making cracks?

Is there a good tutorial out there for making cracks?

Basically I want to make a bunch of cracks in the ground (Just white background) behind a logo to make it look like it slammed into the ground).

Hope someone can help
Adam

this is not the place, nor the type of forum, to be asking that in

[QUOTE=mik3y]this is not the place, nor the type of forum, to be asking that in[/QUOTE]
huh? i thought this was a photoshop forum.... :confused:

sorry i couldnt contribue to the post, just a little confused as to that first response.

[QUOTE=RoLLiNLoW54]huh? i thought this was a photoshop forum.... :confused:

sorry i couldnt contribue to the post, just a little confused as to that first response.[/QUOTE]

oh sorry, im not with it, thought he ment application cracks.

and my proper answer, now that i understand, is that you could use some brushes, and import them in photoshop.
sorry for my confusion.

this should however be in New To Photoshop Help.

Adam, not sure of your level of Photoshop skill, since you didn't post in the right location, so I'll go with the advanced answer for now (shorter for me to type).

1) Go do a Google image search for "cracks" or "cracked" or "cracked ground"
2) Depending on the image, you should be able to mask out the non-cracked areas, and simply place the 'cracks' behind your logo.

Another possible method would be to find a Photoshop lightning tutorial, and modify it for best results.

Heres a few tuts for you Adam

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Cracks/3426
http://www.pslover.com/click/2622

you can also use crack brushes that you can download here,,

http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseProduct.asp?p=2

you need to register here but its worth it,,

hope this helps ya!!

I thought he meant crack rock.

My favorite way to make cracks is with layer styles.

1. Make a new blank layer and set the fill opacity to 0%
2. Go to the layer styles dialog box and select "bevel and emboss"
3. change the type from "smooth" to "chisel hard" the depth pretty high and the direction to "down" Click OK
4. get a hard edged round brush and set your foreground color to black
5. go to the brushes pallet and choose "shape dynamics" and set the size control to "fade" (the amount in fade will determine how long your cracks are)
6. paint on the prepared layer with a shaky hand and watch the cracks appear.

Good luck