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Image Reflection Effect

Add a fading mirror reflection beneath an image.

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A cut-out product shot or logo reflects most convincingly

Quick Tool Overview

The Image Reflection Effect mirrors an image beneath itself and fades it out, which suggests a polished surface. The two numbers that decide whether it works are the reflection height and the fade rate — about a third of the original, fading to nothing within that distance, is what reads as a surface rather than a second copy.

What it does
Adds a fading mirror image below a picture
You give it
An image, ideally cut out
You get back
The image with a reflection beneath it
Best for
Product shots, logos and app screenshots
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About the Image Reflection Effect

A reflection beneath an object suggests it is sitting on a polished surface, which is why product photography and app store screenshots have used it for twenty years. It is a simple effect made or ruined by two numbers.

Those are the height of the reflection and how quickly it fades. A reflection as tall as the original that fades slowly looks like a mistake; one about a third of the height fading to nothing within that distance looks like a surface. Both are adjustable here, along with the gap between the object and its reflection, a slight perspective squash, and the background it all sits on.

Key features of the Image Reflection Effect

Adjustable height and fade

The two settings that decide whether a reflection is convincing, rather than a single strength slider.

Gap control

A small gap between object and reflection reads as a raised surface; none at all reads as a mirror.

Perspective squash

A slight vertical compression of the reflection is what real surfaces do at an angle.

Background colour

Reflections read far better on dark grounds, and the background is set here rather than assumed white.

Works from transparency

A cut-out subject reflects as itself rather than as a reflected white rectangle.

How to use the Image Reflection Effect

  1. 1

    Load the image

    A product shot or logo on a transparent background works best.

  2. 2

    Set the height

    Around a third of the original. Full height reads as a mistake.

  3. 3

    Adjust the fade

    The reflection should reach nothing before it reaches the bottom.

  4. 4

    Choose the background

    A dark background makes a reflection far more convincing than a white one.

Frequently asked questions

About a third of the original image, fading to nothing within that distance. Anything approaching full height reads as a second copy rather than as a reflection.

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