A Work in Progress: Glass Sculpture



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Original image


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Use Pen tool to create selection around the sculpture

Creation of Glass Sculpture: Step 1

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Copy & Paste into new layer

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Using Clone tool, roughly draw in background (don't worry about making it perfect as it will get distorted soon!)

Creation of Glass Sculpture: Step 3

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Duplicate sculpture. Go to channels menu, turn off all channels accept for green

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Duplicate channel into new document & name 'Displace'

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Go to Image > Adjustments > Curve and set the following. Save as Displace

Creation of Glass Sculpture: Step 6

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Open background, go to Filter > Distort > Displace, set horizontal & vertical scale to 10. Then select the Displace file. You can also delete the dupulicated layer of the sculpture

Creation of Glass Sculpture: Step 7

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Go Layer > Layer Styles > Global Light and set to the following

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Convert Sculpture layer to Smart Object

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Reduce Fill settings on Sculpture layer to 0, go to Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow & apply following settings

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Layer > Layer Style > Inner Shadow, set to following

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Layer > layer Style > inner Glow, set to following

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Bring Fill back up to 100% (I changed my mind, sorry). Use Bas Relief filter effect, set layer mode to Vivid light

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Use circular gradient tool in new layer (above background), set to screen, reduce fill to 62% & opacity to 24%. That easy!!

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Final result

Creation of Glass Sculpture: Final Result

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