Image · TextureNO.134 / 166

Watch: The metal surface is covered in very fine scratches running one way, and a highlight slides sideways along the grain. Brushed metal reflects a line of light, not a point.A line-art demo that only illustrates the technique, not finished footage.

Image · Texture

Brushed Metal拉丝金属

Fine scratches all running the same way stretch the highlight into a long streak.

Category: Texture
Group: Advanced
Medium: Image
Library: 134 / 166

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Prompt templates are written from how generation models usually behave and have not yet been verified one by one with real generations. “Common pitfalls” are judgment from experience, not official limits.

When to use it

Electronics and appliances, an industrial feel, premium materials.

Prompt template

brushed metal surface, fine directional scratches, highlights stretched into soft bands, reflections blurred, subtle highlight on chamfered edges.

Sample prompt · generate an image directly

The technique comes first, followed by the subject, scene, details and aspect ratio. Paste it straight into an image model and swap in your own subject.

Brushed metal surface, fine parallel scratches visible, the highlight stretched into a soft long streak, tiny chamfer highlights on the edges. A silver brushed-aluminum Bluetooth speaker sits on a dark gray surface, a horizontal highlight running along the brushing on its side. 1:1, scratches in one direction, no mirror reflection.

Common pitfalls

Reflections too crisp, looking like a mirror rather than brushed.
Scratches in random directions, like it's been scuffed.

Parameter tips

The brushing direction must follow the product's edges.