Water effect tutorial in photoshop
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A water ripple texture very like that can be done in GIMP like this:
http://gug.sunsite.dk/tutorials/tapostrophemo1/
http://gug.sunsite.dk/tutorials/tapostrophemo1/
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I put this together in Gimp a while ago. It's a very different look, but might be useful to you:
http://forums.rptools.net/viewtopic.php ... water+gimp
http://forums.rptools.net/viewtopic.php ... water+gimp
Re: Water effect tutorial in photoshop
Very nice tutorial! The sample with the river flowing through the country looks very very nice.
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Re: Water effect tutorial in photoshop
For my first post (Hi all!) thought I'd post a non-broken version of the GIMP link
http://www.tumfatig.net/docs/11_soft_cl ... rface.html
(I think it's the same one, can someone confirm that?)
This method seems complimentary to Torstan's method. By inspecting both, I suppose we each can make our own "secret recipe" for water.
PS (for Photoshop users) I found a link using some similar noise/blur methods. However, it is applied to making water in a photo, and the technique quickly becomes more complicated. Anyone who touches up photos will probably admire the end result!
http://photoshopcontest.com/tutorials/2 ... water.html
(Edit, after reading Torstan's method carefully!)
http://www.tumfatig.net/docs/11_soft_cl ... rface.html
(I think it's the same one, can someone confirm that?)
This method seems complimentary to Torstan's method. By inspecting both, I suppose we each can make our own "secret recipe" for water.
PS (for Photoshop users) I found a link using some similar noise/blur methods. However, it is applied to making water in a photo, and the technique quickly becomes more complicated. Anyone who touches up photos will probably admire the end result!
http://photoshopcontest.com/tutorials/2 ... water.html
(Edit, after reading Torstan's method carefully!)
Last edited by LPhilosoFEE on Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Water effect tutorial in photoshop
LPhilosoFEE wrote:For my first post (Hi all!) thought I'd post a non-broken version of the GIMP link
http://www.tumfatig.net/docs/11_soft_cl ... rface.html
(I think it's the same one, can someone confirm that?)
It has many steps similar to Torstan's method. By inspecting both, I suppose we each can make our own "secret recipe" for water.
PS (for Photoshop users) I found a link using some similar noise/blur methods. However, it is applied to making water in a photo, and the technique quickly becomes more complicated. Anyone who touches up photos will probably admire the end result!
http://photoshopcontest.com/tutorials/2 ... water.html
Woo! That's awesome!
Re: Water effect tutorial in photoshop
I've spotted that tutorial some time ago and managed to replicate the effect well, however, as you state it's ideal for perspective view (i.e. photos). I haven't been able to apply the effect successfully for plan effects.
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Re: Water effect tutorial in photoshop
New to this, what does "plan effects" mean?AidyBaby wrote: I haven't been able to apply the effect successfully for plan effects.
I haven't been able to do it with stock GIMP filters either. Closest I've gotten to somewhat-realistic water is ... now my avatar. If anyone's interested I'll post a tutorial in a new thread.
re OP in GIMP, seems importing PS's "Ocean ripple" into GIMP is the only straightforward way. Has anyone reading had success at this?
Re: Water effect tutorial in photoshop
I started to use Paint.net.
Gimp is too complicated and PS is $$$.
I used the water reflect plugin, and then cut out the bottom half. I have an adequate looking water. However, what I need to do is to set the water pgn I've created as the "spray" or "brush" texture, so I can spray the water on my maps!
I've no clue how to do this, so it's not really worth it for me to make the water, only to have it in a useless "block" format.
Gimp is too complicated and PS is $$$.
I used the water reflect plugin, and then cut out the bottom half. I have an adequate looking water. However, what I need to do is to set the water pgn I've created as the "spray" or "brush" texture, so I can spray the water on my maps!
I've no clue how to do this, so it's not really worth it for me to make the water, only to have it in a useless "block" format.
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Re: Water effect tutorial in photoshop
I disagree, but to each his own.BruntFCA wrote:I started to use Paint.net.
Gimp is too complicated ...
Learn how to use Layer Masks.BruntFCA wrote: I used the water reflect plugin, and then cut out the bottom half. I have an adequate looking water. However, what I need to do is to set the water pgn I've created as the "spray" or "brush" texture, so I can spray the water on my maps!
I've no clue how to do this, so it's not really worth it for me to make the water, only to have it in a useless "block" format.
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Re: Water effect tutorial in photoshop
I've never tried GIMP, but I'm sure it's not really that much more complicated. in fact PdN is probably worse in some people's eyes because it's so simplistic and requires a lot of plugins. Hpwever it's just as powerful as GIMP and PS if you know how to use it.
It's my favourite I think, I had a copy of PS CS4 and got on with it ok, but I didn't know it the way I know PdN. But I digress...
The best plan of action is to look at the PdN forums. they are a very very good source of info for this sort of thing. It's like this forum's equivalent in the graphical design part of the interweb. I don't know how to use brushes or layer masks myself to be honest and I haven't done much with images recently cos my time is short. But I know that those two things are discussed a lot over there and it shouldn't take you long to find out what you need to know - as long as you're not easily sidetracked like me xD if I was on there and here I think I'd spend so much time reading and learning I'd never use the programs xD
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It's my favourite I think, I had a copy of PS CS4 and got on with it ok, but I didn't know it the way I know PdN. But I digress...
The best plan of action is to look at the PdN forums. they are a very very good source of info for this sort of thing. It's like this forum's equivalent in the graphical design part of the interweb. I don't know how to use brushes or layer masks myself to be honest and I haven't done much with images recently cos my time is short. But I know that those two things are discussed a lot over there and it shouldn't take you long to find out what you need to know - as long as you're not easily sidetracked like me xD if I was on there and here I think I'd spend so much time reading and learning I'd never use the programs xD
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