1. Create a New image at 800x600 with a White background. Use the Text Tool to create some floating text using these settings.

Settings used:

• Font Name = Your choice — I used Garamond
• Size = 200
• Width = 1
• Create as = Floating
• Font Style = Bold
• Stroke = Black
• Fill = #A8E1F6

Press Ctrl+Shift+P to Promote Selection to Layer.

2. Press Ctrl+H to Feather by 2. Next, go to Adjust | Blur | Gaussian Blur... blur by 4.

3. With the selection still active, create a New layer. Go to Effects | 3D Effects | Cutout... use these settings.

Settings used:

• Vertical = 0
• Horizontal = -10
• Opacity = 100
• Blur = 0
• Shadow Color = White
• Fill interior with color = Unchecked

Gaussian Blur by 5. Set the current layer blend mode to Dodge with an Opacity of 40.

4. With the selection still active, create a New layer. Go to Cutout and use these settings.

Settings used:

• Vertical = -10
• Horizontal = 0
• Leave the other settings the same.

Set the current layer blend mode to Dodge with and Opacity of 20.

5. With the selection still active, create a New layer. Go to Cutout and use these settings.

Settings used:

• Shadow Color = Black
• Leave the other settings the same.

Set the current layer blend mode to Overlay with an Opacity to 75.

6. With the selection still active, create a New layer. Go to Cutout and use these settings:

Settings used:

• Vertical = 2
• Horizontal = 2
• Shadow Color = White
• Leave the other settings the same.

Press Ctrl+D to select none.

7a. Hide the Background layer, then merge the visible layers. Duplicate the merged layers. Go to Effects | Edge Effects | Erode... Next, press Ctrl+Y 5 times to repeat the effect. Finally, set the layer blend mode to Soft Light.

7b. Alternative: For cut glass, instead of doing an Erode, go to Effects | Edge Effects | Dilate... Next, press Ctrl+Y 3 times to repeat the effect. Finally, set the layer blend mode to Luminance (Legacy).

That's it! Now you can create Glass Text.

Glass Text - Sample