Macro Texture

[Josh66]

Is it related too 2011121501.

(you had an extra zero in there.)

LOL. That is my naming system for film scans. 2011 (year) 12 (month) 15 (day) 01 (frame scanned on that day). So this is the first frame I scanned on December 15, 2011.

 

[Josh66]

Not concrete...

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

But it looks fibrous rather than granular.

 

[BlackSheep]

Or soil, a track in dried mud?

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Is it extruded material?


BTW, I hate you for this.

 

[Josh66]

But it looks fibrous rather than granular.

That is probably because of the lighting.

When I say grain, I don't mean like film where it's random - more like wood where it runs in a certain direction, but it's not wood. "Grain" may not be a very good hint to people not familiar with the material... If you are familiar with the material, the grain direction is a very important aspect of it though.

...I feel like I am giving too many hints...lol.

 

[Josh66]

Or soil, a track in dried mud?

No.

Is it extruded material?

This one is hard to answer. It can be, but not always. I'll say yes though, since what I consider to be a non-extruded version of this material may in fact be extruded (depending on what your definition of extrusion is).

 

[Josh66]

According to Wikipedia, it is not an extrusion (in this example), though it can be made into one during the manufacturing stage.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I used granular in response to the concrete guess.

Ok, animal, vegetable, mineral, or synthetic?

 

[Josh66]

Mineral.

 

[Josh66]

...Trying to think of a hint that will help without totally giving it away.

I have a feeling that if this were in color it would be much easier to guess.

OK. Another hint. It's non-magnetic. That's the best hint I can think of without giving it away.

 

[BlackSheep]

Argh. I'm quite certain that when you tell us what it is, it will be so obvious it will hurt.

If I tell you I am a Jeep girl (I love your user name, well done!) will you tell us what colour it is?

 

[Josh66]

OK, I love me some Jeep girls.

The color, I would describe as silver. I can't decide if that is giving too much away or not...


OK - two prizes. One for guessing the material, and one for guessing how the pattern got there.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Sanded, filed, or ground aluminum?

 

[BlackSheep]

It's aluminum, no?

Brushed?