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In this Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn how to make your photos look more dramatic by adding puddles. You’ll start off by cutting and pasting parts of your photo to create a fake reflection. Then you’ll paint in the puddle with a layer mask and tweak the settings to make it look realistic. Finally, you’ll finish it by adding a subtle ripple effect to the puddles. And you’re going to do all of this using nondestructive editing techniques with a very minimal set of layers.

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hello and welcome to this episode of

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Danny's death in this video you will

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learn how to make your photos look more

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dramatic by adding puddles in Photoshop

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you'll start off by cutting and pasting

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parts of your photo to create a fake

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reflection then you'll paint and de

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petal with a layer mask and tweak the

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settings to make it look a bit more

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realistic finally you'll finish it by

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adding a subtle replaced activity

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puddles and you're going to all of this

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using non-destructive editing techniques

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and with a very minimal set of layers so

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if you're interested keep watching and

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you'll learn how to add your own

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realistic photos in Photoshop

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[Music]

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before you begin you'll need to choose

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the right photo a photo on a cloudy day

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or after a rainfall will work the best

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for sunny photos it's a lot harder to

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make the puddles look believable and

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sometimes it just won't work so if this

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is your first time following this

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tutorial start off with a cloudy photo

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like the one that we are using and by

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the way we're using a stock photo so if

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you want to follow along with the exact

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same photo you can check the video

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description below to find out where you

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can buy this photo or you can just use

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your own the first step is to create a

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fake reflection by cutting pasting and

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flipping different areas in the photo

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let's start with this door here we can

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make a selection of it with the

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polygonal lasso tool here and simply

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draw a selection around the door like

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this by the way we only need to bottom

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half of the door and the selection

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doesn't need to be overly precise

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duplicate the layer by pressing ctrl or

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command J before we transform this layer

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right click on new layer and then choose

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convert to smart object this will let us

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do a transformation non-destructively

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next press ctrl or command T for you

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transform tool then right click inside

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of the box and select flip vertical

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don't press ENTER yet position d layer

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sweats on the bottom of the door it's

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not going to match so we need to seal

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the transformation by right clicking

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inside the box and choosing skew now we

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can drag to slide vertically to make it

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a line with the door like this I'm going

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to repeat this for the other door and

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since it's essentially the same step

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we're going fast forward this video to

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save you some time

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the last object to create a mirror of is

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the bride and groom in the middle this

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one's a little different because the

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more complex shape the easiest way to

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create a selection for this is to use

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the quick selection tool with this tool

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you can simply brush over the areas that

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you want to select like this and if you

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want to remove the area from the

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selection you can do so by holding the

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alt or option key and painting over the

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areas that you want to remove once we

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have this selection select back the

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background layer and impress ctrl or

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command J to duplicate it right click on

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the layer and then choose convert to

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smart object now press ctrl or command T

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flip it vertically and in position it

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below debride to transform this into a

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curve you can right click and change

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your transfer mode to warp now you can

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simply drag downwards like this to make

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a contour properly finally I'll repeat

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this for the group

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now we have a reflection and it looks

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pretty good now that we're done creating

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good reflection we can form the puddles

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before we begin merge the layers by

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selecting all of the reflection layers

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and then right-click and choose convert

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to smart object this is just a

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non-destructive way to merge layers now

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we can add an inverted layer mask by

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holding alt or option and clicking on

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this button here in the layers panel

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select a brush tool and then use a large

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soft brush like this step the brush

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opacity to around fifty percent and then

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paint over the areas that you want de

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perros to appear in right now de patas

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look like a mirror reflection to make it

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look more realistic we need to do two

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things number one reduce the opacity and

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number two darken it a bit first let's

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start in it by going to the adjustments

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panel and adding the levels adjustment

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layer here you can move the middle input

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slider to darken the image like this to

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make an only effective reflection layer

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below click on this button here next

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reduce the opacity to around fifty

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percent before we finish here's a tip if

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you want to blur the layer mask instead

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of using the Gaussian blur filter you

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can select the layer mask and then go

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into your properties panel here you can

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adjust the feather setting which will

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blur delay or math it's the same thing

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as a blur filter but it's better because

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you can undo or change the settings at

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any time

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the last thing to do is to add a slight

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ripple effect select a reflection layer

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then go to filter distort wave play

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around with the settings to get a subtle

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ripple effect that matches the roughness

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of the floor I like to start off by

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sending scale to around twenty five

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percent the preview image in this tool

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is way too small so what I like to do

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instead is just click OK to preview it

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and then if it doesn't look good double

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click on the smart filter a new layers

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panel and you can edit the settings

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again

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[Music]

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we're done here's how the image looks

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like before and after

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[Music]

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hey thanks for watching this video now

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it's just a quick way to add puddles in

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Photoshop if you have any questions or

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feedback let me know any comments below

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I sighs something I wish it awesome day

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subscribe to my channel if you haven't

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already and I'll see you again next week

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[Music]

standard: en

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Hello and welcome to this episode of

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Denny's tip. In this video you'll know how

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to make your photos look more dramatic

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by adding puddles in Photoshop. You'll

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start off by cutting and pasting parts

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of your photo to create fake reflection

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and you'll paint in the puddle with a layer

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mask and tweak the settings to make it

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look a bit more realistic.

