Brushed Steel

Visuele omschrijving

Matte steel with subtle directional grain and fewer sharp sparkles than standard steel.

Pixelcluster regels

Use short parallel grain clusters that follow the form.

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DD-MM-

DD--M-

Contrast

Medium-high contrast with compressed highlights.

Hue shifting

Blue-gray shadows, gray mids, warm pale highlights.

Highlights

Use narrow repeated strokes, not isolated pixels.

--HH--

MM--MM

--DD--

Shadow behavior

Shadows stay broad; grain should not break silhouette.

Outline

Dark cool-gray material outline.

Rim lighting

Thin cool rim only where it separates form.

Ambient lighting

Moderate ambient to keep brushed finish readable.

AA regels

AA only along major silhouette curves.

Dithering regels

Directional micro-lines allowed; checker dithering forbidden.

Veel voorkomende fouten

Bad:

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X.X.X.

Good:

MM--HH

DD--MM

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QA checklist

• 50% scale herkenbaar: Ja, by directional grain bands.
• Grain follows form.
• No random checker texture.
• Highlights are restrained.
• Outline remains material-specific.