Applying a Water effect

You can use the Water effect to insert an expanse of water below the subject of a photo and to display a reflection of the subject in the water. You can control the position of the water below the subject. For example, you can position the water below a person’s chin, or below their waist. You can also control the appearance of ripples in the water and how dark or light the water appears. You can save your options as a preset for use at another time.

To apply a Water effect:

  1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect.
  2. Click Water.
  3. On the Water tab, set the options as described below.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Click Done to accept your changes and close the pane.
    • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the pane.

Water options

Position

Specifies the position of the water below the subject of the photo.

Amplitude

Specifies the height of the ripples in the water. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the height of the ripples and the distortion caused by the ripples. Drag the slider to the right to increase the height of the ripples and the distortion caused by the ripples.

Wavelength

Specifies the distance between ripples. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the distance between ripples and increase the distortion caused by the ripples. Drag the slider to the right to increase the distance between ripples and reduce the distortion caused by the ripples.

Perspective

Changes the size of the waves as they get farther from the subject. Drag the slider to the left to increase the size of the waves farthest from the subject and to increase the illusion of distance.

Lighting

Specifies the amount of light in the water.

See also:

Applying a Water effect