
Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks58
Magnifying Glass Trick
It’s amazing how many times I’ve seen this particular effect in ads. In this effect, we select and enlarge part of the background,
copy it into memory, and then paste it into the circle of a magnifying glass. This makes it look like the magnifying glass is really
magnifying what’s beneath it.
STEP ONE: Open your background image
and open an image of a magnifying glass.
STEP TWO: With the magnifying glass
document active, press W to switch
to the Magic Wand tool, and click on
the white background surrounding the
object. Then, go under the Select menu
and choose Inverse. With the ...