How do I add a glass effect to an image?

Question

I need to add a glass effect to the picture so it looks like a real item. I tried to search but I could not find any good solutions.

I attached a photo of the real item and a design

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks a lot

Answer 1

Answer: Reflections

A first approach

The second image is an illustration. If we want to keep the Illustration look I would just add "flat" reflections. A shape with gradient transparency.

Different shapes will suggest different volumes.

More complex reflections

Take one photo suitable to be a reflection and deform it with some spherize effect, then put it over your image with some blending mode, like add.

Try to add a suitable background and integrate them with a shadow.

I dimed the circle a bit, to integrate it more to the muddy background.

The Real deal

The truth is that a real 3D program can make things more realistic. You can add real lights for reflections.

Add an image as a reflection

Add a background

Or change the shape of the 3D object.

Here is a simple setup. (A) Volume with glass material and a circle with your texture.

(B) an image as a light emission as a reflection

(C) A background.

Here is a close-up of the 3D object (a short cylinder with some rounded bevel) and the glass material.

As I want only reflections, not refractions, it is mostly a glossy and transparent material.

It is made in Blender.

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An edition.

This is very lazy work. I should have edited the image for the reflection, making it more contrasted. Probably something like this. I only noticed it when I posted the images. (the same with the background)

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Adding the background in the post, not in the render will give you more control to integrate the image with curves. (the floating shadow is not a shadow but a misalignment on the "glass 3D object with the object with your design... still a lazy work)

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Answer 2

The glass effect in an image by Photoshop is a built-in facility. Hence, you can add a photoshop glass filter from the Filter>Filter Gallary>Distort>Glass.