Adding your Mask and Etching It.
You can name your image layers by clicking on the image in your layers palletteAdd a layer for your etching.
I named my layers bg (background), glass, and etching.
Be sure that your etching layer is active.
(it should be highlighted in the layer pallette.
Go to Selections on your top menu.
Move down and select load from alpha
The mask you created should appear in the popup menu.
Click OK
The image will appear as a transparent area with marching ants around it.
The area may look like a blob with ants around it like mine.
Go to your mover tool make it the active tool.
If your mask is not centered on your image right click on it and move it to the center.
DO NOT DESELECT THE AREA.
Go to Effects on your top menu.
Move down to 3d effects
Select cutout.
Your settings should be as follows:OPACITY= 100 BLUR = 11.3
VERTICAL= 4 HORIZONTAL = 4
FILL INTERIOR BOX IS UNCHECKED
COLOR = WHITE
Click OK
Your image will now change and have a slight white hue to it.
Go to the top menu and select effects again.
Move down to 3D effects.
Choose Drop Shadow
Your setting here should beOPACITY= 58 BLUR = 3.7
VERTICAL= 2 HORIZONTAL = 2
FILL INTERIOR BOX IS UNCHECKED
COLOR = WHITE
Click OK
Now repeat the drop shadow effect
All the setting the same EXCEPT
Change the color to BLACK
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