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About Dan Loffler
Expertise
I can help with specific "How To" questions. No Photoshop Elements questions please.

Experience
I have been using Photoshop every day in my work as an Art Director and Graphic Artist since 1993 with version 2.5. I am currently employed as a Creative Director in Miami. I have taught computer graphics classes at CompUSA, Computer City. I currently teach a crash course on Photoshop to digital photographers on Digital Photography Corner's Digital Photography Cruises. I have worked as a personal Photoshop tutor for clients as far away as Seoul Korea.

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Topic: Adobe Photoshop

Expert: Dan Loffler
Date: 6/4/2008
Subject: Shattered Glass

Question
How would I get a shattered glass effect like this:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4421/vlcsnap293377pj9.png

doesn't have to be with Photoshop.

Answer
Hi L,

Your example is original artwork, the shattered glass is part of a hand drawn illustration. It is not an effect.

In Photoshop a similar effect could be achieved by breaking up an image and floating the shards on top of the original image on layers and then moving and rotating the layers until you have what you want. You might be able to get a good "broken glass edge" with Layer Effects try "Bevel Emboss" with a custom Gloss Contour.

Dan

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