Photoshop CS3 Tutorial: Creating Logos on Glass Surfaces
In this mini tutorial you will learn how to create a convincing logo that is embossed in the surface of a beer glass.
Please note I cannot provide photographs as I am not allowed to distribute istock images.
1Download and open beer in Photoshop CS3. This file only has one layer, Background.
2Download and open "Budweiser.ai" in illustrator. Copy all paths.
3In Photoshop, paste the Budweier logo. Choose "Smart Object" from the Paste menu that appears.
4Resize the vector logo using SHIFT to constrain proportions.
5Rasterize the layer to make it editable.
6To select all the pixels in that layer and turn it into a selection, right click (CMD click) and choose "Select Pixels"
7Hide the Logo (Smart Object) Layer and create a new layer.
8Paste the copied pixels to the new layer.
<9Show "Background" layer again. Select the layer above and click on the Layer Style buttons (the FX icon) Choose Bevel and Emboss.
10Experiment with the settings until you get a convincing, soft emboss effect. The settings below gave me a realistic effect.
11To create an even more convincing emboss, sample a colour from the darkest part of the glass and use that as the Shadow Mode colour. Simply click on the colour chip next to the Shadow Mode option and use the eyedropper to sample the colour, as shown below
12Now we have a realistic emboss, but the logo glass is not warped around the contours of the glass. We will use Image Wrap for this.
13Select the layer with the logo, and go to Edit Menu Transform > Wrap.
14Now you can resize and adjust the wrap plane by clicking and draggingon the points on the wrap mesh, as shown below.
15The completed Warp Mesh.
16Now for the finishing touches. Duplicate "Background" layer and move it to the top of the layer stack.
Change the Blend mode to Soft Light and the Opacity to 50%, as shown below.
This will reveal the logo below, but show the cool bubbles .
17The finished glass with transparent embossed logo.
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Link | January 10th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Yorkie wrote,
Great tutorial! I’ve been looking everwhere for some tuts that focus on Adobe Photoshop CS3’s new features. Hope you have more on the way.
Bye
Link | January 11th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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Sangesh wrote,
Humm… I’m thinking to open my own line of brewery
Link | January 12th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
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Bubbila wrote,
Sweet tip, just what I have been looking for! Well Pleased…
Link | January 31st, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Doodee wrote,
Thanks for sharing
Link | February 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Webdesigner wrote,
Thanks for this nice tutorial. Its bookmarked!
Link | March 6th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Karl Hardisty wrote,
Thank you for this. Something I will look to use for our upcoming sailing site related to one particular boat.
Link | April 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 am
Abe wrote,
This is a very nice tutorial.
The end result is very convincing!
Bookmarked this for later, thanks
Link | July 25th, 2008 at 10:08 pm