Creating Reflections in Illustrator
In this tutorial we’ll show you how to create a reflection in Illustrator.
Step 1: Open the image you want to reflect in Illustrator.
Step 2: With the image selected right click (command click for Mac) and select the Transform>Reflect option, then COPY the reflection.
Step 3: Move the copied image so it sits directly below the original image.
Step 4: Place a box with a black/white gradient fill above the reflected image. Be sure the black is at the bottom while the white sits at top.
Step 5: Select both the gradient box and the reflected image, click on the arrow next to the Transparency tab and select “Make Opacity Mask.”
This is how it should look after Step 5.
Step 6: Select the reflection and change the opacity to your liking.
Final: This is how the final product should look.
