Text Reflection On a Shiny Floor

In this tutorial, I will explain how to draw a simple text reflection on a shiny floor. We’ll be going through important techniques that I use frequently like patterns. By the end of this tutorial, we will have the following result:

Let’s start:

1. Create a new document (500px width, 300px height). Set the foreground to #006cc7 and the background to #ffffff (white). Then, go to Filters > Render > Render Clouds. You will have the following:

2. Press CTRL + SHIFT + N to create a new layer. Now we will create a selection from the middle to the bottom to draw the floor. Set the foreground to #006cc7 and background to #003a71. Draw the following gradient:

3. Now that we have created a simple floor, let’s add some grids to make it look more 3 dimensional. There are many ways to create grids, but here’s my favorite: Create a new document:

4. Set the foreground to #ffffff (white) and fill the document using the Paint Bucket tool:

5. Press CTRL + A to select all the layer, make sure the Rectangular Marquee tool is selected, and move 1 pixel to the left then 1 pixel to the top:

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