yet another wallpaper, i'm trying to improve all the time :>

http://i32.tinypic.com/33pa68m.png

I like it but I think I'd like it more if the flip of the text looks more like a reflection.

 

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yeah that was my intention, just not sure how to do it

Fade it out towards the bottom. Slightly if you want to give the impression of a high-gloss surface, more completely (and possibly blur it too) for a more matte shine.

thanks alot it worked perfectly!.

Very welcome.

Now show the result .

http://i25.tinypic.com/4iyjki.png


is this what you ment?, also should i drag the fading/reflecting text even lower towards the buttom or ?.

No, that's not what I meant. Make a gradient mask that fades the reflection's transparence from top to bottom. Here, let me give you an example if I can with the tools I have here at work...



That's what I mean - and if you fade a blur so that the darker part of the reflection is blurred more than the top, you will get a more realistic look of a matte surface.

wow i have much to learn

http://i32.tinypic.com/14skrs.png

not nearly as cool as the version you made though

Not sure which program you use, but here's a custom tutorial for Photoshop CS4:

1. Create your text layer on top of the background (duh?).


2. Duplicate the layer, mirror it, create a new layer group for the reflection layer and position the reflection.


3. Create a layer mask for the reflection layer group. The reason you're using a mask for the group, not the reflection layer is that the outline effect on the text uses layer transparency and will get messed up by a layer mask.


4. Use a black to white gradient for the transparency mask, tune for the desired reflection effect.


5. Convert the reflection layer to a smart object and apply a gaussian blur filter.


6. Create a transparency mask for the smart filter to make the blur heavier the deeper you go.


And done. Here's the final .psd.