Glass effects in Photoshop have become increasingly popular in recent years and is a technique that many Photoshop designers make use of.

Giving something a "glassy" look somehow gives it a much more professional and slick appearance.

There are numerous tutorials online about how to create a glass effect, but many of these are rather dated now and of little use.

This article highlights 12 great Glass Photoshop tutorials that should help you to develop a range of skills to assist you when creating your own fantastic Photoshop glass effects.

Glass Fruits Icon

This tutorial shows you how to create some nice glass fruit icons - the final effect looks very nice and there are lots of screenshots to help you through the different stages. 

Transparent Glass Lettering

This is a very detailed tutorial that shows you how to create a transparent glass lettering effect - the final design looks very slick and professional and could easily be utilized to create a stylish logo. 

Creating the Sky Logo

This simple tutorial shows you how to create the SKY logo in a number of short and simple steps - again, there are lots of screenshots that help to clarify what exactly you need to do at each step.

Design Beer Glass and Bottle Tutorial

This is possibly my favorite of all the glass Photoshop tutorials - it shows you how to create a fantastic looking beer glass and bottle - the final effect looks great and the tutorial nicely takes you through each step of the process.

Stained Glass Tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to create a simple stained glass effect that can easily be applied to any image you choose.

Photoshop Glass Text Effect

This simple and concise tutorial shows you how to create a nice glassy text effect - very easy to do and looks great!

Magnifying Glass

The use of a magnifying glass is something that has become increasingly used in websites in recent years - this tutorial shows you how you can create this nice effect yourself.

Sunglasses Reflection

This is a nice tutorial that shows you how to create a reflection effect in some sunglasses - looks great and the tutorial is very easy to follow.

Photoshop Glass Door Reflection

Another reflection tutorial - although this time with glass doors. Well worth a look!

Shower Glass Tutorial

This detailed page shows you how design and create some shower glass doors - there's lots of screenshots which makes the tutorial very easy to follow. Check it out.

Glass Heart Animation

This tutorial is a little different from the others and shows you how to create a glass heart - the final design looks very nice and is simple to recreate.

Shiny Glass Button

The glass button developed in this tutorial looks very stylish and slick and is very simple to design yourself. The tutorial nicely takes you through each stage of the process and the techniques taught here can easily be utilized in other pieces of work.