Here's another simple but fun thing. I've drawn a line with my pen tool. I gave it some fun curves. Now, by double clicking on the layer that contains the line, I get a menu with all sorts of stuff. I can put a gradient on it. It can be black-white or any number of colors. I can make it go left to right or radial or top to bottom or whatever. I can add a glow to it. Whatever color, whatever size, whatever level of transparency. I can add a drop shadow in a different color And I can add texture to make it not as plain. You can download textures online too, or make your own. With enough time and patience I could make it look like the one in the photo in the article. From there, I would need to make another layer and instead of making a line, use a fuzzy brush with a low opacity or blending mode to lay over the background. This is the reflection. So I paint some with my brush: Then I change the opacity and set to blending mode: lighten. And change the color: Again! Paint: Color: Opacity/blending If you take enough time you can make it look good and realistic. That's more skill and time than I currently have.
