Each of these will flip only the layer you have selected, in whichever direction you choose. It is worth noting that this function works on all types of layer, not just raster images.
If you want more control over the process, you can use the Free Transform tool to resize the layer. You can either drag the edges across by eye or type into the width box in the top menu bar.
Quite often people will flip an image without giving it a second thought. But there are often noticeable artifacts of the transformation, which immediately give the game away to any eagle-eyed viewers.
Other errors to look out for are graphics, icons and distinctive marks, such as freckles or tattoos on a person. Some images lend themselves to a mirror effect, effectively blending the flipped image with the original. To achieve this you must first duplicate the image layer and flip it. Add a layer mask to the top layer and paint black onto it with a soft-edged brush to remove the parts of the image that should be blended.
Things are already starting to look interesting:. So far, all we've been doing is making copies of the image and flipping them horizontally or vertically. Let's see how much further we can take things by rotating copies of the image and trying out different layer blend modes! First, let's merge both of our existing layers onto a brand new layer. While still holding the key down, go up to the Layer menu at the top of the screen and choose Merge Visible near the bottom of the list:.
Normally, the Merge Visible command would have merged our two layers into a single layer, just like the Merge Down command did earlier.
We can see in our Layers panel that we now have a third layer, named "Layer 1", and we can see in its preview thumbnail that it holds a merged copy of the images from the original two layers below it:.
Let's rotate the image on "Layer 1". Next, we'll crop the document around the rotated image. This loads a selection outline around the rotated image. With the selection in place, go up to the Image menu at the top of the screen and choose Crop :. Photoshop crops away the areas above and below the image.
Now that we've cropped away the top and bottom, all we can see now is our rotated image. We'll fix that next as we start experimenting with Photoshop's layer blend modes:. At this point, things start to become a bit more experimental and a matter of personal taste.
Currently, the image on "Layer 1" is completely blocking the layers below it from view, which isn't what we want. We need to blend our top layer in with the layers below it, and we can do that by changing the layer's blend mode. You'll find the Blend Mode option in the upper left of the Layers panel. It doesn't say "Blend Mode" anywhere but it's the option that's set to Normal by default. It's just blocking them from view.
Let's try out a few different blend modes to see what we get. I'll start by changing my blend mode from Normal to Multiply :.
The Multiply blend mode does a nice job of blending my images together to create an interesting design. But since Multiply is one of several blend modes in Photoshop that has the effect of darkening the overall image, we can see that the effect it created is quite a bit darker than what we had before:.
Lighten is one of several blend modes that make the overall image brighter. It works by comparing the pixels on the selected layer with the pixels on the layers below it and then keeping whichever pixels are lighter. Here we see that it has definitely brightened things up, and given me another interesting design. Personally, I like this one much better:. If you want something more psychedelic, try either the Difference or Exclusion blend modes.
I'll try Difference:. The Difference blend mode looks for differences between the layer and the layers below it, and then displays those differences as different colors. True to its name, the result definitely looks different:. So far, I've just been clicking on the Blend Mode option in the Layers panel and then choosing random ones to try out from the list. But here's a much easier way to try out the blend modes. Make sure you still have the Move Tool selected. After trying them all out, I think I'll stick with the Lighten blend mode.
You may prefer a different blend mode for your image, but in this case, Lighten gives me the result I like the best. Let's try making one more copy of the image, rotating it and then changing its blend mode to see what we get. First, we'll merge all three of our layers onto a new layer. With "Layer 2" selected, go up to the Edit menu, choose Transform , and then choose Rotate :. Then, in the Options Bar along the top of the screen, enter Here's my design with the top image now rotated:.
Finally, try out different blend modes just like we did before to see how each one affects the way the rotated image on "Layer 2" blends in with the layers below it. After trying them all out, I'm going to go with the Darker Color blend mode this time. You can use this ability to learn how to flip a layer in Photoshop CS5 if you decide that you want the layer to be flipped horizontally or vertically.
You can continue below for pictures of these steps, as well as additional information. There is also another transform tool with a little more freedom that we will discuss as well.
The biggest hurdle to overcome when learning how to flip a Photoshop layer is separating the tools that will affect your entire image versus the tools that will only affect your selected layer.
Since we are working on flipping just a layer in this tutorial, we are going to focus on those tools for now. If you have hidden the Layers panel, you can press F7 on your keyboard to display it. This will flip your selected layer horizontally. If you want to flip your layer vertically, then you would choose the Flip Vertical option instead. There is also another option that you can use to have some more options when it comes to flipping your Photoshop layer.
When you are in Free Transform mode, a box with little square handles appears around your layer. If you drag one of the boxes, that will transform the layer. For example, I can flip a layer with the Free Transform tool by dragging the left box handle to the right side of the layer, then dragging the right box handle to the left side of the layer.
You will also notice that placing your mouse cursor outside of the layer box gives you a tool that allows you to freely rotate the layer by clicking and dragging your mouse in the direction you want to twist the layer.
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