Create a Broken Glass Text Effect in Photoshop

3-3-08 Filed under Photoshop Tutorials & Typography

Step 1:
Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 800×600 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with a black color. Now insert a text design into your canvas, here we used the text from “Design a Unique Glass Plate Logo in Photoshop” tutorial.

Step 2:
Now select the Marquee Selection Tool and add a rectangle selection around your text design. Then go to Edit > Copy and back to Edit > Paste into your canvas.

Step 3:
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, set the radius setting to 4.0 pixels.

Step 4:
Now go to Filter > Pixelate > Crystallize, set the cell size to 10.

Step 5:
On the layers palette, set the layers blending mode of your duplicated layer to Lighten.

Step 6:
Now go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen More. Apply two times.

Step 7:
Here’s the colorful typography design with the glass effect.

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12 Responses to “Create a Broken Glass Text Effect in Photoshop”

1. Create a Broken Glass Text Effect in Photoshop Says:
   March 3rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm

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2. RAJESH Says:
   March 4th, 2008 at 6:33 am

   i m not understand “Design a Unique Glass Plate Logo in Photoshop”

3. Tutorials Inc Says:
   March 4th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

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4. Ridikul Says:
   March 4th, 2008 at 10:07 pm

   Quite a unique method!

5. Webmaster Widget Says:
   March 6th, 2008 at 11:29 am

   Crazy! thanks.

6. Ben Says:
   March 8th, 2008 at 12:28 am

   This sucks it isnt working. blows

7. cw Says:
   March 9th, 2008 at 9:25 pm

   This seriously left out a few major details, the blending mode left it completely illegible and nothing i tried fixed it

8. Asilee Says:
   November 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 pm

   Wow, it didn’t work for me, all it did was leave it blurry. Poor instructions FTL.

9. elysia Says:
   November 27th, 2008 at 2:23 am

   did I miss something between step 6 and 7? lol

10. shibunaza Says:
    December 29th, 2008 at 3:11 am

    hai all of them,

    its a wonderfull tutorial site.
    so thank U so much

11. Niuska Says:
    March 4th, 2009 at 5:26 am

    I do not know how to put colors to the particular letters.

12. Ashok Sioni Says:
    March 30th, 2009 at 4:56 am

    Hi this is a wonderful site for student like m.
    Thank u …

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