Tutorial: Creating Reflection on Glass

Reflection on Wine Glass

Here in this short tutorial a photo of the bride and groom is going to be superimposed onto a picture of a wine glass as a reflection. This type of compositing challenge is generally solved with help from the Layers palette, the Transform command and some gentle layer blends.

Start off by opening two suitable source files of the happy couple and a wine glass.

Step 1: Copy and paste

Selecting images

Go to the shot of the couple and use the Rectangular Marquee (M) to select them. Hit Edit> Copy. Go to the wine glass image and Edit>Paste the couple onto a new layer. In the Layers palette reduce the Opacity of the couple’s layer so you can see the glass too.

Step 2: Move in appropriate positions

Placing the image in appropriate place

Select the Move tool (V) and place the couple over the glass. Edit>Transform>Scale the shot so they fit in the glass. Grab the Eraser tool (E) and pick a soft-edged brush from the Brush Preset picker. Erase any parts of the couple layer outside the glass.

Step 3: Blend it

Blending and Finalizing

For a more realistic reflection, in the Layers palette makes the couple layer’s blending mode Lighten. This lets highlights in the glass remain solid and preserves details. Curved highlights blend the composited photo with the glass’s shape.

I hope you have enjoyed this simple tutorial.  Courtesy: Photoshop Daily