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From the Apple Web 2.0 images "reflected" flooded Intrenet. Often abused, however, are always impressive. Know how to make good business is not complicated and, with a pizzoco fancy, you can make it less "obvious" and "discount" ... if you can not do without.

The bases of the Reflex

First of all let's see how to set up a basic reflection. The technique to set a reflection basis, at least the one that I prefer and that I use continually, is of simple and rapid implementation. This method allows the maximum freedom to make changes later, and preserves transparency in case you want to save the image in PNG 24 with transparency.

1. As always Phosotoshop open and load the image we want to reflect on a specific layer
2. Duplicate our layer (drag the layer icon to duplicate ) And nominiamolo "shadow" or "reflex"
3. Menu "Edit" select "Transform" / "Flip Vertical"
4. Drag the new layer "reflex" below the original layer and the base of the original layer spostiamolo
5. Select the layer "reflex" and holding down the ALT key, add a mask by clicking on the icon "Masks" in the tool window layer, the layer "reflex" should disappear
6. Select the mask layer in the "reflex" and click on the icon filling
7. We set up a gradient from black or white to transparent:
8. Draw the gradient from the center of the original layer in the middle layer of the "reflex"

By setting a radial gradient, rather than linear, we can not make our usual reflection, as shown in the figure below:

The surface of reflection

We can act on the layer "reflex" to simulate different superfci reflections. If not we alter this layer the effect will be a "mirroring" homogeneous, then generated by a smooth surface and fully reflective. Applying such an effect Blur, blur, we can ottenre:

You can also apply filters to the layer of "reflex". Even the simple "overlay color" can give interesting results:

In this case I used a red (# ff0000) with "blending mode" set to "soft light". By setting the blending and applying effects you can get more results, in order, blending mode to "Luminosity" + optical noise, blending "normal" + effect "apply texture" Blending "normal" effect + "motion blur" in the new layer blending mode "multiply" effect + ditherbox binache stripes and black:

Distortions

Selecting the layer "reflex" we can apply some distortion on it, this is to simulate a different reflective surface:

This image, for example, is realized simply you click on the layer "reflex" and distorting it from the menu "Transform"> "Altera". You can have fun to apply various types of distortion.

Light and shadow

Finally, as a final touch of class, you can add lighting effects and / or shadows to enhance the total effect of our consideration, as well as the addition of an appropriate background. Here's a screencast to add a simple shadow while resizing hold the ALT key to zoom out on both sides

With the same process seen in the screencast shadow, invertento the background and the color of the shadow we get:

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