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creating a glass look a like flat shape...


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new here but not so new in photoshop, i have aquestion to you all... i've scannd somthing, and i want it to look like its behind a glass window.. the object is pressed to the scanner so i got the behind somthing feeling.. now how do i make it look more like a glass window? a glass wall..? :(|
 
Welcome to the board Mo :}

About your question. Glass is transparent, unless you don't see any reflections or dirt on it and if it's colorless, you won't see it.
So what you have to do is to create some reflections and the best way to create these is look at some examples around you or Google images. Dirt can be added using special brushes and opacity.
Some glass has color, so you might consider to add some some slight color if you're after this kind of glass.

Good luck and probably more members will have some suggestions.

(Btw, No need to spam this board 3 times with the same question Mo or to use a cry "emoticon", people will get irritated and tend to ignore your question and moderators have lots of extra work with locking and redirecting threads. Be patient! Don't post the same question twice in the same "General questions" forum either.
People who check the board, only check for new messages, there is a special button for that, so your message will always be noticed)
 
One word - reflection. Well, it's an option. Can't see what else you could use since glass is supposed to be smooth and transparent. So you could get a picture of someone's face, blur it, distort it, and place it on a level above the image. You can also try some directional light sources - like imitating the shape of light falling in through a window pane.

Otherwise you can place your image in a frame, then add some texture around it which will allow you some contrast with a glossy surface, thus enhancing it (I guess \:] ).

You can have a look at posts relating to a glossy book cover. Kiwi provided some very nice tips on that.
http://www.photoshopgurus.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1869&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
 
Oops, sorry about that folks. Had to go searching for that link and still had the message open on the unanswered post. Didn't mean to repeat what John1 said. Honest!
 
it was by mistake.... didn't mean to.. i just didnt see my massege posted.. no intention of spaming this forum... sorry.
thank for the reply.
 
thank u! been very helpfull the link..! going to creat some replections!
thanks :D
 
Don't forget that you can inlfuence the brain. The small image doesn't give the brain the impression that we're looking at glass, while the larger image does. The more realistic a window is, the more "realistic" the glass, even if you don't see it.
 
AS John said the trick is to fool the brain into thinking there is glass.
I did that here by adding a window frame, and on a layer above the picture I filled with a light rey and added a little noise and then reduced the opacity to get the feel of a window
 
Yes Rick, you're partly right, but that's not why I tried to explain Mo with my 2nd post.

Look at my attachment. Does the glass look like glass. No. Why? Because;

a. the window looks fake
b. the background looks fake

The brain will 'say'; "I'm being fooled here!". So the brain will not "see" glass.

So reflections do help, but are not always necessary.
 
There are several ways to make an image look as if it were behind a sheet of glass. One is with layer styles. If you have never done this you can download a simple set that I have at http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/6075534/. Up to you. To get them to work on an image you will need to copy the background layer then apply the style to the copy. From there you can set your foreground color to white, create a new layer and choose your line tool from the tool box. With the line tool set to 1 pix hold down the shift key on your keyboard and drag out a few lines that are staggered in different areas of the image. Then set the width to say ----- 3 or 4 and drag out 2 or 3 more.

From there choose the Motion Blur filter set it to an angle of 42-47 degrees and set a heavy blur to it. Then run a heave Gaussian Blur to taste and last adjust the opacity of the layer. This in combination with the silly layer style I have will make a reasonably believable glass effect on an image,

To more you play with this technique the better effect you will achieve.

Sorry for the ?plug for the style set but it was the ---- fastest way I could think to get you the proper settings for glass.

Hope it helps and have a great day,

Barry
 
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