Create Lifelike Water Reflections in Photoshop Using the Power of 3D

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He got them

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2.5 millions

[@tigersbite]

Photoshop 2020, released in November 2019 switched up the 3D materials to Physically-Based Rendering (PBR), but just assumed everyone would know how to use it because they didn't provide any documentation! Here's how to adapt: Follow the tutorial and pause the video at 12:10. Once you've clicked on "Mountain" in the 3D panel to display the material properties, just right-click on the "Environment" folder, then choose "Mountain" from the drop-down. Next, click on the Water material. Instead of adjusting any sliders, click on the graphical sphere in the upper right corner, and choose "Metal Chrome" (it'll look like a distorted checkerboard). That will apply all the reflective materials. Resume video at 14:23 and follow the instructions with ONE EXCEPTION. Right-click the "Height" folder instead of the "Bump" folder (which is now gone) I was able to replicate the exact same effect with these changes.

[@kaihaeyaert]

Thank you for sharing this, but if I try to do that, there is not a reflection at all. only a black picture with the metal chrome effect. Do you maybe have screenshots on how you did it? I'm new with using photoshop sorry

[@nishantsrivastava4517]

@@kaihaeyaert hit render you'll get the results

[@MelHughes]

As usual, your approach and technique are wonderful. I really appreciate your videos. Thank you.

[@mrsjones999]

Such a professional. You should be teaching in a University or College. Thank you for the tutorials!

[@Aichauer]

You are so great! I am a Photoshop-Trainer for more than 20 years and i realy learn soooooo much from you and your tutorials. All thumps up!👍👍👍

[@andrewschwark5725]

I recently started teaching myself Ps principles and I have to say, every tutorial I learn an incredible amount. Thank you for putting in the time to make these!

[@cathychoi6959]

have been researching how to make water reflection, you are the TOP gear !

[@ferdallyjacobs707]

The most challenging tuto, until now. After all the frustration (due to technical problems) I was so happy with the result. Thanks a lot!!! :)

[@KerryWoo]

Great teacher! Thanks for sharing and explaining the concepts.

[@gap6133]

Great Video! Even though this is above my abilities in Ps, I still learn a lot from you going thru the process. Your detailed instructions, narrative, description, etc help so much. Thanks

[@user-om2iv9ob5v]

The 3D concepts are entirely new and confusing to me, but you explain it so well. Thank you!

[@knowledgeahiddentreasure1319]

thank u brother u r teaching each and every details of layers ur technic is better than all teaching thank u so much

[@lorijinale]

Very useful!! I never tried the 3d in photoshop, will give it a try for sure!

[@namsaruoth4896]

It's such a great tutorial ever , I always love watching your tutorial till the end ..Simple , easy and effective...

[@sahil_khalifa]

Just discovered this channel and loving it. ❤ Your explanation hits on target👌

[@MaryvandenBoogaard]

This is really awesome and your explanations are so great! It makes me understand so much more and being able to try next to following your video. Thank you so much.

[@AbhishekPanwar]

Nice Tutorial as always!

[@PiXimperfect]

Thank you, Abhishek! Glad you liked :)

[@perezpsyco]

Wow man, many thanks for this! Awesome tutorial! Regards from Brazil

[@pradeepumbarkar841]

Superb Tutorial. Thank you very much.

[@vicentehermosovillegas5188]

what a real looking

[@pietroberselliofficial9631]

Beautiful tutorial! Thank you so much and greetings from Italy!

[@krazzykaran07]

Amazing tutorials! Love it :)

[@edmundhayes7982]

Always learn something from you.

[@amirhadi8901]

Dayumm... Thanks dude.. Now I feel like a photoshop guru

[@MrGoodtimes2011]

Awesome as always Sir. Keep up the great work. You're the man. Oh by the way this is one of your fb friends Charles Lowe.

[@sukhsandhuphotography]

Wow awesome. Please make video on how to make realistic fog/mist thanks!

[@ahfint]

omg this is so hard yet so awesome

[@arsalsheykh991]

Bro I love the way you explain or demonstration

[@mjsliberiangirl]

Wow so much Information. A Great tutorial !!! Hope you produce more 3 d tutorials. (Good) 3d PS tutorials are soo rare.I would love to master that section one day with your help :)

[@MarKuzvicky]

Will have to watch this a dozen times :(

[@emilyemslee]

Genius!

[@byomaprakashdash8]

hey unmesh .. i have downloaded all your tutorials. Your way of talking is much interesting. The skin retouching action tool which you have uploaded is very useful. One request to you , please make a video on manipulation , at least one because am so weak in this case. I hope , you will respond. 😊

[@minhajameen1272]

ur all tutorials are fab, please make a tutorial on oil paint effect

[@nawazsum]

nice. thank again

[@studitoPLD]

amazing!

[@nutranet]

Thank you - that was terrific, your tutorials are good - but this was outstanding. Especially as it was using functions I have never even looked at!! I will need to work through this a few times though to properly understand. Quick tip or anyone practising this, I greatly reduced the size of the image, so when rendering it only took a few of minutes. (i had to download an different image of my own as yours downloaded as a .webp and photoshop didn't want to open it)

[@AniruddhaEditography]

Owesome bhaiya.u r great

[@Nanookh54]

Wow, pretty impressive and extensive tutorial. Thanks for sharing! Full rendering took about 40 minutes on my PC. I'll try this one again on the Mac and see how long it takes then :-)

[@johnnieclark]

What are the advantages of using this method as opposed to just selecting, transforming, flipping and adding motion blur etc? Are the end results not pretty much similar?

