Aug 11 2008

Photoshop Video Tutorial – Adding a Reflection

Published by Yanik at 7:21 am under Photoshop Tutorials, TUTORIALS, Video Tutorials

PS_logo.jpg This Photoshop™ video tutorial is all about adding a reflection to an object or person that is on a white background. The effect we’re after is to make it look like they’re on a shiny surface. This reflection effect can be done also on a black or any uniformed colored background. This type of reflection is popular with isolated objects in stock photo libraries. Enough rambling! Let’s get right down to it! :)

Enjoy!


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19 Responses to “Photoshop Video Tutorial – Adding a Reflection”

  1. # JaMon 11 Aug 2008 at 10:23 am

    Nice Vid. I really like your turtorials. But this time i would do the gradient in a non-destructive way by using a black layer mask with the white gradient on it. Even though the outcome would look similar. I screw up my pictures so often that I try to work as non-destructively as possible. So just mentioning. ^^

  2. # S. Harton 11 Aug 2008 at 1:03 pm

    Thanks for the tutorial. As an artist, this type of information is always useful.

  3. # Jamieon 11 Aug 2008 at 5:24 pm

    Great! I don’t shoot portraits but I think I’ll give that a go with some macro shots.

  4. # Debbion 14 Aug 2008 at 11:20 am

    This is very helpful!

    I would love to see a tutorial on lighting a small product (such as the stethoscope) on white in the future.
    Debbi

  5. # ramonaon 20 Aug 2008 at 3:18 am

    If I flip vertical the other layers are being flipped also
    how can I solve that?
    thanks already great tut

  6. # Sueon 20 Aug 2008 at 7:11 am

    Thanks for the useful tutorial!

  7. # Yanikon 20 Aug 2008 at 2:25 pm

    Ramona:

    What you’re doing is going into the Image menu. Go into the EDIT menu and select TRANSFORM. That should do it. :)

  8. # Vinodon 22 Aug 2008 at 11:59 pm

    Very good and nice expalantion Sir….Expecting more of this sort from you…
    Love
    Vinod

  9. # Heavenon 24 Aug 2008 at 6:56 pm

    You are awesome!!! That was a great work! I use to do it in the hard way but thanks to you now it is so much easier.

  10. # larson 27 Aug 2008 at 5:39 am

    Thanx man, clear explanation

  11. # Pieter-Janon 30 Aug 2008 at 7:45 am

    Hey m8 , rlly enjoyed your tutorial.

    I like :

    your voice
    the way you explane it
    like the “gradiying” or something , if that’s a word :D
    the way you ‘welcome me’ felt rlly welcome

    Cheers man :-)

  12. # Kayaon 17 Sep 2008 at 9:32 am

    Thank you for this nice tutorial

  13. # hannaon 07 Oct 2008 at 3:40 pm

    Thank you so much, very clear voice. I mean my international friends can understand you perfectly. :)

  14. # Raynald Bélangeron 07 Oct 2008 at 11:11 pm

    Very nice tutorial is perfect to me, My english is not very good but I understand your voice is clear. Thanks!

  15. # Lecaroon 11 Nov 2008 at 8:03 pm

    very easy… there are many easy things in photoshop that i don’t know…
    thank you

  16. # Carrieon 07 Dec 2008 at 9:47 pm

    Great tutorial! Very well done. I hope to see many more from you!

  17. # Kenon 07 Jan 2009 at 12:01 am

    Thank you so much I am new to this and your tutorials are very clear and concise. You are certainly the best I have come across.

    Thanks again, Ken

  18. # Drewon 09 Mar 2009 at 9:52 pm

    Yanik

    Any suggestions on how to make the reflection appear a bit “glossy” if you indeed did not shoot the original on a shiny floor/sruface? A reflection on a matte surface just doesn’t look “real” to me, as a matte surface isn’t likely to reflect.

    Thanks, and keep up the awesome work!!

    Drew

  19. # CYBERon 11 Mar 2010 at 1:37 pm

    YANIK.. YOU ROCK!!!!!!!

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