Diffusion on a flat surface

[Serge Leone]

Hello,

First off – i want to recreate a surface i saw on a flash app.
It´s a virtual clone of a drum-machine.

I don´t really know how they did the surface.
I thought with a gradient mesh and very subtle changings – did not work out…

same goes to 3d diffusion since its flat

anyone got any clues leading me in some direction?

thanks in advance

[Vincent Rosati]

Maybe something like this:
https://www.newinelabs.com/rosati/tutorials/illustrator_metal_panel_cs2.ai

It’s a radial gradient with a raster brushed metal tile on top. The edges are opacity mask gradients, accessed in the Transparency drop-down menu.

Vince

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[Serge Leone]

Wow, just wow 🙂

Thank you very much for your fast reply, even more for the supplied file.

good karma

greetings, mike