Plug-in for chrome effect (Photoshop)?

[Patentagosse]

What do you use to create that life-like chrome effect in Photoshop? Here I have EyeCandy5 - Impact from AlienSkin and Dreamsuite from AutoFX software. They're good but not exactly to my liking. I'd like to push it a step higher. The only "great" chrome effect I've seen has been made using, I think, 3D StudioMax. I'm not sure I want to learn "another" software right now...

Do you know a plug-in that really delivers great chrome rendering (where youcan easily set the lighting, reflexion... ?


(examples from Gemini's catalogue)

 

[signswi]

Use the right tool for the job. If you want 3D rendering with lighting, reflection, surface, etc. control you need to learn a 3D program. Nayaz 3D and Blender are both free.

You can fake the effect in Photoshop but it's pretty time intensive. Alternatively you can use actions but it'll just generate whatever look the action creates, no control over lighting/reflection/surface really. Here are a few: http://graphicriver.net/search?utf8=✓&term=chrome

 

[SightLine]

Lot of layer styles that can give the effect quick and easy in PS....

 

[Patentagosse]

Here are a few: http://graphicriver.net/search?utf8=✓&term=chrome

WoW! Thanks it's a very good link you provided.:U Rock:

 

[peavey123]

WoW! Thanks it's a very good link you provided.:U Rock:

Those all look like they'd be easily achieved with layer styles (Specifically, bevel and Emboss w/contour, gradient overlay and inner shadow) and made into actions. I didn't realize there were people out there who would pay $5 a pop?! doh!

 

[Ken]

Filterforge.com

 

[Patentagosse]

When you work alone in your shop, every minute you can shave on a job may worth the li'l $5 asked...

 

[Fred Weiss]

Chrome effect done using Filter Forge with drop shadow added in Photoshop. Metals filter by Locato was used for the chrome effect.