Embossed Glass Logo

Instead of using a displacement map, here’s another method for taking a custom file and distorting it to match a background image.

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BJ - - Texas said on — August 9, 2008 @ 12:21 pm

A clever technique & a great effect! Creating a unique filter for the glass filter is a killer tip!
Josh said on — August 9, 2008 @ 3:24 pm

I have tried looking for a suitable bottle for this effect…but i have been coming up short…the one bottle i did find doesn’t have a background that allows the effect to really shine through correctly…

where did you find that bottle??

are there any good, free Stock sites out there?
Scott said on — August 11, 2008 @ 4:03 pm

Yeah I also couldn’t get the effect. Thanks anyway though
Corey Barker said on — August 11, 2008 @ 10:25 pm

I actually found this image on Fotolia.com.
Celeste said on — August 12, 2008 @ 12:31 pm

Nice!! I definately prefer doing that to a displacement map…KOOL effect.
Jason said on — August 12, 2008 @ 10:49 pm

Hello,

Just wanted to say VERY nice tutorial !!! I really enjoy all your tutorial that you post up.
Zouhair said on — August 13, 2008 @ 8:17 am

thx Corey, nice tut
Martin said on — August 13, 2008 @ 5:35 pm

wow! very nice tutorial and very good work you’ve done here, how ever, for us youngsters it’s often a problem finding good images because the really good images are only to be fund at stock sites. if you could put up the pictures you use in your tutorials I bet there would be a lot of happy users! Sincerely, Martin.
flo said on — August 15, 2008 @ 2:36 am

Hi!
Great Tutorial.
But sadly it doesn’t work that well with my files. Maybe I soften the logo too much or less.
Can you tell us how much you softened it for the glass filter? I mean should we notice, that it got softened or is it just a little bit? Know what I mean?
flo said on — August 15, 2008 @ 2:46 am

Here are my files:
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/9558/bottleglassfilterar1.jpg
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2729/bottleicyem1.jpg
Márcio Guerra said on — August 19, 2008 @ 8:02 am

Well, great look on your end result… Perhaps there is too much of refrection, which I mean that it could have less of emboss, but that is, like you said, a matte of taste, you showed exactly where and how to do it.
Great tutorial.

Keep it up, Corey!

Márcio Guerra

P.s.- Just one last thing, I read the comments, you mentioned fotolia, I tried to look there, but, pehaps because I wasn’t registered I couldn’t find this photo, however I am just going to leave a sugestion. If you use pics from some sites, and don’t know if they support you on these tutorials, but, if you don’t mind, if the photo used was sponsored or so, or if you don’t mind, please try to always say where it comes from… Please… Eheheh Well, but only if you don’t mind and feel that it might help some of us finding it… Thanks!
TimoPetro said on — August 20, 2008 @ 10:08 am

Awesome! Thanks Corey. I work for a promotional products company and always have to add logos to blank products. This method also works really well for creating a debossed (recessed) logo on items. We manufacture those silicone bracelets (like the Live Strong ones Lance Armstrong sponsors) and this method works better than anything I’ve done in the past. Any other tips you have for stuff like this would be awesome to have.

Thanks again!
Tim
flo said on — August 22, 2008 @ 3:56 am

@Márcio Guerra:

Try this one:

http://de.fotolia.com/id/5863852
svealien said on — August 24, 2008 @ 6:00 am

try here with bottles http://www.sxc.hu
free stock images

Cheers
franz bibfelft said on — September 6, 2008 @ 3:57 pm

Very frustrating. I’ve tried different color liquids, different thickness fonts, distortion cranked up to the limit and smoothness of 1 and I don’t even approach the level of embossing the Corey gets. I must be missing something even though I’ve watched the video six times. At full distortion and smoothness 1, my logo barely lifts away from the bottles.
Immie said on — September 11, 2008 @ 12:42 pm

Corey
Great tutorial! I created my own logo and saved it as a GIF but it will not work. can you help?
Thx
Immie
roro said on — September 20, 2008 @ 2:57 pm

can part of an object or picture be faded instead of the whole thing
john freeman said on — September 25, 2008 @ 1:48 pm

it was good realy good made me want to whatch it again but then i didnt but it was still good

-great job!-
love
john freeman
yes i am a free man
what about it
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Nap said on — October 30, 2008 @ 12:32 am

i dont get it, im very sorry, the video was so awesome, but when the time i do it by myself, all i can say is DAMN, why i cant do emboss like in the video, even me, i play the distortion etc., by still, i done a big different. Please to the eXecutive, say the real magic here in your tutorial. Thanks. -nap philippines

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