# Creatin Realistic Water In Photoshop For Fantasy RPGs **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [May 13, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creatin-realistic-water-in-photoshop-for-fantasy-rpgs/260195 "2008-05-13T13:13:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jephz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@Jephz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jephz)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creatin-realistic-water-in-photoshop-for-fantasy-rpgs/260195/1 "2008-05-13T13:13:14Z")
Hiya guys! I’m developing a fantasy rpg similiar to WoW/Runescape. I’m both a programmer and a graphics artist, although I’m not really good at both but I’m learning. I have Photoshop CS on a Mac and I need help creating realistic water/river on a overhead view. Heres a link to my picture: ![](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/%5BURL=http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kinkscreenee3.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3499/kinkscreenee3.th.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D)[[URL=http://imageshack.us] ![](http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3499/kinkscreenee3.jpg)](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/%5BURL=http://imageshack.us%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3499/kinkscreenee3.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D) As you can see, the river doesn’t really match with the rest of the background. I just recently game to learning digital painting so I’m still kinda new to this whole realistic graphics thing. Can you guys give me some good tutorials/advice on creating a realistic river? I would really appreciate it. PS: It would really help if you can post some links to tutorials too. I already surfed the net, and most of the tutorials suck -\_-. - All graphics are made by me.\* ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@Dark\_Angel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dark_Angel)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creatin-realistic-water-in-photoshop-for-fantasy-rpgs/260195/2 "2008-05-13T17:19:48Z")
Try to and some light sand and some rocks between the water and the grass to let it look more realistic. Maybe add some noise to the water. ---
**Author:** ![zao](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/zao/32/141_2.png) [@zao](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zao)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creatin-realistic-water-in-photoshop-for-fantasy-rpgs/260195/3 "2008-05-13T19:31:35Z")
You also have conflicting shadows on your trees? right now 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Jephz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@Jephz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jephz)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creatin-realistic-water-in-photoshop-for-fantasy-rpgs/260195/4 "2008-05-14T01:37:42Z")
ya thanks for the tips guys I’ll do that.