Wet Floor Look 101
In case you didn’t know, “wet floor” refers to that distinctive look inspired by Apple. Here’s an example:
Truth be told, I actually learned how to do this online. Through Paul Michael Smith’s tutorial. To summarize, all it involves is creating a copy of the element you want to reflect, inverting it vertically, and making it fade by applying a gradient on top of it. Easy-as-pie in Photoshop and GIMP. Even if it isn’t, the tutorial’s step-by-step account will prove easy to follow.
Of course, with everyone wetting the floors so to speak, the look is already cliché.
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