anyone help with this brushed aluminum fill?

[rushworks graphics]

i'm trying to recreate a new file from a low res picture a client needs. for the life of me a can't get the brushed aluminum fill right.

i have followed 2 online tutorals on how to create it, but, i get the seam/gap in my fill and i just can work out how to avoid it. my new file is the one on the left.

i followed these to links>>
http://layersmagazine.com/brushed-metal-effect-in-adobe-illustrator.html

http://vectips.com/tutorials/create-a-brushed-metal-texture/


problem with the first link is that once you create the effect via the grain effect pattern, the edges are very jagged so its basically useless......and i have no idea how to stop the edges being jagged on this one.

the other link i did and thats the one i am using, but i am getting this gap when i use it.....

basically i need to work out how to use the fill, without getting the gap or, get a new brushed aluminum fill which looks like the one in the picture, and once applied has no gap or anything to screw up the file.

 

[Fred Weiss]

Sounds like your problem is in creating a seamless texture tile. I can offer you two options ...

Go to the Filter Forge website and download the free 30 trial. Then go to the filters section and pick the filter that looks best for your need. Keep in mind that each filter shown has thousands of possible settings, so you can tweak it well beyond the sample shown. Then just generate it at the size desired and you have a seamless tile that won't give you the problems you're having.

You can also have a look at the ready-to-use, brushed metal seamless texture tiles we offer at Express Clipart. Keep in mind that highlights and shadows can be added in Photoshop but not easily removed, so if you like the idea of a ready-to-use tile, Brushed Metal 001 is probably your best choice.

 

[Custom_Grafx]

I can second Fred's second option, as I have used it several times and I get good feedback.

 

[rushworks graphics]

thanks guys, really appreciate that advice as usual....awesome!