{"id":20597,"date":"2015-07-19T13:08:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T13:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/how-to-use-mirror-effect"},"modified":"2020-08-20T00:30:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T07:30:51","slug":"how-to-use-mirror-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/how-to-use-mirror-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Mirror Effect to Create Beautiful Illusions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&rsquo;t tried out PicsArt&rsquo;s Mirror Effect, then you&rsquo;re missing out on an awesome opportunity to let your creativity shine! In this step-by-step&nbsp;tutorial, we&rsquo;ll show you how to use this one simple Effect to create fantastical edits. Follow along to master the Effect, and share your own photo edits with the hashtag <a href=\"http:\/\/picsart.com\/hashtag\/mirrored\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">#mirrored<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_1_Open_Image\">Step 1: Open Image<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Tap on Edit and select the image you&rsquo;d like to edit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/DyOMi5I-7udjedEPu91KTX-nUoc1xDJrwovKuXyfqqutdvr7udj7qkY-zK3d-zFUVFLqlERGm_5dgVUL-6Ft2TycwGAdFrNFpp_84IPArhRzU2671K7a2gaRvvI3A7Zx6M4OkmQ\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/_5Yg7FYhCltTl2MmSzfFJ75iuSXePhL4tEcMAGAe1t36tUxEr5Pd7rl8u_uYaxsz6eDYZKnavwgzpsOwOtRafk1S7eqDAsOABk1w0o97eOR9Npd11AVZnoCFfX48JsfPhWuK-ag\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"_Step_2_Open_Effects_Menu\">&nbsp;Step 2: Open Effects Menu<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Tap on Effect and select Distort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/r6hNbNGtUkBcs-5oLGsWm_ka9T3dC2OnqWQRZtQJibpJ5CAPpPudG-9RRoWBWuO9UOPxW7r7_rTtl7KcLV-U5unJ1YFkzZSx_6GKUe7h3bHIyw7lL3dK_Ob0v_8siSa9YAdFwl4\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/OJv1mCJg8wLxtCXEVnYs5EtoSGxqKnxJi61wq4n91gLjEsDg5NKeo5CS6Vx1tyiyfvsIxEVjNlvwYHBSL0hGONXLLgQkuPxVm-5g6bo_bz-BuLD6AXKP5nYtqPGocyBD9i23rhQ\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_3_Select_Mirror_Effect\">Step 3: Select Mirror Effect<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Select Mirror and tap on the gear icon to open the settings tab. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/tnDsmte7QuFq8jUrzahyUyKIPRyZiQPhWy0nc9LKtmtPp8N9kp7XMGfQcMEEShULG-xv6MI5A0o1HcVS0JfMY0M7AZPu-wCFKv-FHh4HpPqKF0XvgiW4DNJx-XWRYVyKxOhC5bw\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/9BCtluT53AYYJXDNl5xhiUg6WoeCK2AaAUFShinwKrUO3WtsY4AzLx1DtEffQ7AeeC_lq_Y2eV36xijcP98QRwQtZ-CutxWQFf0-mGRP7xzFDh8NeBE1u0VqnBj_yYIQmVMacYw\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_4_Customize_Effect\">Step 4: Customize Effect<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Adjust your settings to customize your Effect. We selected Mode 2 and increased the Offset to create this image. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/p21bfXInd45_1hLKZ2wC4Ip7o2j7hSXXHshx0UbNRJgJNTdiYRj-GygmHjcPl5MBy5Jdyrra5Dch02FIQTkecswE9ZBRYmUrtPOKWs2WWfknkybjJf8QAYjwDPWb70W6GXq7mww\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn55.picsart.com\/174992551001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_5_Confirm_Finish\">Step 5: Confirm &amp; Finish<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Tap on the check mark to confirm, and save your work!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/OlB9R-WdnEGTNVxnKppv9RLRZpHduhJVzbLTh6LOko07oWdQsmcT1QOUbCz5Ozpbpc-C4bL3IDtgLtWiMpUhfTE8D1Y-19Yq6QxsCT2Bdl_ae0jtmnXkPo_W6gsvdevONBSKa7o\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/4CkFuQmk2flseh2w-2wmNVcdjHnsg1eU1WfG-YZ3muCgBbe4e7U_UkQiwLvGClb9_3rXttUcDel7glLroi-bz9snVXX_DH63PZl8Cav6e9bRcmG2q06lfqO9KXdMXX-mTdUa0WI\" alt=\"mirror effect\" width=\"48%\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you haven&rsquo;t tried out PicsArt&rsquo;s Mirror Effect, then you&rsquo;re missing out on an awesome opportunity to let your creativity shine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","faq_show":false,"faq_enable_schema":false,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_enable_schema":false,"how_to_is_upload":false,"faq_title":"","how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"","how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"","how_to_image_alt":"","how_to_display_image":0,"faq_items":[],"how_to_steps":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","entry"],"acf":{"faq_show":false,"faq_title":"Frequently asked questions","faq_enable_schema":true,"faq_items":null,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"default","how_to_steps":null,"how_to_enable_schema":true,"how_to_is_upload":true,"how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/create\/editor","how_to_display_image":null,"how_to_image_alt":"","footer_banner_name":"Start your design in Picsart","footer_banner_link_":"\/","footer_banner_button_text_":"Get Started"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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