how to get a realistic look for water

[Anonymous]

Hi
I have completed a render for a pool that i have designed. Can anyone inform me how to get a ripple effect for a water material instead if it looking like a flat sheet.
I have posted a sample of the render.
if anyone has any ideas on how i can improve on these renders that would be much appreciated
Cheers

[Erich]

I think if you do a search for water you will likely find a good answer. I recall a discussion awhile ago about this very thing. Pay particular attention to any posts by Dwight.

For a first pass, I would consider using a mesh to reduce the flatness. However, I think you will find better answers in your search.

[andrewzarb]

I havent done a search yet for solutions o this subject, I wanted to have a think about it so here is my result and procedure.

It appears that the beautiful pool water texture is really not an image of the water but of the pool shell, so I made a pool shell and applied the texture to it.

The next problem is the flattness of the shading. Water is not completely transparent. I simulated the look of water by making a slab and repeating it every 100mm. Therefore the water appears to get darker as the pool gets deeper.

The render is just with the default settings I had. I might add a water sparkle to the surface next.

[Dwight]

water



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[Anonymous]

Hey Dwight
Is this a tutorial on lightworks rendering for water and other things.
cheers

[Dwight]

click the link and see.

[Anonymous]

I clicked the on the water link.
What exactly do i get for the $90

[Dwight]

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[Anonymous]

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Look forward to receiving the book
thanks