Eroded brass background

I am looking for a tutorial on how to make an eroded brass look for a background that I need to make. I have been unable to locate a tutorial on this anywhere so any help would be appreciated. I just want a light brass that looks either worn or eroded. Thanks in advance.

Keith

How weathered are you thinking?

Like this:
http://fp.mcunnington.free-online.co.uk/images/large_lapel/brass%20sc%20hampshire.jpg


This:
http://www.pandkmilitaryantiques.com/products/Brass%20Hats.JPG

This:
http://www.finesign.co.uk/Brass%20Plaque.jpg

This:
http://www.hkehome.com/myzippos/zip-weathered-brass.jpg

This:
http://www.custom-mailboxes.com/images/si175fp.jpg

This:
http://www.tubz.com/images/Newport/08W.jpeg

I like this one the best.

http://fp.mcunnington.free-online.co.uk/images/large_lapel/brass%20sc%20hampshire.jpg

thanks for the help

MAtty a republican!!!!!
What a suprise lol, go figure

This is a nice brass too. Third one down on the left.

http://www.tribalcog.com/downloads/china.html

Sorry, I had forgotten about this. I gave it a shot, and I've gotten the general format of what needs to happen. Now for specific detail (scratches and dents) you will of course have to draw that in yourself, but look at the following image and let me know if that's what you want. If so, I'll let you know how I did it:

http://www.mattstanzel.com/images/brass.jpg

Yeah, thats what I was looking for. Nice and light for a bg. No big deal that you forgot about it, I was not in a huge hurry. Next time you have a few spare minutes to type I would definitely like to know how you did it. Thanks for the help.

I'm at my In-Laws right now for supper, but after Sopranos tonight I'll come home and do it.

Sorry it took so long:
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1) Create a new document, size is up to you
2) Select the following 2 colors for you palette
R: 299 G: 190 B: 141
G: 254 G: 236 B: 184

2) Filter --> Render --> Fibers
Select a Valence between 10 and 18
Select a Strength of 1
Click "Randomize" until you get a lighter-colored result
(http://www.mattstanzel.com/teamps/tutorial3/basic_filter_01.jpg)


3) Select your burn tool and brush about randomly,
ensuring you have a nice mix of dark and light areas
(http://www.mattstanzel.com/teamps/tutorial3/basic_layer1_burned.jpg)

4) Select the color
R: 110 G: 60 B: 43

5) Create a new layer

6) Fill the layer with your new color
Edit --> Fill
Set the opacity of your new layer to 75%
(http://www.mattstanzel.com/teamps/tutorial3/basic_layer2_done.jpg)

7) Create a new layer

8) Filter --> Render --> Clouds

9) Filter --> Artistic --> Sponge
Brush Size: 10
Definition: 25
Smoothness: 11
(http://www.mattstanzel.com/teamps/tutorial3/basic_filter_02.jpg)

10) Set the opacity of your new layer to 12%

11) Set the layer mode of your new later to 'Multiply'
(http://www.mattstanzel.com/teamps/tutorial3/basic_layer3_done.jpg)

12) Create a new layer

13) Select your original color palette
R: 299 G: 190 B: 141
G: 254 G: 236 B: 184

14) Filter --> Render --> Clouds
15) Filter --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur
Set the radius to 6px
(http://www.mattstanzel.com/teamps/tutorial3/basic_filter_03.jpg)

16) Set the layer mode of the new layer to "Solf Light"
(http://www.mattstanzel.com/teamps/tutorial3/basic_layer4_done.jpg)

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If you want to know how I put the other items on there, let me know and I'll type that up too, but you wanted the background you said, so we'll leave it at that for now