How to do scratches ?

Hi

Ben trying to figure out how to do scratches in photoshop that look realistic!

I know it has something to do whit brushes.. and i am using a scrtach brush!

When i try to make scratches, i chose a dark grey color, and add the scratches whit hte brush!.

but it just dosent look right..

tryed to play whit diffrent settings/colors along whit brush style.. but i just cant seem to get it to look good..

can any one give me a few pointers on how to do it?
or even a tut?.. generaly a few points should do.....

Create your scratch with a 1px pencil tool on a seperate layer, dulicate your layer and invert it (presuming B&W as starting colours) and move the layer one pixel down and to the left.

Use a soft light for the blend mode.

Tnx..

When u say Invert u do mean
Image->Adjustments->Invert
right?

and softlight as both blend modes?

scratches kinda like this is what i am trying to get..

Ahh

That's a different bag than the method I was trying to convey. Mine was more a scratched metal effect, what you are showing is a grunge effect.

I know little about grunge techniques (other than the rudiments) but I could perhaps direct you to a few resources. I may even be able to come up with a useful suggestion (don't hold your breath;))

Now we know it's a grunge thing, I am sure more TP members will chip in with sage advice.

It looks like the scratches are done through brushes, rather than any other PS technique. Your best bet would be to scour the numerous free brush site's. Use them in conjunction with blend modes and various levels of opacity etc....

http://qtone.sidez.net/
http://veredgf.fredfarm.com/vbrush/main.html
http://www.photoshop-stuff.com/Photoshop-Downloads/Photoshop-Brushes.html
http://www.dubtastic.com/resources.php

I seemed to have forgotten the useful links, maybe some of these will get you started. If you have a scanner the world's your oyster!

5> Alright.. tnx..

sadley i dont have a scaner YET!.. so far i ben using my digicam for doing my own textures/brushed and souch!

Any way gonna browse through the site, u gave me!.. Tnx

ben through the sites, no brushes that is usable for that effect..

Next Stage is to try to make on myself!...

Any one got a good Tut on how to do brushes? (i know how, just normaly they dont get that good :( )...

Not being funny but VBrush has over 150 sets each comprising of 20 odd brushes - that's a lot of brushes - none of them any use?

I won't go into making your own brushes as a quick scan of the help files will tell you more than I could hope to, it's not exactly taxing.

http://truly-sarah.com/brushes/brushlist.htm - could try this site too, but it's worthwhile making your own collection too

ben through them...

Loads of good brushes! but not what i am after.. So seems the only solution is to it yourself!..

Looking for some "raw" scrates/cuts

BTW ben though the Truly.sarah site.. it got some good brushes!

any way tnx for your help.