in this one i teach you how to make the "depth reflection" effect

first make a 400*200 canvas and fill it with your favorite color

then pick your favorite font with a color you think will look good on the background you chose and on a new layer type your favorite word(s)

next, duplicate the text layer. Then go Image>Rotate>Flip Layer Vertical and move it directly under the original text layer, so its almost touching

now, go to the rectangular marquee tool and set feather to about 4px (on the top bar)

Simplify the duplicated layer and then, on the duplicated layer, select about half of the text, right click and click "select inverse"

hit delete, deselect and dull the opacity of that layer to 50%

and that's it!

when you get good like me, you can make things like this

in case your wondering, this is the specks for the last image

edges=feathered 4px, twice

Effect=5px Simple pillow and 1px soft shadow

Background gloss= white fill 20% opacity

Background color=Blue shades gradient

and don't be afraid to bend the rules of photoshop to work to your advantage

Coming Up: Gloss-e-ness

hey wolf, i tried your tut and with a little trail and error, i made it work!

i am going to show you next time because its on my own pc and im on my work now.

but i just wanted to say, keep it up :thumbsup:

damian

hmm, please show me the error, i may have missed a step, i use this effect so often it becomes hard to explain it

hmm, please show me the error, i may have missed a step, i use this effect so often it becomes hard to explain it

hi wolf, well the "error" was really a misguided me .

i could not find the buttons you said because i have the dutch version of photopshop man.

so its no big thing!

here is my result!

:thumbsup:

damian666

damian.bmp

**** man HURRY up with the glossy effects tut!

Wolf why dont you download a PC Screen Recorder thingy and do some video tutos for us like this Vista Glass tuto I sent you

Wolf why dont you download a PC Screen Recorder thingy and do some video tutos for us like this Vista Glass tuto I sent you

Excelent idea, woooolf, do it please!! :clap:

@damian666

Thanks

@Kelsenellenelvian

http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=63

@ricktendo64 & N1K

Good Idea! I'll Make A couple like that

hi wolf, i was wondering if you could tell me how to make that reflection less cutt of.

i'm trying to make a bitmap for the hhdwiz.cpl of xp but when i trie this tut, it looks kind of cut of.

do you know what i mean?

is there a way to let it flow out or something like that?

damian666

vistabmp19.bmp

the trick is feathering, NOT distortion.

Use the rectangular marquee tool and set the feather to about 10

select the part of the icon you would like to make "flow out" (be dimmed) and hit delete.

If you think its necessary dull the opacity of the layer to whatever you feel is best, i say about (50-40%%)

now in case you'd rather not go to all that trouble i made some of my own

and since were using vista icons, a vista interface would look superb!

happy photoshoping :welcome:

wow thanx wolf, your the photoshop god man!

i will use your pics in my ua cd if you do not mind.

but i will try to make them myself, so thanx for the explanation.

bye bye

damian666