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Finally, you'll finish it by adding a

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subtle ripple effect in the puddles and

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you're gonna do all of this using

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non-destructive editing techniques and

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with very minimal set of layers. So if

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you're interested,

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keep watching and you'll learn how to

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add your own realistic puddles in

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Photoshop.

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Before you begin, you'll need to choose

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the right photo. A photo on a cloudy day

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or after rainfall will work the best, for

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sunny photos,

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it's a lot harder to make the puddles

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look believable and sometimes it just

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won't work. So, if this is you first time

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following this tutorial, start off with a

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cloudy photo like the one that we are

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using. And by the way, we're using a stock

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photo so if you want to follow along

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with the exact same photo, you can check

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the video description below to find out

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where you can buy this photo. Or you can

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just use your own, the first step is to

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create a fake reflection by cutting,

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pasting and flipping different areas in

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the photo.

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Let's start with this door here, we can

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make a selection of it with the

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"Polygonal Lasso tool" here and simply

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draw a selection around the door like

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this. By the way, we only need the bottom

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half of the door and the selection

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doesn't need to be overly precise.

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Duplicate the layer by pressing "CTRL or

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Command + J", before we transform this layer,

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right click on the layer and then choose

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convert to smart object. This will let us

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do a transformation non-destructively

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next, press "CTRL or command T for the transform

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tool then right-click inside of the box

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and select - flip vertical. Don't press

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ENTER yet, position layer so it's on the

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bottom of the door.

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It's not gonna match so we need to skip

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the transformation by right clicking

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inside the box and choosing skew. Now we

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can track the slide vertically to make a

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line with the door like this, I'm going

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to repeat this for the other door and

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since it's essentially the same step,

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we're going fast forward this video to

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save you some time.

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The last object to create a mirror is

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the bride and groom in the middle,

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this one's a little different because

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the more complex shape the easiest way

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to create a selection for this is to use

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the quick selection tool. With this tool,

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you can simply brush over the areas that

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you want to select like this and if you

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want to remove the area from the

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selection, you can do so by holding "ALT

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or option key" and painting over the

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areas that you want to remove. Once we

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have the selection, select back the

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background layer and press "CTRL or

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command J" to duplicate it. Right click on

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the layer and then choose convert to

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smart object, now press "CTRL or command T".

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Flip it vertically and position it below

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the bride to transform this into a curve

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you can right-click and change it to

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transfer mode to warp. Now you can simply

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drag downwards like this to make it

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contour properly.

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Finally, I'll repeat this for the group.

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Now we have a reflection and it looks

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pretty good. Now that we're done creating

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the reflection, we can form the puddles.

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Before we begin, merge the layers by

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selecting all of the reflection layers

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and then right-click and choose convert

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to smart object. This is just a

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non-destructive way to merge layers. Now

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we can add an inverted layer mask by

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holding "ALT or Option" and click on this

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button here, in the layers panel. Select

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the brush tool, and then use a large soft

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brush like this setting brush opacity to

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around 50%, and then paint over

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the areas that you want the puddles to

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appear in.

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Right now, the puddles look like they're mirror reflection

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to make it look more

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realistic, we need to do two things.

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Number one,

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reduce the opacity and number two, darken

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a bit. First, let's start it by going to

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the adjustments panel and adding the

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levels adjustment layer. Here you can

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move the middle input slider to

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darken the image like this. To make it

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only effective reflection layer below

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click on this button here next

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reduce the opacity to around fifty

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percent. Before we finish, here's a tip if

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you want a blur layer mask instead of

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using the Gaussian blur filter. You can

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select the layer mask and then go into

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properties panel, here you can adjust the

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feather setting which will blur the layer

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mask. It's the same thing as a blur

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filter but it's better because you can

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undo or change the settings at any time.

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The last thing to do is to add a slight

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ripple effect. Select a reflection layer

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then go to filter -> distort -> wave. Play

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around with the settings to get a set of

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ripple effect that matches the roughness of

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the floor,

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I like to start off by setting the scale to

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around twenty five percent. The preview

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image in this tool is way too small, so

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what I like to do instead, is just click

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OK to preview it and then if it doesn't

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look good, double-click on the smart photo

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in the layers panel and you can edit the

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settings again.

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We're done, here is how the image looks

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like before and after.

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Hey thanks for watching this video, now

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which is a quick way to add photos in

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Photoshop if you have any questions or

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Aside from that, I wish you an awesome day.

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