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chrisclick
December 23rd, 2006, 07:52 PM
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2

What I am trying to do:
Create cool reflections on text and objects... it is possible but how?

Example:
40383
(Image taken from a web 2.0 forum topic.) (http://www.yayhooray.com/thread/90661/yh-collab:-redesign-famous-logos-in-web-2-0-format?page=7)

Thanks for the help
ApixDesigns
December 23rd, 2006, 08:46 PM
verrry easy chris. take the picture. duplicate it, flip it vertically, shift it down so the ends are touching at the bottom, grab the dotted rectangle box tool in the top left corner of the tools panel, draw a rectangle, press ctrl +alt+d and set the feather to about 40 or 50, place the box half on the lower image and press delete once or twice. there u go.
ApixDesigns
December 23rd, 2006, 08:57 PM
heres a quick 5 min thingy i did.

using 2 logos from the attached sheet
chrisclick
December 23rd, 2006, 09:50 PM
Thanks! Makes images and text look so much nicer
chrisclick
December 23rd, 2006, 10:04 PM
is this ok? 40386
REEFˇ
December 23rd, 2006, 10:43 PM
apix that took 5 mins :h:?

@ chris: you got the effect, but logically no. look at the bottoms of the p's, your reflection cant surpass your legs.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5396/untitled1lg8.jpg
chrisclick
December 23rd, 2006, 10:51 PM
a little edit...

40387
how is it now?
REEFˇ
December 23rd, 2006, 10:53 PM
well, regardless of how weird it looks I guess its correct. you could try to keep the position of the p's and move everything else up.

some words are just not right for the reflection, so make sure you dont use it on everything.
Pasquale
December 24th, 2006, 12:45 AM
lol at the web2.0 wet floor effect :)
Oli-G
December 24th, 2006, 03:29 AM
yeah... you prolly dont really want to bother learning that...
ApixDesigns
December 24th, 2006, 01:13 PM
i cant even see your reflection crhis. make it abit more visible. and yes reef that took like less than 5 mins
ApixDesigns
December 24th, 2006, 01:14 PM
oh and make it alot bigger too.
hybrid101
December 24th, 2006, 01:56 PM
can't see any reflections chris:P
chrisclick
December 24th, 2006, 04:00 PM
Hows hybrid101's footer reflection... http://www.chrisphp.com/dump/hb101.jpg

more footer reflections are here: http://www.chrisphp.com/dump/
REEFˇ
December 24th, 2006, 04:40 PM
Awesome, you got the effect done. Now stay away from it =).

& lmao @ madonna's pics.
chrisclick
December 24th, 2006, 04:46 PM
lol thanks
Jeff Wheeler
December 24th, 2006, 05:41 PM
Don't ever use that. Ever.
chrisclick
December 24th, 2006, 05:43 PM
sorry nokrev i cant do your footer... you have too many different ones
ApixDesigns
December 24th, 2006, 09:38 PM
looks good dude. nice work on the hybrid one. it works best with big images, or images that are big at the bottom.
hybrid101
December 24th, 2006, 10:38 PM
darn, dead link. i can't see my own reflection:P
edit:visited from second link, looking good:0
but there's white space between the image and reflection. lose it;)
chrisclick
December 25th, 2006, 09:04 AM
Hybrid... I was uploading a Lightbox version of the gallery... you probably clicked on your image when it was uploading.
thibz
December 26th, 2006, 12:22 AM
heloow to all
thibz
December 26th, 2006, 12:23 AM
heloow to all
you are hell
thibz
December 26th, 2006, 12:25 AM
lol thanks
youw bro
thibz
December 26th, 2006, 12:27 AM
no
thibz
December 26th, 2006, 12:28 AM
yeah
thibz
December 26th, 2006, 12:28 AM
baby
REEFˇ
December 26th, 2006, 12:31 AM
no
yeah
babydude...are you...jerking off or something?
CriTiCeRz
December 26th, 2006, 01:04 AM
^ :lol:
chrisclick
December 26th, 2006, 01:40 AM
Its AMAIZING that its close to chrismas and we get a lot more *** wipes on the forum is it?

Stop Jerking Off Before You Short Circut Your PC/Laptop... Or before you have to get a cloth and spend half and hour trying to get it off the screen.

Ahem... and hello. I am hell... Hello