towards the center of the document. The grids will appear automatically.
In the following image you will see the values of the grids, vertical and horizontal.
With ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)) and Alt pressed, draw a selection as the one you see below.
Fill it in with black.
Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Gradient Overlay)).
Accept the changes and see the results.
Right click the name of the layer and choose ((Convert To Smart Object)) from the drop down menu.
Right click and select ((Rasterize Layer)).
Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J).
To the duplicated layer apply ((Edit))-((Transform))-((90º CCW)).
At the moment you will have 2 thread plates, one vertical and the other horizontal.
Duplicate these layers to get this result.
It is important that each thread plate fits with the center, where the grids cross..
Temporary, add a new background layer and fill it in with grey.
Select all the thread plates and press Ctrl + E to unify them.
Select the unified layer and press Ctrl + T to activate ((Free Transform)).
Then place 45º as rotation value (pointed with a red arrow in the image below).
Eliminate the layer with the grey background.
With ((Rectangular Marquee Tool)), trace the following selection.
It is important that the selection is well centered.
Save the ((Pattern)). ((Edit))-((Define Pattern)).
Open anew document, 350×150px, and white background.
Double click the white layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).
((Blending Options)).
((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors: #5a5555, #909191, and #5a5555.
((Pattern Overlay)). Select the Pattern that you saved in the previous document.
Accept the changes.
Create a ((New Layer)) and fill it in with black.
Apply ((Filter))-((Noise))-((Add Noise)).
Change the layer mode to ((Screen)).
Finally apply ((Filter))-((Blur))-((Motion Blur)).
This is the final result.
