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Creating An amazing GLASS TEXT with Adobe Photoshop

You can take any background to work  with.

I am using this pink coloured striped pattern for my glassy text effect that I have created using the same Adobe Photoshop Software.

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Choose a stylish font you have or any other you wish to and type whatever you want and then duplicate this text.

I have typed our Organization’s (Techdivine) abbreviation TD.

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Step 1
Set the fill opacity of the text to 0% and start off the effects.

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Step2
Go to blending by right clicking on the text layer and selecting Blending Options

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We are using lots of effects from the Blending Options. We are also adding Contours to make the effect on the text more real. As Below:

1. Starting with Drop Shadow
2. Select the Drop Shadow option
3. In the right pane, change Blend Mode to Normal and color black
4. Set Opacity to 65%
5. Angle to 25°, check the box Use Global Lighting
6. Set Distance to 20px
7. Spread to 12% and Size to 23 px
   

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Step 3

• We will now give Inner Glow
• select Inner Glow from left pane.
• Change Blend Mode to Color Dodge
• Set opacity to 70%
• Noise 0%
• Set the color to grey shade (#9b9b9b)
• From the Elements
• Change Techniques to Softer
• Source Edge
• Choke 0%
• Size 20px
• From Quality
• Edit the Contour option create the shape like in the image below

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Back to the Quality
Set the value of Range to 55% and Jitter 0%
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Step 4

• Now Select Inner Shadow from left pane.
• Change the Blend Mode to Overlay and color White
• Set Opacity to 75%
• Angle to 28°
• Distance 5px
• Choke 0%
• Size 20%

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Step 5

• Select Bevel & Emboss from left pane
• In the right pane under Structure
• Change the Style to Inner Bevel
• Technique to Chisel Hard
• Set the value of Depth to 750%
• Change the Direction to Up
• Set the value of Size and Soften to 1px
• Under the Shading options
• Angle is 28° by default
• Set the Altitude to 20°
• Edit the Contour option and create the shape like in the image below

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Check the box Anti-aliased
Now Change the Highlit Mode to Overlay and change the color to grey shade (#9b9b9b) with Opacity 35%
Change Shadow Mode to Overy and change the color to black with opacity 50%
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Step 6

• We will now give a stroke to the text
• Select Stroke from the left pane
• Now in the right pane
• Set the Stroke Size to 8px
• Change the Position to Center
• Blend Mode to Soft Light and set the Opacity to 55%.
• Change the Fill Type to Gradient
• Change the Gradient pattern as shown below in the image and check the box Reverse
• Change the Style as shown and check the box Align with Layer.
• Set the Angle to 90° and scale to 100%

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Step 7

• At this step our half work is done
• Select Satin from the left pane
• Change Blend Mode to Soft Light and color to Black
• Set opacity to 75%
• Set the Angle to 130°
• Change the values of Distance to 16px and Size to 5px
• Change the Contour to 5th pattern Check the box Anti-aliased and uncheck the box Invert.

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Now our image should be looking like this
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But we can still work on our text to get much better output and will look much more awesome.
Select the Text copy which you at the very start made and hide the original text layer. This time we will work with some spectacular highlights and some very soft shadows falling to the backgroud.

Step 8

• Go to the blending mode of this layer
• Change the Fill opacity of this layer to 25%.
• Under Advance Blending
• Check the boxes of Blend Interior Effects as Group
• and Transparency Shapes Layer and rest uncheck the boxes.

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• Step 9
  
• Select Bevel & Emboss
• Come to the right pane
• Under Structure select Style as Inner Bevel,Technique as Smooth
• Set the Depth value as 70%
• Select Up Direction
• Set the values of Size to 25px and Soften 0px
• Under Shading Set the Angle to 80°
• Uncheck the box of Global Light and set the Altitude to 30°
• Change the Gloss Contour to 4th pattern from second line in the menu and check the box Anti-aliased
• Change Highlight Mode to Color Dodge and color White with opacity 70%
• Change Shadow Mode to Color Burn and color to grey shade (#9b9b9b) with opacity 45%

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• Step 10
  
• We will now give some shadow to this layer.
• Select Drop Shadow and change the values as below
• Blend Mode Soft Light and color Black with opacity 50%
• Angle to 28° and check the box Use Global Light
• Distance 3px
• Spread 0px
• Size 20px and Check the box for Anti-aliased for Contour under Quality.

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Step 11

In the left pane under Bevel & Emboss select Contour
Set the Range to 40% and check the box Anti-aliased.

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We are almost done with our text part. The Image should now look somewhat like this
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But you must be wondering that there isnt any light reflection on our background image. So at our last step we will complete that too.
Just create a new layer under the original text or above the background image

Step 12

After creating the new layer and as this layer is active press Ctrl+G to group this layer.
What happens when we change the Blending Mode of this group to Color Dodge is that, Dodging this grouped layer is a quick way of blending with white color with transparent layer. And with the new layer still active, while pressing Ctrl click on any of the text layer to make the selection of the text.

With your empty color dodged layer selected, click the Add layer mask  icon in the bottom of your Layers palette and then do a Ctrl + I to invert the mask. You’re ready to start dodging.

Use a soft white brush, about 45px in size and 15% flow, and make some gentle strokes in front of the glass’s highlights. You can tone down the layer’s opacity (80%) if things get a little too bright.  Final Image Below:

Final Image

Have Fun!

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In this tutorial we will create our very own special effect cool glowing lines.

It is a simple tutorial from which you can make your own desktop wallpaper and do so much more.

Step1:
Create a new document. I prefer selecting the size of 1280×1024 pixels and resolution 300.

Select background color as Black or you can change the background color later too.

Select the Brush tool then change the settings of the brush to size 3 pixel, 0% hardness and color white.

Create a new layer and then select Pen tool. Change the mode of Pen tool to Paths.

Now create the shapes like I have done below. Once you are comfortable with this tutorial,

which you will be very soon, you can add and create effects for your own shapes.

After drawing the line, right-click anywhere in the document and select stroke path.

Then in the options select Brush and check the box of Stimulate Pressure and hit OK.

Repeat this step for 4-5 times to get a good curved brush stroke.
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Step2:
Now we will make pattern of this stroked path. With the same layer active, hold Ctrl button and click on the active layer.

This will create a selection of the stroked path.

Now go to menu Edit>Define Brush Preset and save as a Brush.

Now hide this layer and select Brush tool.

Go to Brush settings and select the brush you just created (Hint: the recently created brush will appear at the very end) and change the settings as shown below.
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Step3:

Create a new layer and with the same brush as active that we just created

and edited, start drawing from left of the document to the right. You will see that all the lines must be different from each other due to the settings we have done. The image should look somewhat like below.

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Step4:

After completing the above step, we will now give some glow to it.

Go to the blending options of the layer you are working on and use the settings below.

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Step5:
Now make a duplicate of this layer you are working on.

Again go to the blending option of the duplicated layer and change the outer settings as below.

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(Note: In the previous layer under the blending option for outer glow, we had gradient with transparent color at both the corners and for this step the ends are filled[colored] & not transparent)

Step6:
Draw some small dots of about 4-5 pixels in a new layer and repeat the steps 4 and 5.

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Step7:
Now make a new layer and select the Gradient tool and select the following pattern and style

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Fill the gradient in whichever way you like to. Change the blend mode to Color and set the Opacity to 55%

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