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Cannot locate "Gloss" in Photoshop CC

  • March 7, 2018
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Hello,

I'm a complete nub to Ps & only started using it on the 24th of Feb. I decided to just buy a single month subscription to try it out & see if I could learn how to use it. I wanted to create a 3D model of the earth so that I could create an animation of it rotating for a video I'm working on. I found this tutorial: https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-shiny-earth-with-photoshop-3d-layers--psd-4838 but it's from 2009 & covers CS4 Extended. It seems the menus & options have changed quite drastically since then. Step 8 mentions changing the glossiness. I cannot find this option anywhere. Even the official online manual (3D panel settings in Photoshop) mentions "Gloss" under "3D Materials settings" & even shows a picture (https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/more-3d-panel-settings/_jcr_content/main-pars/image_3.img.png/ti_materialspanel.… ) which appears to show an old menu that no longer exists. What am I doing wrong? Where is the option to change gloss in CC?

Thank you kindly, R.E.D.

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    Correct answer davescm

    The panels were revised extensively in CS6, unfortunately the documentation has still not been changed to reflect this (something which I have raised with Adobe).

    The equivalent control is roughness which determines how light reflects off the material surface.  The higher the setting - the more light is scattered by the surface allowing you to move from glossy to semi gloss to more of a matt finish.

    Dave

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    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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    March 7, 2018

    This is a job for Super davescm​  !!!

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    Anonymous
    March 7, 2018

    Is it this? Open the 3D panel from the window menu.

    Fenja

    realeveryday_85691313
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    March 7, 2018

    No. Assuming all of that translates to: "Shine", "Reflection", "Roughness", "Bump", "Opacity" & "Refraction" these are the only options I get, when I need "Gloss" specifically. This is my 3D Material options: http://mewziq.com/MissingGloss.jpg

    R.E.D.

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    Anonymous
    March 7, 2018

    Sorry, I thought the first slider can be translated as "gloss" or "shine".

    Fenja

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