How to reverse images in photoshop
Here is an example of what the final mirror image effect will look like when you're done:
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mirror image effect.
Step 1: Open your photo
Start by opening your image in Photoshop. I will use this image
The original picture. a
Step 2: Duplicate the document
Before we mirror the image, let's make a copy of our Photoshop document. In this way, we will not accidentally save the mirror copy over the original.
Go up to a list Pictures in the menu bar along the top of the screen and select Repetition :
Go to Image > Duplicate.
Then in the dialog box Duplicate Image Name the copy. Mirror and click OK:
Label the version of the document.
And if we look at the document tabs just below the options bar, we see that we're now working on a copy of the image named Mirror:
Document tabs.
You can close the original document by clicking the “ x small on its own tab. On a Windows PC, the "x" is on the right side of the tab, and on a Mac, you'll find it on the left:
Close the original document.
Step 3: Select the Crop tool
Next, select Crop Tool From the toolbar:
Choose the Crop tool.
Step 4: Set the aspect ratio to Proportion
And in the options bar, make sure to set Aspect Ratio To Height for the Crop tool The ratio . This will allow us to freely modify the sides of the cropping border:
Adjust aspect ratio to ratio.
Step 5: Drag one side of the cropping border to the inversion point
Depending on which direction your photo needs to be flipped, click on the left or right side of the image cropping limits And drag it to the place where the image will be mirrored.
In my case, I want to flip the image from left to right using the woman's hair as a mirror point. So I'm going to drag the right side of the crop border to this location:
Drag the right side of the cropping border to the image flip point.
Step 6: Drag the other side to clip out the unwanted area
You also don't need all that empty space to the left of the image. So to crop some of it away, I'm going to check out The left side From the crop border to the inside:
Drag the left side of the cropping border to crop the unwanted area.
Step 7: Turn on "Delete cropped pixels"
Before cropping the image, go to the options bar and make sure an option is selected Delete Cropped Pixels :
Delete Cropped Pixels option.
Step 8: Crop the Image
Then still in the options bar, crop the image by clicking check mark :
Clicking the check mark.
Here is my result after cropping the image:
The cropped version of the image.
Step 9: Duplicate the background layer
In the Layers panel, the image is placed on background layer .
Make a copy of the background layer by dragging it down on the icon Add a new layer :
Duplicate the background layer.
The copy appears above the original:
Background copy layer.
Step 10: Select a free transfer order
With the "Background copy" layer selected, go to the "Copy" menu. Release in the menu bar and select free conversion . or click on Ctrl + T (Win) / Command + T (Mac) On the keyboard:
Go to Edit > Free Transform.
Step 11: Drag the reference point on the side handle
A Photoshop Free Transform box and handles appear around the image.
In the center of the conversion box is a target icon known as at the reference point . This point represents the center of transformation:
The reference point is in the center of the Free Transform box.
How does the reference point appear?
If you are using a newer version of Photoshop and the reference point is missing, go to Options bar Click inside the checkbox Toggle Reference Point :
Toggle reference point checkbox.
Then click and drag the reference point to the handle on the side where you are going to flip the image.
Since my image will be flipping from left to right, I'll drag the reference point to the right handle:
Pull the reference point on the side handle.
Step 12: Choose the Flip Horizontal command
Then with the Free Transform command still active, Right click (Win) / Control-click in anywhere inside the image and select flip Horizontal From the list:
Choose the Flip Horizontal command.
The image will not appear to be flipped. Instead, the Free Transform box will move to the empty area next to the image:
The result after flipping the image horizontally.
Step 13: Accept and close the free transfer
Perform the conversion and close the Free Transform by clicking check mark In the options bar:
Clicking the check mark.
Step 14: Select the Reveal All command
If the crop border is still visible around your image, it is because the Crop tool is still active. Click on the letter M on the keyboard to quickly switch to the Rectangular Marquee Tool to remove strokes.
At this point we've created a mirrored copy of the image, but we can't see it because the mirrored half is sitting to the side. So here's the fun part. To view the full effect, go to List Image in the menu bar and select Reveal all :
Go to Image > Reveal All.
The Reveal All command instantly reveals the entire Photoshop canvas, including hidden areas, giving us the final result.
To fit the entire effect to the screen, choose the Fit on Screen command by pressing Ctrl + 0 (Win) / Command + 0 (Mac) On the keyboard:
The ultimate mirror image effect.
