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While I'm generally not a fan of filters outside of the default PS features as they can leave a gap in your skills if they become corrupted, or you're using a copy of PS without them installed and you haven't bothered to learn to create the effect manually, there are some effects which can only be achieved at a very high quality with plugins, unless you wish to devote most of the day to achieving them manually.

One such effect is chrome text. I don't mean brushed metal, or the popular faux metal effect using gradients, I mean convincing polished chrome. In terms of speed and realism, there is simply no substitute for the chrome effect in the Eye Candy plugin by Alienskin.

Many of you will know of this plugin set, but some of the beginner PSers won't.

This is just a stock setting, but you can adjust settings to get the bevel/colour/reflection map/curve qualities you are looking for. Eye Candy comes with a whole bunch of other simulation/textures features, but this is my favourite.

You can download and try out the plugin for a trial here: http://www.alienskin.com/eyecandy/index.aspx

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