[@honeysadhwani6403]

great sir

[@siddharthbhimalli6645]

Awesome

[@TheRealDwargh]

I have noticed that if you convert the canvas into a smart object prior to applying the fibres, the fibres won't rotate back with the image... They stay in a vertical order.

[@Shehab360]

wow

[@thepro5926]

Just like blender's Normal Map property in its Procedural Material Node,Photoshop also has Displacement Effect, load the displacement with Water like Displacement map & you're done,,no need to be legging with this 3D Workspace 😅

[@elminiawi]

thanks

[@MegaSawfish]

Unmesh, this technique is the most natural that I have seen. I have a problem with this method. I select the two layers and click 3D but I do not have the same choices as what you see. I use PS CC latest version. I tried the 3D workspace, the Photographer's workspace, the Graphics Processor checked in Preferences, tried 8 bit vs 16 bit but the "New Mesh from Layers" is greyed out. Any suggestions?

[@sanketvasava7050]

awsome video.. but kya 3D ke sare tools ke bare me ek pura videos bansakte he..jis se 3D ke bare me sabhi Tools jan sake..if u can jis se humlog ku6 jyada samj sake about 3D and oll totls..

[@annabel2565]

You are my God dude.

[@petzee4878]

you are a so good yt'er :D no you are the best :D

[@sumasamo6933]

OMG, that's too much i guess, but yeah i am following and maybe i'll show u the result :) So Smart..Beyond.. keep up the hard work :)

[@JB-xi5ek]

Hi, I opine all : The landscape part is not upright, as an upright postcard may be; with a landscape, if the mountains are further back and the bank area ie next to the water unless a vertically raised bank, also slopes backwards, the reflection of the mountain will be less in the reflection; usually reflection such as in the final image suggests whatever is reflecting is high and next to the edge. For example, a tree at the edge might reflect any exposed roots, but these would not show if the tree was further. If the distance between the water's edge and the tree is subtracted from the height of the tree, then that will be a rough guide to how much will reflect. I hope these opined comments are useful.

[@cacophonix]

Hi Unmesh - the 3D panel in PS 2020 is different (does not have shine and reflection sliders for example). Can you add a section to the video for PS 2020? I tried to follow your instructions but could not get the same result. Thanks,

[@tigersbite]

See my comment (Sort by "Newest first" if you don't see it).

[@juanbotero1613]

I love this tutorial!!! but I can't see the Diffuse, Specular and Illumination properties on the 3D Properties

[@meubeltulp]

Namasté - perfect and awesome how much you know about PS. I hope you will learn us much more. For instance about fine art/manipulation.

[@IRG_fotografia]

congrats...

[@CommakillMW2]

I'm using 2020 and don't have the same presets. Any way around this?

[@Sunny-nd6we]

Bro i want to know that which dell laptop model do u use..?

[@sameer.paranjpe]

Please provide cc2020 version of this trick. 3d material panel is different in ps2020

[@photowildsa5394]

When I render the image, the colors in my picture change(almost become over saturated). How can I stop this from happening? Thanks

[@nouhailanejmeddine7378]

I love this tutorials ....I can t find the illumination in properties , please anyone can help ?

[@parthaagt]

WaW!!!

[@dbarrel2010]

Hi Unmesh, When do you plan to release your channel for Premiere Pro?

[@UpendraSinghai]

Amazing Tutorial! Got a little too tough to just watch and remember bits, probably that's why a little lower number of views as compare to other videos. Still , great one!

[@kaihaeyaert]

I can't see the illumination button in my 3D properties. Does anyone know how to activate it?

[@YogeshYadav-ez8ng]

sir please make a tutorial on how to use proper Google Nik collection filter and camera raw filter

[@JB-xi5ek]

See Anthony Morganti's recent videos on Nix may help you.

[@berkkarsi]

Why does the Blur and the Gaussian Blur look red on the dropdown panel?

[@MichaelChee]

Hi @Piximperfect , can you do a tutorial on 2.5 photo parallax?

[@sukhsandhuphotography]

What is your laptop specs?

[@knowledgeahiddentreasure1319]

bro can u teach how to appear bruse tool all bruse while select bruse not need to select each bruse every time

[@mahadihassan6633]

Can't find the Illumination bar in PS 2020. What to do.?

[@tigersbite]

See my comment (Sort by "Newest first") if you don't see it.

[@mahadihassan6633]

@@tigersbite Thank you very much

[@siddharthbhimalli6645]

Bro how to increase performance of Photoshop

[@PK-id6fy]

Sir, not clear the tools. So. How could understand your explanation?,,

[@yoyoz333]

I dont get it. I thought increasing the UV to 200% took care of the light leaks from the sides, but when he re-rendered it did nothing and then he ended up just cropping the image... so what was the point of the UV edit?

[@deviprasad2178]

why u have changed ur hair style?? old one looks good for u :-) but u r tutorials are good always :-)

[@PiXimperfect]

Oh lord! Might try something new when it grows back. Thanks, Devi!

[@RH-nk7eo]

This makes my Photoshop crash and quit! Not sure my 2015 MBP is cut out for 3D work...

[@yoyoz333]

22:13

[@fofproductions4317]

This mans hair is better than a receding hairline

[@ravhi1000]

My computer has burned now, thank you

[@fadhlishafhanlubis]

Render is scary word

[@MindBSide]

\o/

[@samalsabahi7306]

Edit wedding photo

[@sifatniloy3783]

at 13:34, my photoshop crashed and all gone ....