Gradient Map Problems

ok - I didn't use a gradient map - since you want a glass like texture for the letter only I duplicated the text layer, used the alpha channel for lightning efects again and used simple layer styles - the whole text layer is 60% transparent


not sure if this is what you were going for....I still don't understand what you mean by "wipe out the blacks" - tone them down, amke them dissapear...into what?

wow, i still dont understand. if your going for glass, there are different ways to do it. if you want to mask the background and just show the text, you have the alpha layer for that already. i think you should take it step by step, and not try to do two things with one. so, mask the background, then select by color (black) and get another mask for that. that will leave you with everything but the black stripes. im still not sure what youre trying to make it look like though...