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Posted on 31/03/19 02:21:26 AM |
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Yvette
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Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Heyyy!!!! I'm so excited I got these books by Steve Caplin (hey boo!) and super excited there's a forum for photoshoppers!! This is my first post on here so ya.... Iv'e been looking for a way to make water from scratch or to make the png ones they offer online look more realistic. Youtube just shows how to use pngs and the brush water strokes don't give it a real effect I feel. Here's a perfect example of what I'm looking for: http://imgur.com/2aHV0G7 The png ones they offer online are blueish... and I wanna create transparent water like this image. It's see through and you can see the color of her hair and shirt through the water. And her hands are shiny/ watery as well! Anyone got any tutorials they can link me to or very well described method hehe thanks so much <3 |
Posted on 31/03/19 10:55:47 AM |
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GKB
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Hi Yvette, welcome to the forum Creating water splashes from scratch is not one of the easiest tasks so it's probably much better to just use a ready made png. Getting rid of the blue is easy = just desaturate the image with either Image>Adjustments>Desaturate or, better, Layer>Adjustment Layer>Hue Saturation. From there you would need to play with the water layer's blending modes to 'see' through the water. 'Multiply' would be a good place to start. You might also want to try playing with a Levels Adjustment Layer. A little more realism might be gained by using Filter>Distort>Displace to show the distorted view through the splash. Use this minimally as you want to make this quite subtle for that realism. Hope this works for you. _________________ Always remember that you are unique - just like everyone else. |
Posted on 31/03/19 11:45:19 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Hi Yvette What you are asking is not the easiest. I think I may safely call myself an advanced user and I wouldn't like to try and do this from scratch. Like GKB I think that ready made may serve you far better than trying to create your own. There is an artists called Ron Deviney who produces a wonderful series of brushes under the name Ron's Splashes which I have used for years. He has gone on adding to them and there are now many new ones as well. I really would recommend you try them. They are not very costly. I never regretted acquiring them. Sorry this sounds like a commercial plug. It's not. Everyone here knows I don't do that! I am just a very happy user. The advantage of using brushes for this is that you can choose exactly the colour you want. As for the rest GKB's advice is very sound. To make them realistic put them on their own layer and play with the layer transparent (opacity) and the blend mode. With white splashes Screen mode is likely to be the most effective. The example you have shown is particularly effective because the girl is out of focus except her hands. Shallow depth of focus is an effect well worth looking at to make your splashes 'pop'. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 31/03/19 12:24:16 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
... and what I forgot to mention is to use the 'Blend If' technique. Double click on the water layer to bring up the Layer Style dialogue box. there you will find 'Blend If'. By moving the white point pointer you can eliminate white in stages. If you split the pointer you can be more subtle about it. Do keep some of the white to act as light catches. This might actually be the best technique for what you want. Steve has a section on this in his book for more information on how this works. And DavidMac's suggestion about a slightly out of focus background (subtle) is a good one as it concentrates the attention on the water. _________________  |
Posted on 31/03/19 9:31:10 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Good suggestions from both of you. Welcome to the Forum, Yvette. |
Posted on 01/04/19 06:48:44 AM |
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Yvette
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Awesome thank you so much guys! |
Posted on 01/04/19 08:48:39 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4936 Reply |
Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Your welcome. Let us know how you get on. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 07/04/19 09:37:10 AM |
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Yvette
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Hey DavidMac do you suggest any other brushes, the one from Ron's are unavailable |
Posted on 07/04/19 09:37:20 AM |
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Yvette
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Hey DavidMac do you suggest any other brushes, the one from Ron's are unavailable |
Posted on 07/04/19 09:40:43 AM |
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Yvette
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Also, are these made out of splash brushes/pngs as well? I just don't see how they can make the water look so sharp with the splashes! Like how straight and smooth the arm is and all the other pieces that don't have rigid water edges http://imgur.com/rLNakuT http://imgur.com/YpWT5iI |
Posted on 07/04/19 2:46:46 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4936 Reply |
Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Try here . Ron's again but seemingly available. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 07/04/19 3:01:10 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
Now these are of a wholly different order from the original example you posted. They are a cocktail of all sorts of techniques of which the splashes are only a part. You would need to start by turning the figures into 'glass'. A combination of cutting them out of their background, converting them to B/W and playing with contrast and blend modes. Once you have reasonably convincing figures then you can start to 'tear' and pull at the edges and overpaint on new layers with the splashes. This is quite advanced stuff in a quite different class of difficulty from your first sample image. By far the most impressive is the fish. It looks so simple. I am not quite sure how this was done. A combination of water cut out and hand painting? It's really beautiful work. Is there a challenge lurking in here Steve? _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 08/04/19 00:31:43 AM |
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Yvette
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
ahhh. Thanks for that info. Yea is there someone up to do a tutorial on this? lol 
Yes the clear crispness of the fish is amaziiinnn |
Posted on 10/04/19 2:59:16 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
I think if you google 'photoshop water splash tutorials' you may find some good starting points. Be warned online tutorials are of very mixed quality. Some will be excellent and some far from .......  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 10/04/19 3:00:16 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4936 Reply |
Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
I think if you google 'photoshop water splash tutorials' you may find some good starting points. Be warned online tutorials are of very mixed quality. Some will be excellent and some far from ....... _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 14/04/19 6:18:20 PM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 767 Reply |
Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
The advice above is excellent advice and you've have an excellent book in the way of Steve's "How to cheat in Photoshop," If you're starting out though, water is a tricky subject with many things to consider. Don't be to ambitious but definitely be committed. I always look for a starting point, an image that is similar to what I want to achieve. Shapes "out of the box" so to speak, are normally custom made, painted, manipulated, cheated - with the tools at your disposal, to reach an end result. I've down loaded a free3D program called Daz Studio. If you manipulate any of the free models that come with it, save it as an obj file and apply one of the free shaders that come with it, (in this case, water) you have a fair starting point for mean manipulation. Let me warn you though, it may lead you down the garden path and give you to much on your plate. You have to have a fairly decent computer with a good graphics card, preferably a nVidia card otherwise the iRay renderer will drain your cpu. My advice is, work through what you have, with what you have and build up an arsenal of techniques. They will come in handy.  _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 14/04/19 6:24:28 PM |
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dwindt
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Re: Creating splashes of water out of scratch?
and participate in the Friday challenge. Tons of experience there and it's the best way to learn. It'll push you past your boundaries. _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |