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The mirror effect
Remember as a kid you played with a mirror, putting your face to the side of it and your friends were laughing at the funny symmetry of your face and your faces reflection?
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Open a picture with Photoshop.
I'm going to make a mirror effect with this picture of feet.
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Choose the Rectangular Marquee Tool.
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Select about a half of your picture.
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Click Layer, New and Layer via Copy (Ctrl+J for a keyboard shortcut).
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You just created a new layer from the selection.
Now press Ctrl+T.
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Right click anywhere inside you selection and click Flip Horizontal.
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Your new layer should now be flipped.
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Drag and drop the new layer to the right side of the image.
You will notice/see how far to the right should you drag it.
Press Enter.
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That's it, I've made one big using the mirror image of the selection.
What did you "mirrorised", share it on the forum!
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