The chrome look isn't that hard to pull off if you study your reference. Pick any letter, and you'll see that there are 2 gradients working at the same time, the top half is a color to white gradient, while the bottom half is a black to color gradient. Knowing, you can easily make a chromed font. Here's a quick demonstration:
![[Image: 4qpL]](http://puu.sh/4qpL)
Obviously, the scale I made the gradient isn't that great (I just used the rectangle tools to make them
), so you'll have to study your reference more to figure how to make it better. You can also see that just adding the gradient isn't enough, you need to have the bevel too (the effect on the edges of the letter). For that, I recommend trying different approaches for the bevel on a plain letter, and then once you get something you like, combine it with the gradient for a final result.
EDIT: Here's another example, it's something I made for a side project.
![[Image: 4qqa]](http://puu.sh/4qqa)
Obviously, the scale I made the gradient isn't that great (I just used the rectangle tools to make them
), so you'll have to study your reference more to figure how to make it better. You can also see that just adding the gradient isn't enough, you need to have the bevel too (the effect on the edges of the letter). For that, I recommend trying different approaches for the bevel on a plain letter, and then once you get something you like, combine it with the gradient for a final result.EDIT: Here's another example, it's something I made for a side project.