Using the simple functions of Photoshop, you can create a beautiful, cute, cartoon-style effect of rolling waves! I think the effect is very beautiful! If you are interested, start photoshop together and practice!
This tutorial mainly uses the marquee tool, gradient fill tool, filter and custom shape tool. This tutorial is suitable for beginners to practice.
Let’s look at the effect first.
![Create cute cartoon waves with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/19/080430_edu_ps1_01.jpg)
Create a document with a white background and set the foreground and background colors.
![Create cute cartoon waves with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/19/080430_edu_ps1_02.jpg)
Execute the "Clouds" filter to create a cloud effect. Create a new layer, press M to select the Rectangular Marquee Tool, and draw a rectangular area as shown below.
![Create cute cartoon waves with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/19/080430_edu_ps1_04.jpg)
Set the gradient color from #00AEEF to white to gradient fill the rectangular area. The effect is as follows.
![Create cute cartoon waves with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/19/080430_edu_ps1_05.jpg)
Press Ctrl+D to cancel the selection and perform the ripple filter with the following settings.
![Create cute cartoon waves with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/19/080430_edu_ps1_06.jpg)
Run the ripple filter again with the following settings.
![Create cute cartoon waves with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/19/080430_edu_ps1_07.jpg)
Implement the "Rotate Distort" filter with the following settings.
![Create cute cartoon waves with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/19/080430_edu_ps1_08.jpg)
Finally, create a layer, use the custom shape tool, find some pictures of birds, and draw them!
![Create cute cartoon waves with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/19/080430_edu_ps1_09.jpg)
The final effect is as shown before. How is the effect? Cool! And the method of making it is very simple!