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This week, we dive into Glass Displacement Effect.
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Ever seen designs that look like they’re behind frosted or fluted glass? 👀 That’s the Glass Displacement Effect — and here’s how you can recreate it (in just a few clicks).
Glass displacement effect cover
🎁 Grab your starter file and follow along!
Video Tutorial is linked below.
Step 1 - Use plugin with presets
⚡ Quick way:
Duplicate your image.
Open the Displace plugin.
Pick a preset + adjust offset.
There it is — instant frosted glass effect.
Use displace plugin with presets
Step 2 – Use custom displacement map
🎨 Custom way:
Grab a texture (light/dark areas).
Open Realistic Glass plugin.
Select your image + texture.
Adjust amount & smoothness.
There it is — fluted glass on the top
Use Realistic Glass plugin with custom displacement map.
Step 3 – Final touch
✨ Pro tip:
Stack the original image on top
blur an oval around the face and use it as mask,
then lower opacity so some glass texture shows through.
It looks sleek & seamless.
Use an oval shape mask to show the face a bit.
Step 4 – Tada!
And that’s it — 2 ways to create the Glass Displacement Effect.
Final results
Watch on Youtube
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Leave a comment if you got any questions!
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