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Warp wrote:
> Xplo Eristotle <xpl### [at] infomagic net> wrote:
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>>Even assuming you were going for a "forged iron" look for the links (as
>>I guess from the color and finish), a chain wouldn't be that rough. Cut
>>back on the normal; you want slight imperfections, not faux leather. I
>>wouldn't expect an iron chain to be that dark, either.. but I know some
>>iron IS that dark, so I leave it to your judgement.
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>>As for the rust... Usually, when bare iron rusts from exposure to
>>moisture in the air, it doesn't go in bits and pieces, it rusts all at
>>once. If you can find photographs of a rusty chain or something similar,
>>you'll probably see that it all just goes kinda dull and brownish.
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> Compare it to this:
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> http://www.bio-vision.nl/ecards/gif/033306.jpg
As you can see, the metal is more brownish than black.. and while the
metal is heavily dinged, the normal you used isn't a particularly good
match.
This chain's not even particularly rusty.
-Xplo
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