Does anyone know how to get a good brushed aluminim effect with photoshop? I was just wondering because i was making a background (something kinda like longs) with brushed aluminum with the streaks that are noticable but not too big. I was thinking of a -60 degree angle for the streaks.

i think thats a texture, but im not sure

hmm. I seem to have found a way to do something like it, but it only goes vertical or horizontal, not diagonal. Its filter->texture->grain type=vertical

is there a way to get this to slant? or is there a way to manipulate the canvas so it looks diagonal?

thanks for the help.

take a screenshot and rotate it lol..i dunno..

try havin a look @ this tutorial...
http://www.eyeball-design.com/tutorial_afterfx07.htm

then i guess u could rotate it or smth

Hmm...I use psp, but wht about a gradient? I'm sorry, I'm not sure hwat you mean by brushed aluminum.

maybe try rotating the object itself or the layer

d'oh! motion blurs and noise. I never thoght of that. i'm stupid. brushed aluminum, for those of you who don't know, is the kind of aluminum that has the streaks through it (do a search on yahoo images to get a gander)