Rendering Realistic Chrome Photoshop tutorial

Part 6
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Step 1:
Now I just duplicated the top side and moved it down and rotated it
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Step 2:
Chrome is very reflective so you have these shades of light to dark and dark to light. This can be a gradient like where you see a smooth transition from or you can see a sharp transition. Make new Layer set the mode to overlay, get the brush tool 20% opacity get color white and with a brush make a nice stroke right down the middle. this will further enhance the chrome highlights.