Making a sheet of transparent glass

[mikecox]

I have seen graphics where it appears that there is an image of a sheet of glass, elevated above a background image, upon which text is written; or an image is placed.

Is it possible to create such an image, as a layer, and make it appear as though is inches off the background?

The second part of the question is almost a separate issue. I have always wondered how to create the illusion of space between layer.

[ljameso1]

Wendy has a tut in the PET subscriber section for how to make a sheet of glass. Creating space between layers can be as simple as adding a drop shadow and/or playing with the transform- particularily skew. Check out the OOB threads/tuts as the same techniques used there can achieve the look I think you are going for.

[mikecox]

Wendy has a tut in the PET subscriber section for how to make a sheet of glass. Creating space between layers can be as simple as adding a drop shadow and/or playing with the transform- particularily skew.

Using my browser's search feature I found Wendy's, very impressive, "stained glass" tutorial but I was was looking for something that was more like window glass; with a splash of reflected light and slightly green edges.

Check out the OOB threads/tuts as the same techniques used there can achieve the look I think you are going forWhat are OOB threads ?

[Bayla]

What are OOB threads ?

Out Of the Box or Break Outs, where the image spills out over the edges of the frame.

Bayla

[Wendy]

Hi Mike ...

Floating transparent glass is all about the illusion of things you see reflected in it.

Try creating a new layer then get a soft brush & white as your colour and do a few diagonal lines across the layer. Next give it a gaussian blur and then reduce the opacity of the layer.

To get a better idea of what I mean take a look in the Scrapbooking Section Tutorials ... Making a Key Chain. Near the end of that it shows how I made the glass for the keychain.

If its a larger piece of glass then I will also add a very low opacity photograph to it ... to act as the reflections in the glass.

Tke a look at this image and you will see what I mean:

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=4117&skip=12


Wendy :)

[mikecox]

Try creating a new layer then get a soft brush & white as your colour and do a few diagonal lines across the layer. Next give it a gaussian blur and then reduce the opacity of the layer.Thanks for the hints. I fooled around with this technique but only got the effect of a slightly blurry smudge on the background image :rolleyes:

But I will keep at it,

To get a better idea of what I mean take a look in the Scrapbooking Section Tutorials ... Making a Key Chain. Near the end of that it shows how I made the glass for the keychain.I'll take a look at this section to see it I can get a better sense of what I should be doing.

If its a larger piece of glass then I will also add a very low opacity photograph to it ... to act as the reflections in the glass.Yes, that sounds like a good idea too.

Just wanted you to know I appreciate your suggestions and that I'm acting on them.

Maybe I should write PSE Techniques with a challange :twisted:

Create a stand alone, 3D, sheet of transparent glass, with characteristic green edges; that could be saved and used over and over by dragging it into layers.

[mikecox]

Out Of the Box or Break Outs, where the image spills out over the edges of the frame.

Bayla

Thanks.

Not sure how to find what he's referring to :o I tried searching OOB and Out of Box but nothing came up.

[ljameso1]

Mike, Searching for Out of Bounds gets a bunch. Here is one link http://www.photographybb.com/magazine

[emkayess65]

There is a subscriber video "Border breakout".
August 26 2005
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1lBSKh7wKUpKU0dw3adT6jF1TzhI0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1lBSKh7wKUpKU0dw3adT6jF1TzhI0)

mks

[mikecox]

Mike, Searching for Out of Bounds gets a bunch. Here is one link http://www.photographybb.com/magazine

Forgive my density :o but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be looking for here. I searched Out of Bounds and got this page.

[mikecox]

I'm really not sure what I'm supposed to find in OOB techniques that will help me with my glass question.

Maybe I'm way out of my league here; too much of a novice, to be pursuing this issue.

[ljameso1]

I think some of the same techniques(skewing and drop shadows) used to make these effects would help in separating or giving the appearance of space between layers.