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SeanTrek
24th September 2006, 09:38 PM
I made this reflection effect thing in Paint Shop Pro:
http://www.syxe.com/imagehosting/9474516fa2c5c506.png
Tell me what you think

~Sean
xsilver
26th September 2006, 01:12 AM
i'm not sure if paintshoppro has this, but add a layer mask w/ a gradient so the reflection fades. like this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/xsilver/reflection.gif
LazyD
26th September 2006, 02:09 AM
What is going on with the shading in your picture Sean?

Did you intend for it to be like that? Try lightening that up, it doesnt look right...

Then again I dont know jack about PSP, im more of a Photoshop man myself...
toshka
26th September 2006, 02:40 AM
Add some bevel to the lettering to make it stand out more and look 3d... :)
Jaynesh
27th September 2006, 04:59 PM
bevel wont look good when using reflection :)

Add some gloss, and experiment with the colours. green would look good.
Redemtion
5th October 2006, 07:36 PM
I'd go for some effect that would really lealistically raster this effect, like an acean ripple. so it looks like its floating above a puddle od water or something :)
ss2man44
7th October 2006, 01:13 AM
hmm... everything that sean does in PSP, i can do in the GIMP. I should try the gradient thing.

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8687/syxebu9.gif

All done in the free GIMP.

Sorry about double-post, forgot about previous post.

Edit by josephheskett:
its ok, merged for you ;)
davinci
7th October 2006, 02:15 AM
Ya GIMP is a pretty good program, especially since it is free. It's perfectly adequate for anything unless you're a professional photographer or something. Nice job on the graphics by both, by the way.
ss2man44
7th October 2006, 12:19 PM
whoops, my rainbow didn't reflect...

EDIT: New one

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/9606/syxepo5.gif
SeanTrek
7th October 2006, 01:44 PM
Who that's sweet!
But the rainbow could use just a little work. I just think it should have a smooth rainbow. That one is really crooked.
ss2man44
7th October 2006, 01:55 PM
i'm using a laptop touchpad. it's pretty good for a touchpad i think
SeanTrek
7th October 2006, 10:51 PM
Okay... I see.

What you need, though, is a desktop mouse (I have a Logitech wireless mouse)
Mooki89
30th October 2006, 06:26 AM
i personally dont like gradient reflections

a nice trick is to do an image like seans and place a line inbetween the reflected image and the image the make the line glow out towards the user ill post a demo l8r