# Acheeving this color/texture in PS CS **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [March 20, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722 "2006-03-20T23:48:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hogfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@hogfish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hogfish)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/1 "2006-03-20T23:48:36Z")
Hey guys I use Photoshop CS and I loved how the robots looked in eye robot. All I am trying to do is recreate that white texture sort of see through look the robots had. I have like a horizontal bar I want to apply it to. Its sory of a white plasticky look to it and sort of see through. Has anyone got some skills on doing that? Thanks for you help. see the [irobotmovie.com](http://irobotmovie.com) for a look at the robot plastic look. ---
**Author:** ![fasterthanlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecc23a/32.png) [@fasterthanlight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fasterthanlight)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/2 "2006-03-21T00:18:58Z")
[www.february-stars.com](http://www.february-stars.com) i kind of have a plastic thing going on on the edges make a white box, duplicate the layer and invert the new layer so that the box is black. put the black box behind the white box gaussian blur the black box at like 7-10 pixels, this will be your drop shadow ctrl-click the white layer so that the box is selected, now, select the black layer in the layer palette and hit delete. this should leave a hollow drop shadow. now set the layer opacity of the white layer to around 10-20%, should look something like this. ![](http://www.february-stars.com/irobot1.jpg) This effect works best with a complex background, or a background that isnt a solid colour… you want elements behind the plastic so that it looks like plastic. ![](http://www.february-stars.com/irobot2.jpg) of course, you will have to fiddle with a white-to-transparent white gradient to get that beveled effect, but its not hard 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dreeft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dreeft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreeft)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/3 "2006-03-21T00:40:02Z")
Works nicely, the effect looks like laminate. I would suggest a slightly less transparent version for the iRobot white. ---
**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/4 "2006-03-21T04:41:36Z")
Hmmm if your’e lookin for a laminate look, I’ve provided a source file a while back:[http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=205963](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=205963) You can also take that same look and increase the white opactiy of the transparent plastic, and apply some satin to it or somethin, of that nature. ---
**Author:** ![fasterthanlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecc23a/32.png) [@fasterthanlight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fasterthanlight)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/5 "2006-03-21T06:46:57Z")
not really useful but i found cool nonetheless, a glass block… ![](http://february-stars.com/glassblock.jpg) made using the same techniques but with a few twists which i can’t reveal…i’m just too lazy right now to type them out ---
**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/6 "2006-03-21T06:53:29Z")
[ot]Woowt- I got jamie hosting and a domain so i get to see his hot work- im excited[/ot] ---
**Author:** ![fasterthanlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecc23a/32.png) [@fasterthanlight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fasterthanlight)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/7 "2006-03-21T07:00:33Z")
^^Its true, darkmotion definately hooked me up with hosting and the domain name ---
**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/8 "2006-03-21T10:50:56Z")
now present more kick-\*\*\* work :P!! ---
**Author:** ![hogfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@hogfish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hogfish)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/acheeving-this-color-texture-in-ps-cs/182722/9 "2006-03-21T18:10:44Z")
Thnka you guys so much. fasterthanlight thanks for the break down. And Simplistik thanks for the source. However I guess I might have to turn to a 3d app to get the fx I am looking for. The plastic look is cool, but it looks like on the Ns 5 robot it has some sort of texture to make the platic look as if it is a hard plastic surface… Not sure if I am explaining it right. I wil play with what you guys have provided. Thanks a mil