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The light effect layers created in Photoshop
3 Adding realistic reflections to the windows and simulating interior artificial lighting.
To
create a reflection in the windows, Maric used Photoshop's Pen tool to create an ac-
curate selection inside the windows. He then opened a photo, selected and copied it
to the clipboard, and pasted it into the window selection using Edit> Paste Special>
Paste Into. To integrate the reflection photograph into the overall look of the illustra-
tion, he applied Gaussian Blur and Watercolor effects to it. To create an interior light
glow effect, Maric added an additional 50px feather to the window selection using
Select> Modify> Feather, created a new layer, filled it with a light yellow color, and
reduced the layer opacity. For added interest and to mimic hotspots from interior
lights, he created a new layer, used the Elliptical Marquee tool to select a small circu-
lar area within the windows, feathered the selection by 10px, and filled the selection
with the same color used for the glow layer. To duplicate the highlight, he held Op-
tion/Alt and click-dragged it into place. He continued to duplicate the highlights for
most of the front windows.
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The window reflections photograph shown after being pasted inside
the window selection
