Need Resource for Chop Technique

[absolut_racer]

I want to learn how to make a picture with the car and it's reflection on the ground. After a few frustrating attempts, I was unable to make one. Does anyone have any tips or a website where I could learn this technique? Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Blue Bomber]

Not a clue on websites, but I know how to do it. It's easiest if you get a straight on angle, like the side/front/rear of the car on level pavement. If ithe angle is too high, the car will look like it's leaning to the side in the reflection. Then you just copy that to a new layer, flip it horizontally, and change the transparency to around 50 or less. Then to make the usual background, select about 2/3 of the screen with the rectangle marquee tool, and use the gradient tool to fill it in. Then do the top 1/3 in whatever color the gradient ended.

To do a 3/4 angle like in your sig, you're gonna have to take lots of time using distort and . Make a second layer with the car flipped horizontally on it, then select just the side with polygon lasso tool. Go to Edit > Transform > Skew. Then drag the bottom til it lines up at the same angle as the top. Then clean up whatever you need to with Transform > Distort. Then do the front corner, the front, then the side window (will appear much skinnier since it's almost out of the reflection), and finally, the front window (which will be cut off by the front fender). Kinda hard to explain, but if you've seen a real reflection of a car, you'll figure out how everything works. If I've got any spare time tonight, I'll try to do a reflection of the car in your sig.

[SoSlow]

www.photoshopcafe.com/tut_fx.htm has really good tutorials, but it was down last time i checked

[SoSlow]

nevermind it's working, it's just loading up slow, also check chumpchiggy's sticky in this forum for TONS of helpful websites