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enigma
Posted: Mar 4 2007, 03:36 AM


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Veeeeerrrry well done. happy.gif From here we can do ripplessssss hahaha. Which actually aren't very hard...


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Ripples:
Now make a new layer, title this one ‘ripples’. Take a small fuzzy brush, size 1 or 2, whichever your preference may be and proceed to make small half circles around the base of the splash like this. This will look rather odd at first because it does not blend, and just looks strange. Don’t worry it will get better. Grab your smudge tool, the same one you used for forming the splashes, size and strength the same as before, and wiggle through the to be ripples till they appear less definite like this. In the image I am working with to best blend them I set mine to overlay, then duplicated same mode, but lowered the opacity to 31%





Uhm... yeah. I'm kinda... really asleep right now - so if this isn't clear, then just... uhm... o.O yeah. Lemme know and I'll do a better job when I'm not dead on my feet. ^^'
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Posted: Mar 4 2007, 02:17 PM


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I did ripples on this one, they're not very visible though. You can see one on the right hind leg. I used the disort->twirl option but I'll do it your way too.
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Posted: Mar 5 2007, 10:23 PM


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I was wondering about that. It looks kinda neat, but a fuller ripple effect would look nicer, I think.... maybe not. I don't know. haha
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Posted: Mar 18 2007, 10:36 PM


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Okay, I now have a bit more time on my hands and I tried to do it your way and it seems that I'm physically incapable of drawing a semidecent circle (or anything that resembles a circle even from a distance) with a mouse so perhaps you could give me a new/next assignment? Or shall I try again?
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Posted: Mar 19 2007, 12:37 AM


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Well, don't worry about that. lmao I found that it doesn't work quite as well in still water... but it works really really well in water that's moving, even a little bit. =)


I'll... uhm... I'm not quite sure what assigment I should give you next... o.O
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Posted: Mar 20 2007, 01:27 AM


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Splashes?
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enigma
Posted: Mar 21 2007, 07:37 PM


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ooooh... we didn't do splashes?!! o.o wow. lmfao!! Anyway... alright, give me a few days to find some good pictures... though I might find some tonight. smile.gif
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Posted: Mar 27 2007, 08:04 PM


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OMG. So sorry. I'll go find pictures now... XD I've been so busy the past week - SO SORRY! T-T



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OKAY. Soo... I'm going to get you to do the splashes tutorial with different pictures... because I don't like how ripples turn out on the still-water. So I found better pictures for it... uhm... yeah lol And I'll get you to do the whole tutorial on these (with the ripples and splashes)


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Uhm.. I'd suggest using the horse on the right. ^____^ But you can choose whichever. lol



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Splashes and Ripples

Tools to be used: brushe, smudge, and eraser


Here are the starting images that I chose to use. The pegasus I made a while ago, and then just some random background, that so happens to be a beach. (You can choose your own images to follow along, as I will not provide these for public use.)


Beginning:
Once you have chosen a subject that is doing the splashing and placed it into your background image in whatever position needed you then proceed to making splashes and ripples, and if needed a reflection as well. All three of these things shall be discussed and presented in depth. So keep reading. You will be using various brushes, in different sizes, as well as the smudging tool and if needed the eraser. This tutorial is made with Adobe Photoshop CS, and is compatible with lower level AP programs, but might need to be changed for the use of other programs.


Splashes:
Select the horse layer and your lasso tool, now fade in the horses hooves by doing this. I set the feathering of my lasso tool to 5 and selected a small portion of the hooves, then cut and there you are. To begin your splashes make a new layer, above your horse[s] layer, title it ‘splashes,’ this shall be where you create and tweak your splashes. Not to mention it is a safe way to avoid making mistakes and ruining the entire image. I selected the brush tool, and chose this brush, and lowered the size to 8. Of course you do not need the brush I used, as just about any will do, but a different size may be needed. For practical purposes you can use a small fuzzy brush tool with the size of 1 and your results will be nearly the same as mine. Zooming in I proceeded to make the beginning patter of what will be made for splashes, like this. Nothing overly thick, as you can always add more far easier than you can take off. Next I will select the smudge tool, with this brush set to size 8 and strength of 34%, you can choose higher or lower depending on your preference. Smudge your created splashes in a slightly upward direction, not to high, but realistic enough to give the proper effect. Do not use the entire thing as just a splash; I will often leave a few dots alone to give the thought of water droplets spraying out and away from the main spout. It is helpful to know how a splash will look so if you need a reference source then look up a horse running through shallow water and that will give you an idea to start with. Once you are done do the other three hooves as well, you should end up with something close to this. Now your splashes are created, but might look slightly odd in comparison to the background and water you have chosen. To blend the splashes in you can duplicate the layer and lower the opacity of it, if need be you can also add layer effects. I duplicated mine, set the opacity to 47%, and then added a color overlay with tan ish color to dim down the bright whiteness of the splashes and set the opacity of the color overlay to 44%. So there you are finished with your splashes, but how odd does it look for your horse to be running through the water with splashes, but no ripples? Odd indeed.


Ripples:
Now make a new layer, title this one ‘ripples’. Take a small fuzzy brush, size 1 or 2, whichever your preference may be and proceed to make small half circles around the base of the splash like this. This will look rather odd at first because it does not blend, and just looks strange. Don’t worry it will get better. Grab your smudge tool, the same one you used for forming the splashes, size and strength the same as before, and wiggle through the to be ripples till they appear less definite like this. In the image I am working with to best blend them I set mine to overlay, then duplicated same mode, but lowered the opacity to 31%.

That is the end of the tutorial, I then messed with the background a bit and the rest of the image and produced this.

As another example of this, here is a horse running through water, with a reflection too. This also shows you a better example of the splashes going up from the base, and the water droplets. this



Thanks to Haikuxxx for this loverly tutorial... happy.gif
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Posted: Apr 4 2007, 11:20 AM


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I forgot to check here, sorry! I need to finish a translation by friday so I can work on the picture after I have finished that.
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Posted: Apr 10 2007, 08:59 PM


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Ugh, my computer is totally messed up and I'm going to have to get it fixed. I'm afraid it will take atleast two weeks (it usually does) or maybe even more, but I will try to back as soon as possible.
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Posted: Apr 10 2007, 11:41 PM


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That's alright. I'm pretty pressed for time, too. XD So no worries. happy.gif
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Posted: May 18 2007, 07:52 PM


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Whoops, that was me.
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enigma
Posted: Jun 4 2007, 09:06 PM


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Oh my!! I'm so sorry I didn't reply before this! lol I haven't been on the computer much lately and I might not be very active from here until the 26th (when school ends for me) But yes go ahead and finish up that assignment and I'll look at it when I can, okay? happy.gif
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Posted: Jun 24 2007, 07:45 PM


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Ohmygosh, I forgot to check back unsure.gif . I am still alive and willing to learn, but I don't have time to do any assignments at the moment. Would it be okay if you keep me on the students list and I will do the assignment as soon as I have time?
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Posted: Jun 28 2007, 07:40 PM


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Sorry about that! I've been busy with the end of school, and finals and everything, but that's all over and done with now. ^____^ I also took a few days to recuperate... XD

But sure thing, I'll definitely keep you on the list until you're ready to start again. happy.gif
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