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Aged look?

Hey all, I need some help...I'm making a sword and right now its like looking brand-new right off the shelf, and I need it to look old, warn, rusted...ect. It needs to look like its been sitting there for 100 years without moving..does anyone know any tutorials or filters I can do to make it look like this? Thanks

try a layer mask with the polygon laso toll to cut out some of the blade to make it look worn.....
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you could try using color burn too ussually steel that old had high concentrations of carbon and got darker as it aged

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I have flash in the pants!

no more suggestions?=lookaroun

http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/met_texture.html

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- Keith

Another good idea would be to try searching on Google.com. A lot of people don't think of it as a tutorial search engine, but it works.

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try adding some noise to it. Maybe use a brush or 2 that have texture to them. Add some rust or chips.

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