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AUGUST 01, 2002 Photoshop Compositing: Water Effects
The main image There are seven simple steps you'll need to apply to your original image before we get to the final composite. Remember, as always, to save a backup copy of your image in case you don't like the result. [an error occurred while processing this directive] 1. First, using the rectangular Marquis tool, select the area of your image that will appear above the waterline. For this tutorial, we're going to use a simple, straight waterline. You can modify it at the end, if you'd like it to follow specific contours in your image. In the "after" image above, the waterline remains straight. 
2. Now copy the selection and paste it. This will create a new layer in your image containing only the selection you made in the previous step. 3. Now choose Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical. This will flip your selection. 
4. Select the Move tool, hold down the Shift key and drag your new layer downward until it lines up with the bottom of your previous selection and creates an upside-down mirror image. 
5. Now look at your Layer palette. Hold down the Command key (Macintosh) or Control key (Windows) and click on the top layer. This will select only the contents of the layer, not the transparent areas. Once you've done this choose Select > Feather, and enter in a value of 40 pixels. 6. Select Filter > Blur > Radial Blur. When the dialog box appear, choose an amount of 15, a method of "Zoom" and a Quality of "Best." Drag the blur center up so that it lines up with the top of the preview box. 
7. Select Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. Set the Blur Angle to 0 and the Distance to 25. 
That's it for the image right now. We'll get back to it when we put together the final comp. Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Related sites: • Animation Artist • AV Video • Creative Mac • Digital Media Designer • Digital Producer • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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