Realistic Fresh Water:

1. New Document, I’m using 500x500 Pixels. Fill the document with Black.

2. Go, “Filter > Render > Difference Clouds”



3. Now using the elliptical marquee tool, create a selection on the canvas, and go “Filter > Distort > Twirl” (Angle 300)



4. Now, for this, continue making different size selections with your elliptical marquee tool. And for each selection you make, do “Filter > Distort > Twirl” (Be sure to vary in sizes for each selection you make.) It should eventually look like this:



5. Now, go “Filter > Sketch > Chrome” (Detail: 5 | Smoothness: 10)



6. Now, go “Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation” and use these settings:



7. Now your finished result should look something like this:




[Optional]

If you want to add another effect to it, Select your Water Layer, and go “Filter > Distort > Ocean Ripple” (Size: 15 | Magnitude: 6)

And that would end up looking something like this:



-Scott Walker

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sweet new tutorial bro :Boingy:

Thanks :D

*bloop* The ripples aren't that way in.. wahts taht word... physical( i dunno) features of water. But good tut still ^_^.

yeah there close though