# 1 minute Photoshop effects

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**Created:** [October 1, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-minute-photoshop-effects/124302 "2004-10-01T22:57:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sammo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sammo/32/779_2.png) [@Sammo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sammo)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-minute-photoshop-effects/124302/1 "2004-10-01T22:57:01Z")

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I’ll start with a neat water effect.

[list=1]  
[_]New Doument 700 x 700 white bg  
[_]Press "d" to reset colours  
[_]Filters \>\> Render \>\> Clouds  
[_]Filters \>\> Render \>\> Difference Clouds  
[_]Filters \>\> Blur \>\> Radial Blur  
Quality Best, amount 20.  
[_]Filters \>\> Stylize \>\> Chrome  
Both settings on 10  
[_]Image \>\> Adjustments \>\> Curves  
Imagine the curves view as a graph (origin in bottom left) then you want a point on (3,1) and another on (2.3)  
[_]Image \>\> Adjustments \>\> Colour Balance

Cyan -80 and Blue +80  
[/list]  
Et voila. 🙂

![](http://cannedlaughter.net/water.jpg)