In this tutorial, we will create a beautiful water droplet splashing effect by using Photoshop's built-in brushes along with layer styles. The main focus of the process is on configuring layer styles to give the brushstrokes a 3D appearance, and then adjusting the layer’s fill to make the strokes look like water droplets splashing in the air.
**Final Effect Preview**
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(1) Launch Photoshop CS5, go to "File" → "Open," and open the material file named "Fashion Woman.psd."
(2) Create a new layer and select a brush from the "Brush Preset" picker.
(3) Switch to the "Brush" panel and set it up.
(4) Configure the "Shape Dynamics" settings.
(5) Set the "Transfer" options.
(6) Change the foreground color to white, and apply the "Bevel and Emboss" layer style.
(7) Adjust the "Contour" settings.
(8) Change the "Fill" of "Layer 1" to "0%," and use the "Brush" tool to paint in the view.
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(9) Open the "Brush Preset" picker and click the "Create New Preset from This Brush" button.
(10) Select the "Eraser" tool and choose the newly created brush from the "Brush Preset" picker.
(11) Use the "Eraser" tool to refine the image for a more realistic effect.
(12) Go to "Filter" → "Distort" → "Twirl" command.
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(13) Set the "Twirl" parameters.
(14) Use the same method to create other water trail effects and complete the example.
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