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Step 22: Select the cracked glass
layer yet again, then go under
the Filter menu, under Noise,
and choose Add Noise. Set the
Amount to 10%, the Distribu-
tion to Uniform, and turn on
the Monochromatic checkbox.
Click OK.
Step 21: Select the original
subject layer (Layer 2) and press
Command-L (PC: Ctrl-L) to open
Levels. Drag the black (shadows)
slider, beneath the histogram, to
the right a bit, then drag the gray
(midtones) slider to the right as
well, to increase the contrast of
this layer. Click OK when done.
Step 23: With the cracked glass
layer still selected, click on the
Add a Layer Style icon (fx) at the
bottom of the Layers panel, and
choose Gradient Overlay from
the pop-up menu. In the Layer
Style dialog, click on the down-
facing arrow to the right of the
Gradient thumbnail and choose
a simple black to white gradi-
ent. Then use the settings shown
here to give a subtle light glare
effect to the glass layer.
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