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Easy Copper Pipe - Photoshop Tutorial
Here is a very easy tutorial for mechanics and technical artists that need to create good front end graphics for their HVAC or Mechanical drawing programs. All it takes is 6 easy steps and you have yourself a realistic looking copper pipe. This pipe can be changed using the Hue/Saturation features at the end to give it a different look, such as steel or metal.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Create a New File in Photoshop.
2. Create a new layer by pressing Shift+Ctrl+N.
3. Select the Rectangular Marquee tool. Draw a tall rectangle shape for the pipe.
4. Select the Eliptical Marquee tool and holding down the Shift key, add a circular selection to the bottom of the rectangular selection, like shown in the figure below:
4. Choose the Gradient tool. Select ‘Copper’ gradient from the gradient fill options in the gradient editor.
5. Fill the selection from left to right.
6. Press ctrl+d to deselect. Create a new layer again and draw a circle at the top of the pipe. Use ‘Copper’ gradient again to fill the selection, but this time fill from right to left. You should have a pipe now.
7. If you would like to change the color of the pipes. Merge all layers, then goto Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Change the Hue slider to give the pipe a different color...or slide the Saturation slider to -100 to make it black/white for steel piping.
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