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1 Choose the shot
Open a landscape image of your choice
on Photoshop. Using the Rectangular
Marquee Tool, select the area you want
to reflect and press Ctrl/Cmd+C to copy
it. (If you would like to use a circle rather
than a square, use the Elliptical Marquee
Tool.) In the Layers Panel, click the Create
A New Layer icon. Press Ctrl/Cmd+V to
paste your selection into the new layer.2 Form new layers
You now have a layer that includes only
the rectangle you designed. With this
layer selected, press Ctrl/Cmd+T to enter
Free Transform mode. Right-click on
the rectangle; from the pop-menu
that appears, select Rotate 180°.3 Blend the reflection^
To blend your reflection into the image,
change the Blending Mode to Overlay.
You may find for different images that you
may need to select a different Blending
Mode. Play around with these and select
the best effect for you. For a final touch,
I converted the image into black and
white to emphasise the dramatic
effect I was going for.Reflected landscapes
Jocelyn Gale shows how you can give scenes
a new dimension using only a squaren this Photoshop
project, I’m going
to show you how to
adapt one of your
landscape scenes
into something more intriguing –
and with only three simple editing
steps required. The technique really
enables you to zone in to your
creative side, and there are many
different options to make the end
result your own. Whether you want
to spice up an old landscape from
your archive, or go out and shoot
some new ones, you can use any
landscape shot for this tutorial.
I found that going the extra mile
and adding small details will really
boost the final image. For instance,
you could add birds, leaves or even
stars to produce a more earthy
effect. All you need to do is copy and
paste them on to the image. (See
right for the specifics.) The best
place to find these sorts of details
if you don’t have them yourself
is via Google or stock libraries.
If you’re only playing around with
additions, you can worry less about
having the rights for usage. It’s only
if you’re planning to use any of your
final landscape works commercially
that you’ll need to have permission
to use the extra image details.I
Create the effect in Photoshop
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