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Description Tutorial for creating a mirrored reflection effect in Photoshop.

Please note that this is a 2-part tutorial!
Part 2 : [link]

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THANK you so very much for my first ever DD `MzzAzn and ^FantasyStock

I've got a few requests over the last couple of months to show how I do reflections in my pictures (as seen in [link] , [link] and [link] to name a few examples), so I thought I'd whip together a tutorial showing my way of doing them. It's definitely not the best way of doing it, and I'm sure there are some much simpler steps of doing this, but this is one of the ways you can do it.

Anyways, the tutorial will show you steps of how to create a mirrored reflection. The first part of the tutorial explains the process of mirroring your subject, whilst the second part shows how to mirror the background and make it more believable.

The steps shown were all done in Photoshop CS2, but I'm sure it will work to some extent in other programs such as GIMP or Painter as long as you make a few changes. Please feel free to ask if you have any quires about any of the steps.

You are not authorised to redistribute this tutorial or the original image without my written permission, or claim as your own. Please respect my wishes.

    Tutorial and Line-art Β© Malin TrΓ€isk


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Comments: 151

Yuki-Midna [2013-04-04 18:58:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for posting this~! I don't have Photoshop, but I loosely followed it on GIMP. [link]

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rabid-donkey [2013-04-03 06:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

I'll be using this when I can!

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SarpaxD [2013-01-05 10:54:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial!
Used here [link] Β§ion=&global=1&q=SarpaxD#/d5porov

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SarpaxD In reply to SarpaxD [2013-01-05 10:56:13 +0000 UTC]

Ops xD used here: [link]

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krowvernix [2012-09-07 08:01:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial! I used it here: [link]
Sorry if I double-posted, my internet is weird...

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cerona In reply to krowvernix [2012-09-09 19:03:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for using it, glad you found it helpful!

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Intrecciafoglie [2012-06-10 21:11:46 +0000 UTC]

I love your tutorials! Thanks for helping

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cerona In reply to Intrecciafoglie [2012-08-24 22:51:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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JeffrettaLyn [2012-02-21 06:44:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for making this! It really helped on a journal skin I'm making!

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cerona In reply to JeffrettaLyn [2012-03-23 10:40:56 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad to hear that

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JeffrettaLyn In reply to cerona [2012-03-23 15:16:13 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I used it here -> [link]

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Optimistic-Jamie [2012-01-09 00:16:11 +0000 UTC]

[link]
I used it in a dragon picture and it worked better than I wanted it to. Thank you for making this tutorial.

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cerona In reply to Optimistic-Jamie [2012-08-27 15:36:20 +0000 UTC]

Great, I'm glad to hear that it was useful

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Zoxyn [2011-12-30 02:26:15 +0000 UTC]

will this work with PSE?

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cerona In reply to Zoxyn [2012-08-27 15:35:39 +0000 UTC]

It should do

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JeffrettaLyn In reply to Zoxyn [2012-03-10 16:04:03 +0000 UTC]

It did for me.

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Zoxyn In reply to JeffrettaLyn [2012-03-10 16:19:09 +0000 UTC]

ok thx

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JeffrettaLyn In reply to Zoxyn [2012-03-10 16:39:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Zoxyn In reply to JeffrettaLyn [2012-03-10 16:40:16 +0000 UTC]

^^

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Priya-Aishia [2011-11-30 19:53:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the great tut
Used here[link]

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cerona In reply to Priya-Aishia [2011-12-23 15:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for using the tutorial and for linking back your result β™₯

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tikimurryareg [2011-11-24 17:58:26 +0000 UTC]

Thats awesome! I wish I had Photoshop or Gimp to do that

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cerona In reply to tikimurryareg [2012-08-26 23:08:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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UsayFudo [2011-11-03 20:07:29 +0000 UTC]

Cool trick

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cerona In reply to UsayFudo [2012-08-26 23:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like it

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UsayFudo In reply to cerona [2012-08-27 10:20:55 +0000 UTC]

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AMDG-graphics [2011-10-27 19:57:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for this tutorial! I followed it loosely for this piece: [link]

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cerona In reply to AMDG-graphics [2012-08-27 15:35:49 +0000 UTC]

Glad if it was useful to you!

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Gigicom [2011-10-06 10:55:32 +0000 UTC]

te oba tutoriale sΔ… naprawdΔ™ dobra
i na pewno siΔ™ przydadzΔ…

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cerona In reply to Gigicom [2011-10-13 12:12:25 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad if they will be useful to you in any way

(CieszΔ™ siΔ™, ΕΌe jeΕ›li bΔ™dΔ… one przydatne w jakikolwiek sposΓ³b)

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Gigicom In reply to cerona [2011-11-04 17:55:05 +0000 UTC]

They are once again thank you so much

Do you speak polish?

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tarctia [2011-09-17 11:09:27 +0000 UTC]

Such a great tutorial (:

--
When life gives you lemons ... Squeeze them in people's eyes and run!

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cerona In reply to tarctia [2011-09-25 14:15:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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FantasyStock [2011-09-01 05:52:08 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations once again on your Daily Deviation! You've been featured in the August 2011 Resources DD Summary . Thanks for sharing your resources with the community!!

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cerona In reply to FantasyStock [2011-09-06 18:57:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much for featuring my work, it's an absolute honour for me

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FantasyStock In reply to cerona [2011-09-07 04:15:02 +0000 UTC]

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KalosysArt [2011-09-01 05:34:41 +0000 UTC]

very good!!

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cerona In reply to KalosysArt [2011-09-06 18:57:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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floatingWhiteFalcon [2011-08-18 22:51:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This is really helpful! I could imagine that but seeing how it's made exactly is awesome!
And Congatiolations on the DailyDeviation!

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cerona In reply to floatingWhiteFalcon [2011-08-25 14:14:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, and I'm glad you think so

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Xeohe [2011-08-10 07:11:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is extremely helpful! Thanks for this! I remember being taught this in computer art class, but I completely forgot all about it... XD

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cerona In reply to Xeohe [2011-08-13 11:01:39 +0000 UTC]

Cool, I'm glad to hear that it was useful to you

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Schadenfruede [2011-08-10 04:41:46 +0000 UTC]

My question is

Who on earth wouldn't know how to do this? xD

It's kindof common sense that you copypaste your picture and flip it around for a perfect mirror image.

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cerona In reply to Schadenfruede [2011-08-13 11:02:32 +0000 UTC]

It is a very simple process yes, but you wouldn't believe how many times I've got asked how to do it

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Schadenfruede In reply to cerona [2011-08-13 11:09:53 +0000 UTC]

How silly. >3<

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cerona In reply to Schadenfruede [2011-08-13 14:44:56 +0000 UTC]

A lot of people here are still beginners and/or in the process of learning.

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jadecillustrations In reply to Schadenfruede [2011-08-10 06:08:30 +0000 UTC]

You'd also have to add effects and many people may not know how to do it. That's why a tutorial was created in the first place. Obviously, by the favorites alone, quite a few people found this helpful- which is great

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shadowbob19 [2011-08-10 04:29:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow... Awesome tutorial this help me alot thank you for making this

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cerona In reply to shadowbob19 [2011-08-13 11:02:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, great to hear that it was useful to you

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shadowbob19 In reply to cerona [2011-08-13 14:40:51 +0000 UTC]

yes it was very much and thank you again for macking it for everyone

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