[Tutorial]Add a reflect to an image with photoshop

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Hi,
in this tutorial, I will teach you how to add a reflect on an image with Photoshop.
This is a preview of the final result:


You can use the image you want, for this tutorial, we are going to use this one:

Step 1

Create a new image 400px * 520px.

Step 2

Fill the background layer with white.

Step 3

Copy the image you want to apply the effect on the top of your photoshop document.

Step 4

Duplicate the image by a right-click on the image layer and bt clicking on Duplicate Layer.

Step 5

Do a right-click using the Rectangular Marquee(M) and click on Free Transform.

Step 6

In the Options Bar, for the H field, use the value -100%.

Step 7

Then drag the image on the bottom of the original.

Step 8

We are going to apply a mask to have a gradient transparency effect. Click on the icon(A rectangle with a circle) in the bottom of the layers window.

Step 9

Choose the Gradient Tool(G) and choose the gradient black to white.

Step 10

Then, add a gradient from top to the bottom to add the transparency effect.

Step 11

In the layers window, change the opacity of the layer to 40%.

Step 12

Do a right-click then Free transform.

Step 13

Reduce the size of the reflect.

Step 14

Do a right-click then, Distord.

Step 15

Click on the Shift key, and without releasing, drag the square(in the bottom) to the left(or to the right).


That's it, you should get something like:


I hope this photoshop tutorial will be useful.

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