Adding water effect to an image
How to make a reflecting water effect to images and photographs for webpage graphics with Paint Shop Pro

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REFLECTIVE WATER EFFECT

Here is an easy and effective way to place a water effect on any photograph or image. It is quite simple to apply and gives your image a great reflecting water effect.

This water image looks good enough to swim in.

We have used extensive screenshots with each step so the tutorial is in 2 parts to facilitate page loading times. Please follow the link below step 6 to complete.

STEP1

Open up the image you are making the reflection graphic. Take note of the images dimensions.

This image is 240 x 180

STEP 2

Open a new image, white background and 16 million colors. 240 x 350

The width must be the same as the original image and you roughly double the height.

It is better to be too long at this stage and you can crop the image when you are finished.

STEP 3

Click on the original image and copy to your clipboard.

CTRL + C or Edit || Copy

Click on the new image and paste as a new layer.

CTRL + L or Edit || Paste || As New Layer

Position the image at the top of the canvas.

STEP 4

Add a new layer. Layers || New Raster Layer

Click on the Air Brush Tool and apply the following settings as shown.

STEP 5

Draw a wobbly black line across the bottom of the image.

Apply a Gausian Blur Filter to the black line.


Effects || Blur || Gausian Blur || Radius =3

STEP 6

Paste the original image that should still be on your clipboard to your canvas again.

CTL + L or Edit || Paste || As New Layer

Please follow the link below to complete this water effect tutorial

Click here for part 2