Source: eNet Silicon Valley Power Author: Yang Hefeng We can imagine many shocking effects, but it is difficult to achieve during shooting. At this time, you need to use PS, a powerful software, to handle post-production. For example, in the tutorial below, the author first takes pictures of people at reasonable angles as needed, and then renders the water drop effect using water drop materials or brushes. If the details are handled well, the effect will be very realistic.
1. Create a new file with a black background of 800*1100 pixels. Use the gradient tool as shown in the figure to set the gradient color and pull out the gradient.
2. Use cloud brushes or cloud filters to create some cloud atmosphere.
3. Select a girl image and paste it on the canvas.
4. Use the "spot repair tool" to remove the dark spots on the girl's face.
5. Create a new layer, delete the girl part in the lower right corner of the canvas, and use a splash brush to create a splash effect on the character's legs and face.
6. After completing these steps, you will get the following effect.
7. Next, for the overall effect, we need to modify the global color, and use a water brush to create the effect of splashing water droplets on the human body.
Select "Layer > Adjustments > Black and White, set the Blending Mode to "Color" and the Opacity to about 90%.
9. Use cloud brush to draw in layer mask
10. Bring up the curve and set the opacity to 70%.
11. Create a new layer and use the water splash brush to draw splashing water drops, as shown in the picture. Brush download address:
http://smashinghub.com/a-collection-of-water-splash-brushes-for-photoshop.htm
12. Use the splatter brush to add more effects to make it look more realistic.
13. Results so far.
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14. At this time, we see that the girl’s hair has no layers, so we will draw the layers.
15. Create a new layer, select a brush from the Water Splash Brush Pack, and paint a large water splash effect. Here you will use the Transform Tool to adjust the size and shape of the brush. Brush download address:
http://smashinghub.com/a-collection-of-water-splash-brushes-for-photoshop.htm
16. We are almost done here, let’s put the final touches on the image. In order to make the image more prominent and clear, use "Filter>Other>High Variation Preservation" below.
17. Set "High Contrast Preservation" according to the parameters in the figure below.
18. Bring up the "Blending Mode" and set it to "Hard Light."
19. It can be seen at this time that through our production, the details are clearer, and the three-dimensional effect of the texture of the clothes and the splashing water drops have been greatly improved.
20. Go back to the background layer, copy the background, select "Filter > Blur > Radial Blur" and set the amount to 10.
21. Use a soft-angle eraser to paint the character part, and set the layer’s opacity to 40%.
22. In this way, we can make the picture have a clearer motion effect. Next, use the "Burn Tool" to reflect the details. Set the pen tip size to 120PX and the exposure to 5%.
Use the burn tool to bring out the clarity of color and lighting effects to complete the final effect.