Just a little help with some effects... dood

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I just want to ask if anyone knows how make a good crackin or shattering effect. I started on a siggy:

http://x402.putfile.com/4/10517284917.png

And wanted to add cracks around my hand to make it look like I was punching through the screen. I don’t have a mouse, I do all my photoshoping with the pad thingy on my laptop. So I tried drawing cracks but they ended up looking retarded and childish. So yeah, anyone have any ideas or tips on how to make a cool shattering/cracking effect. Yeah I know, I’m still a noob at this stuff… dood?

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Nice sig dood.
Hmm…try some crack brushes.

http://search.deviantart.com/searchcraft/?cmd=1&offset=0&search=Crack+Brushes

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Thanks KidZero! I tried the site out but it won’t let me download the brushes? Is it just me or are the links for the brushes broken… dood?

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Links seem to work fine here. Be sure to click the Download to desktop button.

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Hey Ya dood your using photoshop right? If your looking for a certain effect you can allways download different gradients to get a specific desired effect. Just use google man you can find a lot of gradient filters just a suggestion though.