create water surface Water is pretty often used in graphic design. This tutorial will show you how to create a water surface to add to your creations.

1. Create a new file and press D to set the colors to black and white. Go to Filter -> Render and select Clouds.

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2. Now go to Filter -> Distort -> Glass and set the distortion to 20(maximum), the smoothness to 8 and the scaling to 50% (you can change these values so that you achieve the desired effect).

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3. To make it look like water, go to Image -> Adjustments -> Color Balance and play a bit with the values till you’re happy with the result.

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4. To finish, you need to add some perspective to the water. Select the image with the Marquee Tool, then go to Edit -> Transform -> Perspective. Drag one of the bottom corners to give it a nice look and it’s done.

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