Photoshop CC Tutorial: Best Technique to Create Realistic Water Reflections

Photoshop CC 2015.5 tutorial showing how to create the most realistic water reflections from any photo. The technique shown here is even more nuanced and realistic than the other techniques I’ve shown in earlier versions of Photoshop.
IMPORTANT!!!: At 7:47, you should crop your image by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + A to select your visible area and go to Image and Crop. Then, deselect it it, by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + D.
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What a brilliant idea to use a displacement map for the water surface.

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I have seen your past water reflections tutorials, and I have to say this was the most convincing of them. Thanks for striving harder to find the better effect. Well done.

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Probably the best video

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really really helpful! And surprising face reveal is on this video, I thought there was a reading machine behind the scene all the time, now I see a good looking person with a really great voice.

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I can finally use the displacement map properly man, thanks a lot!

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I like this water reflection technique a long time ago I not used Photoshop but I'll try this.

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Mr. Marty solved the water riddles. Thanks Mr. Marty

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Your videos are always the best. I enjoy your step to step instruction, so clearly understood. Thanks, Marty!

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thanks you helped me a lot im gonna use this methode always from now on

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Great tutorial. You always help me learn something new in Photoshop!

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I did it! LOL The only difference was I needed to swap the amounts for the Height and Width of the Displacement Map. The image I used was portrait oriented. I like the 'fill strip' that runs across the center! So clever! Thank you!

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Wow! Martin is showing your real face. He isn't a robot. I put this tutorial in my favorites.

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Hello Marty, thank you for this great video. Step by step, clear and great result. Just what I was looking for. THANKS!

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This was truly amazing! Thanks a lot for this amazing tutorial.

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This stuff is so easy to do, but to come up with the idea of how to do it so easily is super hard, great job :)

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I like to say i do not have CC, but cs2. But it sounds like i can do it in CS2, good video

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Just awsome tutrial. Great Photoshop master You are.

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Very good tutorial. Easy to follow and understand.

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Thanks for this wonderful reflection technique. Great screencast, too!!

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Excellent tutorial Marty

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very useful project and your style teach is also very nice any body can learn easily....

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Incredible tutorial

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The way you create that displacement map is really smart sir. what a thinking. Hats off. Great 👍

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Marty, you make it look so easy! Thank you for another great tutorial.

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That was a great presentation! Very clear. I have been struggling with other presentations. Glad I stumbled upon yours! Thank you again, Marty! we love ya! (We Photoshoppers! ahahahah that is) seriously though, thanks!

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You're very welcome!

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One of the best photoshop tutorial experts on youtube. Always covers every little detailed step and easy to follow along with. Great to finally see you what you look like too :). Marty, is the tutorial able to be made into a script that could be played to save all these steps and apply them to any landscape easily? Rob

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Good question. Yes, I believe the steps can be made into a script.

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Brilliant tutorial!

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Very cool effect. Well done!

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Second :D

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great tutorial marty!!

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excellent tutorial Marty, how to make the water with fewer ripples, or like a mirror thanks for all the great tutorials