This tutorial will show you how to create realistic effects of running water which you can apply to water taps, hoses, or even with some tweaking, a waterfall! You will learn how to use blend modes, the warp tool and how to create realistic textures using clouds, plastic wraps and apply some chrome effects. STEP 1 Create a new document of 300x300 pixels in size. Press "D" to reset your color palletes to black and white. Go to Filter > Render > Clouds STEP 2 Once it's done, apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur Set Value = 5 STEP 3 Now go to Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap Set Highlight Strength = 15 Detail = 8 Smoothness = 8 STEP 4 Apply Filter > Sketch > Chrome Set Detail = 1 Smoothness = 5 And go to Edit > Fade Chrome Set Opacity = 100% Mode = Hard Light STEP 5 Go to Image > Image Size Set Height = 600 pixels UNCHECK the "Constrain Proportions" Option STEP 6 Then go to Edit > Transform > Warp Move the anchors around, and shape it like running water. (Depends on what shape of water you would like to apply) STEP 7 Open another image (Water Tap Image ID: 3076412, © Kiyoshi Takahase Segundo 123RF.com) and drag the running water into the water tap image. Make sure to change the water layer's blending mode to "Hard Light" (To create some transparency effect) STEP 8 Press CTRL+T/CMD+T to transform and resize the running water till it fits the water tap. STEP 9 Create a layer mask for running water (Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal) to remove the excessive part of the running water. (Layer mask tool is used instead of eraser tool to avoid accidentally erasing parts of the main image) STEP 10 After completing the layer mask, go to Level or Curve to adjust the color and contrast of the running water. P/S : all “Filter” values are appropriate recommendation for this project. Feel free to play with the setting to see what works best for you! SAVE WATER!!! Make it a Photoshopped one :-) Other 123RF Photoshop Tutorials for August 2008: * August 2008 Tutorial #1 : Wavy Banner * August 2008 Tutorial #3: High Pass Sharpening If you liked our tutorial, feel free to share it with your friends or even bookmark it! Also, don't forget to check out our Discover page for all your creative needs.

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Detailed Information      Tutorial: Running Water Effect      Date Listed: 2010-04-17      Submitted By: 123rf      Total Hits: 3860      Rating (27 votes)

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