Help with making a gemlike cross

[Barbas]

Well i need to do a gemlike corss(that looks it's made of glass or similar material) i ve tried it many time but havent got it better than this: (Ignore the inner part and color)

http://www.pc-rockers.com/chaos/Barbas/HUD/health_cross3_v2.jpg

Could anyone help to get this better?
Thanks in advance! ;)

[Elgreco]

Hi Barbas, I was going to reply in Greek but I didn't want to make an ass of myself.
I had a tut for doing what you want and I'll see if I can locate it for you.
BTW where is Xanthi? My family comes from Volos.

Peter

[Barbas]

You live in Greece?

Xanthi is in Thrace northern part of greece between Komotini and Kavala.

[Demise]

I don’t have my tut handy, but I can say with a decent background or drop shadow you can get a more realistic trans parent feel.

In the tut I wrote I made the shape (or text) beveled & black, over a black background, merged and chromed it. Then I had had a PRE-made selection of the original shape to load & then inverse so I could cut way the extra black background. Blend the layer with screen and duplicate it.

Throw in curve adjustments to taste!! :P

Sorry it’s such a rough description but I am on my way out the door!

http://www.geocities.com/sademise/glasss_op.jpg:D

[Edited on 16-11-2002 by Demise]

[tjputerboy]

nice start looking forward to the finished product

[Barbas]

Originally posted by Demise
I don’t have my tut handy, but I can say with a decent background or drop shadow you can get a more realistic trans parent feel.

In the tut I wrote I made the shape (or text) beveled & black, over a black background, merged and chromed it. Then I had had a PRE-made selection of the original shape to load & then inverse so I could cut way the extra black background. Blend the layer with screen and duplicate it.

Throw in curve adjustments to taste!! :P

Sorry it’s such a rough description but I am on my way out the door!

http://www.geocities.com/sademise/glasss_op.jpg:D

[Edited on 16-11-2002 by Demise]

Well if there's a link to this tut i would appreciate it! Thanks anyway!

[tjputerboy]

i m lookin for one for you and Demise is a sweel gal if she has a tut i m sure she ll share :)

[Demise]

I actually made the Tut for my students last year.. if I cant find a copy I'll just type it up again! :)

[tjputerboy]

see i told ya
what a sweet gal :)
thanks demise
so giving
dont ya ll jus love the cafe folks

[Demise]

Ok I tried to recreat the effect that I used.. Is this what your are going for?
In the mean time I will start typing up the tut!



http://www.geocities.com/sademise/cross_op.jpg

[tjputerboy]

oh man thats awesome
:notworthy
Demise i am truly in awe looking forward to the tutorial on it
i have a website for a church coming up and you have totally inspired me now to get started on it
thanks

[Demise]

TKS! Best yet, I found the original! I am proffing it now!

[tjputerboy]

sweet thanks cant wait

[Barbas]

Whoa thats very cool and it could fit my needs very well!
Thanks :notworthy

[Demise]

Ok after 2 computer crashes and some unruly family members I am back.. Here is what I was able to get together for you…

LINK: Glass tut (http://www.geocities.com/sademise/glastut.html)

I add varying numbers and types of transparent layers (of the original image) to retain some original aspects.
Some times it works better to use the Overlay mode instead of Screen to get more of a watery effect
Like this:

http://www.geocities.com/sademise/glasshead_op.jpg

[Barbas]

Thank you demise im gonna try it and see how it works!

[Barbas]

OK i used it kinda in another way and this is what i have so far:

http://www.pc-rockers.com/chaos/Barbas/HUD/health_cross3_v3.jpg

Im gonna work on it some more.
BTw demise how did you get that gloss effect on the first pic you did(the one with the desert backgound)

[Demise]

Wow Great JOB!
I got the gloss streaks from the chrome effect step... Look again at steps 16 or so. :)

[Edited on 23-11-2002 by Demise]