How To Of "floating Images"?

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lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 11:26 am I have seen coin pics for quite a while which are post edited to make the coins appear to "float" above a reflection on a surface below. Like this (image not mine): Two questions: 1. What is this effect called (for searches)? 2. How is it done? Report this Post to the Staff

Guybrush Valued Member Taiwan 192 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 11:44 am I'm not really into photoshopping so I do't know what is the techinal term for the effect. But I'm pretty sure the "reflection" is just the image of the coin "flipped" upside down then put at a small distance from the normal image. Next put a dark line for the "horizon" and make the reflected image to fade to background color. Like the editing Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 1:55 pm Most likely Photoshop edited. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 4:46 pm I can do this in photoscape using the reflection effect Edited by TNG 12/06/2017 4:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189305 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 5:07 pm Quote: I can do this in photoscape using the reflection effect Looks good. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 8:42 pm I agree. Photoshop gives me headaches with possibilities. Report this Post to the Staff
SpareHuman Valued Member Sweden 135 Posts	Posted 12/13/2017 04:42 am Can be done easily in Photoshop or Gimp. The coin is placed on a new layer, rotated, repositioned and an elliptical radial gradient applied to the new layer. The reflected coin probably has an opacity overlay applied as well. The top layer is just the coin with a transparent background :) Report this Post to the Staff
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