How to Make a Convincing Mirror in Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics program used by professionals, students and amateurs to produce a wide range of graphics and images. Illustrator allows you to copy shapes, thus avoid the need to remake them. This is especially helpful if you want to create the illusion of a mirror in a scene.
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Instructions
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Drag the "Selection" tool around the objects you want to mirror. Right-click and choose "Group."
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Select "Edit" from the menu and choose "Copy." Go to the "Layers" panel and lock the current layer. Click on the "New Layer" button.
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Select "Edit" from the menu and choose "Paste in Place." Select "Object" from the menu and choose "Transform." From the options, choose "Reflect." In the dialog, choose "Vertical" and then click "OK."
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Reduce the "Opacity" of the layer to 50 percent, so you can see the mirror graphic in the lower layer. Select the "Rectangle" tool and draw a rectangle -- unstroked, with no fill -- in the top layer that covers the mirror graphic.
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Select both objects with the "Selection Tool." Choose "Object" from the menu and choose "Clipping Mask." From the options, choose "Make." Save your work.
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