By studying this example, you can master the following points:
1. Use layer clipping masks flexibly in composition, shortcut keys Ctrl+Alt+G.
2. Use filters according to the situation to create realistic effects.
3. Use gradients flexibly to create highlight effects.
Here are the materials used for this tutorial:
This is the effect I made.
If you look closely, you will find that MM may be taking pictures next to the highway. Our goal is to make the reflection of tropical seaside appear in MM's sunglasses.
Step 1: Open MM's photo in Photoshop (make a backup copy of the image before compositing to avoid damaging the original photo by mistake). Starting from the left eyeglass, use the Lasso or Pen Tool to create a selection as shown in fig01. To make the edges a little smoother, we will smooth the selection by one pixel.
Step 2: Keep the selection, create a new layer, name it left mirror, and use red as the color of the layer. Fill it with black as shown.
Step 3: Drag the material onto MM's photo, and a new layer will be created, named "Left Reflective", also using red. At this time, press Ctrl+Alt+G to create a layer clipping mask, as shown in the figure:
Step 4: Press Ctrl+T to freely transform to the appropriate position and size, as shown in the figure:
Step 5: At this point, preliminary results have been achieved.
In order to maintain the three-dimensional feeling between the frame and the lens, we return to the "left mirror" layer and add an inner shadow to it. The parameter settings are as shown in fig06. (Why use 65 degrees? Personally, I think it’s because the glasses in MM’s photo are tilted close to 65 degrees)
Step 6: At this point, the reflection in the glasses is flat and not realistic enough. It doesn’t matter. This problem can be solved next.
In the layer panel, press Ctrl and click the "Left Mirror" layer, load the "Left Mirror" selection, return to the "Left Mirror Reflection" layer, execute: Filter>Distort>Spherize, set the parameters as shown in the figure, like this Only affects pixels within the selection. (Haha: Don’t use too much spherical surface, sunglasses are not that spherical!)
Step 7: Ctrl+D to cancel the selection, copy the "Left Mirror Reflective" layer, name it "Left Mirror Reflective Positive", change the layer mode to "Multiply", if it feels a bit dark, change the opacity to 80% , as shown in the figure:
Step 8: There seems to be something missing? Yes! Highlight!
In the layers panel, press Ctrl and click the "Left Mirror" layer, load the "Left Mirror" selection, create a new layer on top of all layers, press D to restore PS's default black and white front and rear scenery, and press X to invert. Use a gradient from white to transparent, as shown in fig04, to get the effect as shown in the picture, cancel the selection, the reflection effect of the lens on the left is completed, and it is on the right, no need for me to say more! Just repeat the previous steps, just on the positive layer, no Just increase the transparency to create a different effect of light on the left and right.
The above is the process of the original text. Finally, I took a closer look and found that the lens had lost its transparency, so I made a small modification, which was to lower the opacity of the "left and right mirror" layers a little. The effect is as follows:
