Today I will show you how to create a 'spalsh screen' or greetings type image like this:
 
     
 
Before we start you will need 2 files,
1 http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] 0Efect.atn
2 http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] /Glass.grd
 
Step 1, Setting Up
 
 Open Photoshop, Find a nice image that you think will make a decent Backrouund and open it, make any image ajustment now  
 

 
 Crop a section or just use the whole image, (mine is huge so ill crop it )
 

 
open the downloaded File "Glass%20Efect.atn" (just click it then Photoshop should open) If you do not already have your actions tab up you will need to open it by going to window>Actions (or Alt+F9). Click The Little arrow on the "Glass" Folder      
 

 
Now yo have your actions pallet set up and the image croped and ajusted, Select the " Rounded Rectangle Tool" and draw a rectangle that is pretty mutch centered and fills most of the document change the colour of the rectangle to white.
 

 
On the actions Pallet there should be 2 actions in the glass folder, "Glass effect" and "text" highlight "glass effect" and press play MAKE SURE THE LAYER CALLED "SHAPE 1" IS SELECTED!
 

 
This is your basic glass effect image, Now for ajustments! . Duplicate the background layer by Draging it to the "New layer icon" (if your backround layer is locked double click it and press ok to the dialogue box that appears )  
 

 
 
CTRL+Click the image of your shape layer to select it, then hide it by clicking the eye and select the second background layer.  
 

 
Then go to Filter>Blur>Gaussuan Blurand set the blur to 8PX , if you find 8px too harsh then use the slider until you find a composure you like   In this case i used 2.5 beacause i want to still be able to see a little of the dew drops
 

 
 
Now here you can leave it be and add text using the "text" action (see step 5) and add a gradient to the text ( --- to white(choose a colour that is in the image!))       (click)
 
                                                                                           Retouching (well how to get the first example )
 
Ok this is to get an effect like this    
 
Hide the blurred backround layer
 
CTRL+Click the shape layer (like in step 7) hide the glass layer and create a new one and go to Select>Inverse (Shift+CRTL+I) now your canvas should look like this,  
 

 
Delete your first glass efect layer "Shape 1" and fill your selction with white if you dont do this it will not work! Simply run the "glass effect" action and it will give you an outer frame (this will give errors just click ok!) Now it will look like this (if you want a larger 'frame' then befor you delete layer 1 and make the selection and run the action, now you should have this)
 

 
 
Now it is up to you if you want rounded edges or not, if you do then open your "rounded rectangle tool" and select almost all of the image (don't go off the canvas) Like this
 

 
 
Now CTRL + Click  the shape layer like before and hide it then go to select>inverse
 

 
Now merge all the layers and press delete or CRTL+X and you have got your finished product add your text and possibly a drop shadow to the whole thing and your done!    
 
Finished product(s)
 
       

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Nice, only thing is I think it would be more helpful to walk us through the layer styles for the glass and text, and actually show setting them (possibly explaining why) than just to provide a file to do it for you - that way you learn more
 
But not bad

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Nice, but personally, I think it looks more like semi-transparent paper instead of glass. Glass usually is a little clearer and has gloss. Even the matte one has some reflection.

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Ok ill post post what i think you mean, can u show me ?
 
Ghost ill add that tomorrow
 
any results?
 
here are the changes; (uttaresh)
 

 
Changes and psds for layer styles
 
http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] t/Logo.png
http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] t/Logo.psd
http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] /logo3.psd
http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] /logo4.psd
http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] /logo5.psd
http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] go%201.psd
http://stor.thetmyster.com//files/ [...] go%202.psd
 
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SOMEONE PLEASE POST RESULTS  
 
come on  guys, its not that hard
 
Please  

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Glomping the internet populace.One forum at a time.

Don't take it personally, but I am too tired to even open Photoshop now.

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I might do this... maybe having a go at messing around with the effects though - don't want to just reproduce your work, something a bit different

EDIT:

Meh. I noticed text isn't centered Nor probably the rectangle

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Wow thanks all, i understand uttaresh,
 
Thanks ghost!  
 
U say you dont want to copy my work, if i did not want u to i woult not say how to do it i like the font and the BG image , did you take it yourself?  
 
everyone that reads this; this is more a tool or tip rather than a piece of art, a splash screen or a abstract background to put a release info etc on for the gallery ( like drago does with his light wings wallpaper)
 
Uttaresh, try sleeping for a few days then take a day to do nothing at all  

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By copy, I merely mean I don't just want to follow the tutorial and come out with the exact same result, I wanted to play around a bit

No, I just googled for the image the font is Occidental http://www.fontcubes.com/Occidental.font (Preinstalled on my vista laptop)

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That's what I've been doing for a week. It's this heat, I can't help it!

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Where are you?

If its heat it wont go away(. One time i went to spain and it was too hot to do anything for 3 days

Ghost i understand have u tryed searching' dew drops on da? There is a pic there ( one drop) that one is real nice

Oh does anyone here do photography?? I do its more rewarding if u  take the pic as well as photoshop it

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Dude, I went to Spain in last summer, and it's like the inside of a fridge compared to New Delhi. Temperature as high as 50 degrees C in May, which is about 120-125 degrees F ... and air conditioning doesn't work very efficiently most of the time ... and there are frequent power outages.

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Holy SH*T!!

OohOoh if u left a clean shovel in ur garden for a few hours and then  put raw egg on it could you fry an egg? Or would it just go wrong?

Edit: were going off topic, oh well where bored as im editing this Gruzz is probably well you know what i mean, gotta catch some sleep cya!

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I've never tried frying an egg ... but I do know that CD's left in the sun become unreadable, and that several homeless people die each summer from heat and dehydration.

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