Like other chops the first and most important part of this effect is finding the proper sources. Try to find a glass source that does not have any shadows of people or objects behind the glass. However if your glass source is too light, dark or even saturated you could always adjust it to your liking by tweaking the Hue/Saturation, Brightness/Contrast, Curves or the Levels adjustments.Keep in mind that you could use any type of image for the main source and turn it into line art but it is much easier and more time efficient to start off with a line art source.
First off duplicate your background layer and turn the visibility of the original layer off. Then delete all of the white from the background copy using the Magic Wand tool, thus keeping only the black outline. (If the black outline seems to be faded, Ctrl + Click the layer on the layers palette and Fill with black to make your outline darker.) Rename this layer to Outline for easy reference and add a border around this layer using Ctrl +A and Stroke. Make a new layer under the Outline Layer and fill it with white for easy visibility. Make another layer under the Outline Layer and name it Lead Lines. Turn your brush size to about 2 or 3 (depending on the size of your image) and make it into a hard brush. Now using the Pen Tool make curved lines as shown below and then Stroke Path. Repeat this process until you have made the lead lines for the entire image.After this procedure is finished, Ctrl + Click the Lead Lines and the Outline layers on the layers palette and put them in a Folder by pressing Ctrl + G (name this folder Outlines) as shown below:
There are a many different methods of coloring but this is the method I found easiest for the overall effect. First turn off the visibility of the Lead Lines Layer so that you do not get confused when trying to color the image. Then make a folder and name it Colors then make another folder within this folder and name it Ground. On the Outline layer using the Magic Wand tool select the grass sections and expand your selection (Select>Modify>Expand) by 1 or 2 pixels (depending on your image). On a separate layer under the Ground Folder Fill the selection with the desired color and name it Grass. Repeat this for all of the different sections until you have colored the entire image. TIP: Some parts of the image (such as Baloo) have different colors so it is a good idea to use subfolders. It is also a good idea paint each color for each section on a separate layer, so when you want to add the glass texture you do not have to do too much masking.
Turn your Lead Lines Layer visible again and duplicate the Outlines Folder. Now merge the copied folder so that it becomes its own layer and turn the visibility of the original Outlines folder off. Now below this new merged Outlines Layer copy and paste the glass texture. Resize the Texture Layer to a suitable size. Make a duplicate of your texture layer and turn off the visibility of the original layer. Take the Copied Texture Layer and put it directly above the Grass Layer in the layers palette. Create a clipping mask (Alt + Click between the Copied Texture Layer and the Grass Layer on the layers palette). Then turn the blending mode of the Copied Glass Texture to Multiply on the layers palette. Now add a layers mask to the Copied Texture Layer. Using the Magic Wand tool on the Merged Outline Layer click the extra and unwanted areas and again expand (Select>Modify>Expand) your selection by 1 or 2 (depending on your image), and on your layer mask (make sure there is a small frame around the layer mask in the layers palette) paint with Black color to mask out your selection. Reminder: The blending mode is different for each color, so scroll through the different blending modes to obtain the desired color. I tend to use Overlay, Multiply, Soft Light, and Screen depending on the base color. Make another copy of the original Texture Layer and redo the same process until the glass texture has covered your desired area. (It is a good idea to rotate, flip horizontal, flip vertical and even resize the texture layer for each section to give your glass effect a different color tone.) Create a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment Layer above the texture layers and tweak the colors to your preference. Redo these steps until you have the Stained Glass Texture on your entire image.
Delete the Merged Outline Layer and turn the visibility of the Outlines Folder back on. Go to the Outline Layer (within the Outlines folder) and add a Bevel and Emboss Layer Style. Afterwards do the same thing with the Lead Lines Layer. Since the size and thickness of the original outline and the lead lines that you have made are different it is better if you add the layer style separately so that you can have more control over the amount of bevel that use for each layer.
Increase the size your canvas (Image>Canvas Size) just enough to add the border that you desire. This section is optional and it is basically the same as making lead lines which was explained before. After making your ideal border, color the different sections, add the stained glass texture, and bevel your lines.
Now just tweak your adjustment layers, colors, and check to see if you have any masking issues.And Voila!<img src='/hosted/tutorials/292841_Tailspin.jpg' border='0'>