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

The basics of SLR

First of all we see how to set a reflection base. The technique for setting a basic reflection, at least my favorite is that I use constantly, is simple and rapid deployment. This method allows the maximum freedom of subsequent modifications and maintain transparency in case you want to save the image in PNG 24 with transparency.

1. As always Phosotoshop open and load the image that we want to reflect on a separate layer
2. Duplicate our layer (drag the layer icon to duplicate ) And nominiamolo "shadow" or "reflex"
3. From the "Edit" menu select "Transform" / "Flip vertical"
4. Drag the new layer "reflex" below the original layer and spostiamolo behind the original layer
5. Select the layer "reflex" and hold down the ALT key, add a mask by clicking the icon "mask" in the tool window layer, the layer "reflex" should disappear
6. Select the layer mask in the "reflex" and click on filling
7. Set a gradient from black or white to transparent:
8. We draw the gradient from the center of the original layer in the center of the layer "reflex"

Setting a radial gradient, rather than linear, we can make our reflections more unusual, as shown in the figure below:

The surface reflection

We can act on layer "reflex" in order to simulate different superfci of reflections. If this layer does not alter the effect will be a "mirror" homogeneous, thus generating a smooth surface and fully reflective. Applying such a blur, blur, we are superior computing:

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

In this case I used a red (# FF0000) with "blending mode" set to "soft light". By setting the blending modes and applying effects you can get more results, in order, blending mode "Brightness" + disturbance effect, blending mode "normal" + effect "apply texture" Blending "normal" + effect "motion blur", the new layer blend mode to "multiply" + effect ditherbox Binaco striped and black

Distortions

Select the layer "reflex" we can apply some strain on it, this to simulate a reflective surface differently:

This image, for example, is achieved simply selezionado layer "reflex" and distorting the menu "Transform"> "Altera". You can have fun applying different types of distortion.

Light and shadow

The 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 is a screencast to add a simple shadow when resizing, hold down the ALT key to zoom out from both sides

With the same process as in the screencast shade, inverting the background and color of the shadow we get:

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