# 3d metallic trendy images **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 26, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769 "2003-07-26T03:44:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blah\_de\_blah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a8b319/32.png) [@blah\_de\_blah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blah_de_blah)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/1 "2003-07-26T03:44:47Z")
I’ve seen lots of these trendy images created in 3d and i was just wonderin how you do em. I’ve checked the useful tutorials and resources sticky, but couldn’t seem to find one. If you don’t know the ones i’m talking about, i was thinkin of somethin like what electrongeek does. If you go to his site ([electrongeek.net](http://electrongeek.net)), then portfolio \> graphics and on the last graphics tab, there are lots of metallic type textures. How do you do these in 3ds Max (a tutorial would be fine)? thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/2 "2003-07-26T03:46:59Z")
He uses Cinema 4D or something like that, so i doubt you could create the exact same effect as his site 😕 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/3 "2003-07-26T03:49:52Z")
yea i’ve heard about that. But i’ve seen it done in 3ds max :-\ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/4 "2003-07-26T04:08:15Z")
go to [www.3dbuzz.com](http://www.3dbuzz.com) best tuts and they have free video training…It can be achieved with any 3d app just gotta know your materials ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/5 "2003-07-26T05:16:48Z")
Yeah I believe electrongeek used C4D, but I could be wrong. I remember hearing him saying something about using splines and sweep nurbs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/6 "2003-07-26T05:36:59Z")
> \*Originally posted by 3d-iva \* > \*\*go to [www.3dbuzz.com](http://www.3dbuzz.com) best tuts and they have free video training…It can be achieved with any 3d app just gotta know your materials \*\* its also about knowing your modifiers too. you just gotta know your way around the proggie, then i guess it comes easyer. although i shouldnt be talking :x ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/7 "2003-07-26T05:40:27Z")
so all the shiny effects are all textures? and the others are just tubes? ok maybe not that simple…but what are sweep nurbs? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/8 "2003-07-26T05:46:51Z")
I’ve never used 3dsmax before so I’m not sure if they have sweep nurbs or not. I used a sweep nurb combined with a spline and a circle spline to create the tubes. As for the metallic texture, it’s a custom texture I created using photoshop and c4d. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-metallic-trendy-images/26769/9 "2003-07-26T05:50:18Z")
ahh thank you, but i guess the textures are the hard part eh. I actually found a tutorial on this, but none of the pictures on it show up ☹ I guess i will havta play around…