Application: Photoshop
Keywords: stainless steel tutorial, metal texture tutorial, photoshop tutorials
Author: PSD Graphics

Tutorial:

1. Start a new documet
Dimensions : 500×375px

2. Create a new layer
Fill it with any color. Double click on the new layer and make a gradient with these colors:
#85888f
#f0f0f2

3. Merge layers
Create a new layer under existing “gradient layer”.
Keep the gradient layer selected, hold CTRL and hit E button

4. Add noise effect
Go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise
Amount 20%

5. Add motion blur
Filter>Blur>Motion Blur
Distance: 35 pixels

With motion blur your metal texture sholud look similar to this one:

6. The last step is to add a shades to all corners of our brushed metal texture.
Use the Brush Tool:
Master diameter: 250 px
Hardness: 0%
Color: #8a8d96

Here is it, final look of the brushed metal texture.

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