Glass Bricks by Carl

Glass Bricks by Carl
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/4995.html

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Very noice!!! Yeah, I would take the external image out of this one......and call it "Glazed Ceramic Tiles".....

Excellent work!!!

Thanks for poping in

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Kraellin wrote: can you turn the background image off on this one

there is an alpha switch, but I was tempted to put one in that had a white colour B/g

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StevieJ wrote: I would take the external image out of this one

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Kraellin wrote: i wouldnt take it out

boy you guys know how to confuse a person

There are a couple of glass brick filter in the library all pretty boring [ shameless bashing but true ] and I had this one in my pile so cleaned it up and here we are today

thanks for commenting

Very nice Carl. I remember I used to see glass blocks everywhere, especially in office buildings, but now I hardly seem them at all. I seem to remember mostly green glass.

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StevieJ wrote: Okay, we're going to need a third professional opinion

How about an opinion from the peanut section instead.
I would definitely leave the image in and refract it a tiny bit (.5 or so) using the blur coming off the inverted gradient as the height - just to help sell the glass. I also prefer a normal (with opacity control) rather than a darken blend mode to tie the image to the glass. And like that's not enough I also think the refection blur broke out (limited to about 65%) with a slider really helps. These are just thoughts, I like it just as it is.

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ronviers wrote: I would definitely leave the image in

I concede defeat..... LOL....

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ronviers wrote: refract it a tiny bit (.5 or so) using the blur coming off the inverted gradient as the height - just to help sell the glass.

Good idea.....definitely would be more like glass.....

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Kraellin wrote: be blended INTO the glass a bit on some of those presets

Yeah, maybe like inside the glass block....

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ronviers wrote: would definitely leave the image in and refract it a tiny bit (.5 or so) using the blur coming off the inverted gradient as the height - just to help sell the glass. I also prefer a normal (with opacity control) rather than a darken blend mode to tie the image to the glass. And like that's not enough I also think the refection blur broke out (limited to about 65%) with a slider really helps. These are just thoughts, I like it just as it is.

Good suggestions Ron - adopted + other improvement - resubmitted - thankyou

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StevieJ wrote: Don't listen to Craig.....listen to me!!!

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Kraellin wrote: i wouldnt take it out

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ronviers wrote: I would definitely leave the image in

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StevieJ wrote: I concede defeat I'm so very wrong again

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ahimsa wrote: medical gum

interesting thought

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ahimsa wrote: Pretty nice filter

Sample of mod................

by george, i think he's got it! the image now looks correct, carl, like it's under the glass instead of partially in it. well done! what'd you do to it?

I'm not convinced.... LOL..... JK....

Love the filter, but not thrilled with the smooth mortar......maybe a rough mortar would look better.....

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StevieJ wrote: not thrilled with the smooth mortar

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ronviers wrote: I really like the mortar

We have not agreed about anything so far.

Ok here is a version with gritty mortar

I think with the finer mortar the gaps should be smaller. Which is faster?

I just did a google images for 'glass blocks' and it looks like a lot of people put what appears to be lumber in between them.

Lumber

I see what you mean with the super structure and the grout is white a smooth - readjusted - grout is slightly wider - I think this works best out of the three

Good tips ron in these grout versions I've added a second refraction to give reflections on the inside walls

Something about the lower left quadrant of that last sample looks so perfect. The filter may work better on images with lots of shadows.

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Carl wrote: and I like the atmosphere glass bricks create a car made of them would be pretty cool

Yes. Or helicopters!

Yes you were right I'd over lumped, you know how it is, one starts to over endulge in lumps for the pure pleasure of it, you just can't say no to another lump