The document describes how the author used Photoshop to make mugs appear to float in a corridor. They took two photos - one with mugs on a chair, and one without - using a tripod for consistency. In Photoshop, they cut out the mugs using selection tools, repositioned and resized the mugs, added a floor reflection by flipping and adjusting a mug layer, and distorted the reflection for depth. The skills learned included basic Photoshop tools, selections, layers, opacity, and distortion.

1. For this effect I have used Photoshop to make it look as though the mugs are floating in the corridor. To achieve this, I first
took two pictures, one of the mugs placed on a black chair in the middle of the corridor, and another with the mug and the
chair out of the shot, to take these two images I used a tripod so both of the pictures would be in the same place, which
overall would give my final image a more professional look. Once I had done this I uploaded both images into Photoshop and
rasterised them then used the polygon tool to cut around the mugs so I got rid of the chair to give the mugs the floating
effect. After I had finished cutting around the mugs I repositioned them and resized them so they were more realistic. To
further make my image more authentic I added a reflection on the floor, to do this I copied the layer with the mugs on and
flipped it horizontally, I then reduced the opacity of the image so it looked slightly more transparent. Lastly I distorted the
reflection making the side closer to us larger to give it more depth.

2. The skills I have gained are...
• Basic Photoshop skills
• How to use the magnetic lasso and polygon
tools
• How to duplicate layers
• Where different tools are located in
Photoshop
• How to distort layers, and make them more or
less opaque.