Skip to content So in the first lesson, we learned about how to set up our image when we want it to have the mirror effect to it. We learned a few different steps and in this part of the series, you will now be able to get that mirror effect out of the photo you have chosen. Let us now begin.
We will pick up from the last thing we talked about which is transforming the image; now that our handle (right or left) is on the midpoint guideline, we are now ready for step 6.
Read first part 1 of this tutorial here.
Step 6: Copying it to a new layer
Remember that we selected the image ONLY, and not the whole canvas? The next step is to copy our selection to a new layer and to do this, go to Layer > New >Layer via Copy. A shorter and simpler way to do this is to hold down the Alt/Option as you drag the layer in the layers panel going down to make an exact copy of the layer.
After doing so, you will notice in the layers panel that a new layer was created and it is named “Layer 1” and that the exact same selection is selected.
Step 7: Select the Free Transform and Flip Horizontal Command
So in order to create the mirror reflection, we have to flip the image in the layer. We can actually do that with no sweat by going to Edit > Free Transform or to do it faster, you can click on Ctrl/Command + T. Doing this places a free transform outline on the image. You will see a handle in the middle of the selection and what you want to do is to drag it to the midpoint because it is what will be triggered when the flipping takes place.