Glossy effect

[sEaBiscuit]

look at this image :

how can i achive this effect using layer styles?
i played with the bevel and emboss settings and still i can come even close to this glossy effect, if you have any ideas please post them...

thanks.

[Lexiblue]

I have tried the same thing in layer styles, but haven't come close as to what can be accomplished by using photoshops other features. I have some contours that I created that make a gloss look, but again, may not be quite as good as what you are looking for. If you are interested in them, drop me a line and I will send them to you to experiment with.

Until then, here are a couple of tutorials on how to create that effect. (Some of these actually have a more realistic gloss look than your example.)

http://biorust.com/index.php?page=tu...etail&tutid=11
http://www.alanhettinger.com/tutoria...r/specular.pdf
http://graphicstudiofx.ashst.com/tutorials/candy.html
http://www.v4images.com/tutorials/tu...s.php?id=tut-3
http://www.idigitalemotion.com/tutorials/alien.html
http://www.infinite-fire.net/index.php?tutid=28
http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutoria...%20buttons.htm

I tried to pick a wide variety. Hope these help.

LexiBlue

[Milkdrop]

what i seem to do is, duplicate the layer i want to be glossified. I then give this new layer some zoom radial blur. I then set this layer to screen. I then give this layer some FILTER>SKETCH>CHROME. It does the job real nice.

[sEaBiscuit]

thank you guys youve been really helpful, the tutorials that Lexiblue linked to them have solved my problem, thanks.

[Milkdrop]

that is actually a very nice selection of tutorials on how to make glossy effects lexiblue. My method seems to only work with a lot of modifications but it does produce a nice effect.

[Lexiblue]

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I played around in photoshop using your technique. I got some pretty cool effects. Thanks for sharing how you do it, I would never have thought to use that combination of options. I like learning from you guys.

LexiBlue