Help need with Glass Effect

[JohnW]

Hi Everyone,

Could someone please give me some assistance with the following?
I'm new to Illustrator and graphic programs and I want to create a business card that looks the text (card details) have been etched in glass. Is this possible?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

John

[Cone Graff]

I don't even know what etched in glass looks like.

[JohnW]

Hi Cone Graf,

I probably didn't make myself clear enough. I meant that I wanted an effect like a piece of glass with the text etched into the glass. Does that make it any clearer?

Thanks.

John

[Cone Graff]

Yes i know what you mean, i just can't remember what that looks like.

If i recall, i would say you'd have to play with gradients white and light blue, and then with alot of opacity :)

[JohnW]

Hi Cone Graf,

Thanks for the reply. I'm not really sure how to do what you suggest but I'll have a "play" and see if I can fluke it.

John

[Cone Graff]

It's really hard to explain, especially when i don't have a specific tutorial you can walk through.

But i believe gradients is the answer

[tsu]

http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials/glass.htm
This might help ;) Its for photoshop though.

[JohnW]

Hi Tsunami & Cone Graf

Thanks for the help. I'm not sure about tutorial link though. It looks like he missed about 14 steps between the last and second last frames. :-))

I'd settle for a sheet of glass effect if I could get it and I'd worry about the text side of things later maybe.

Thanks.

John

[Element]

I know what you are tryin to do but you wont be able to just do that with photoshop.

[MEANS]

your best bet is to find some reference of etched glass, then you can base your image on that.