

I usually work in a counter clockwise orderĪlways reflecting over the left adjacent line of reflection. Tool and then click on the line of reflection. Make sure everything is selected and then select the reflection To select a large region you Long Tap & Drag (tablet) or Right Click & Drag (mouse) to forma rectangle of selection. The final step is to select the design region and to reflect it a number of times to complete the kaleidoscope image. When you have finished this step, select and hide all of the points.Ģ. Also remember that if you have the properties tab open you can do all kinds of fun things with color/shading. Take your time at this step - the beauty of your design is found in this Remember when using this tool you must click back on the original point to close the You can use whatever design tools you want to create your ‘shards of glass’ but I would suggest the polygon tool.

In applications like shaving mirrors or automobile headlights, the light has to be diverged to get a wide view, so a concave mirror is useful in such cases.1. Applications like solar cookers require a concave mirror because the light rays need to be concentrated which a plane mirror cannot do. Plane mirror finds uses in applications where there is no need for change in the size of the object. Spherical mirrors are used in applications where light needs to be concentrated or diverged. Why sometimes, concave or convex mirrors are chosen over plane mirrors? Since plane mirrors reflect light, they can be used to make some creative handicrafts, and mirror work is also used in dresses. You can use the light from the sunlight to reflect it. A plane mirror can reflect light to long distances. If you find yourself stuck in a remote place and want to create a signal to the rescuers then you can use a plane mirror. Plane mirrors are also used in retinoscopes which is a medical device. Modifications or attachments using plane mirrors are done for the specified application. Sometimes a modification of the regular optical instruments is required. Optical instruments are widely used in scientific research. The reflections from the closely placed plane mirrors give us a continuous pattern. Generally small beads, simple patterns are printed inside.

The pattern can vary depending on the objects present inside it. You get a similar view inside a kaleidoscope. They are used to create toys for small children. Kaleidoscope uses the reflection of light to generate very interesting patterns. (periscope).jpg Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kaleidoscope Periscopes can be used in places where we cannot see the other side, like a wall or some obstruction to our view, then this will help us to view the object beyond the obstruction. The plane mirrors used in a periscope change the direction of the light rays, to make the object viewable to the viewer in the submarine. Since light travels in straight paths, it is difficult to bend light rays but they can be reflected. Periscope is used by submarines to see objects on the surface of the sea.

Image by Sonja Kavka from Pixabay Periscope And then, the mirror is decorated on the sides by a frame or made from glass of various shapes to make it unique. Nowadays looking mirrors are made by spraying a thin layer of silver or aluminum onto the plane glass. The size of the image is the same as yourself and there is no distortion or color, everything remains the same. Your left hand will be the right hand in the image. The image produced is a virtual, erect, and laterally inverted image. Looking at glasses helps us to see ourselves in the plane mirror.
