Shimmering Pool

Butch Moore wrote on 5/29/2014, 2:02 PM

I have a product still of a swimming pool. I have masked a second layer of the photo so only the blue water is visible.

Is there a quick and easy filter that I can drop on it to give the water subtle motion. Not lapping waves, just a shimmer of motion that would bring the shot to life?

Comments

Grazie wrote on 5/29/2014, 2:14 PM

I like a challenge! Gotta a sample you wish to work on? I'll have a go.

Grazie

Butch Moore wrote on 5/29/2014, 2:27 PM

Grazie...sorry but no time to spare. I added a little film grain noise into the mask, then blend it with the original. That, with a slow pan of the the entire pool area, made it look pretty darn good! I didn't know if there was a quick, down and dirty way to get this done that I didn't know about!

Thanks though!

Grazie wrote on 5/29/2014, 2:39 PM

You're happy.... I'm happy!

G

TeetimeNC wrote on 5/29/2014, 2:43 PM

Butch, next time around you might be able to use the Vegas displacement map technique shown in this tutorial by JR.

/jerry

Tom Pauncz wrote on 5/29/2014, 3:08 PM

I used a GenArts plug-in called Monsters GT - and their Puddle 3D FX. If you send me a still of the pool, I can send you back a file you can use.

Rory Cooper wrote on 5/30/2014, 2:17 AM

The media gen has noise textures for this type of thing

3D track, Place media gen on the TL micro threads, eye drop your two colors and add bump map fx
increase grain and animate progress degrees and offset y to taste.
angle track to match perspective. mask and then composit = screen.

here is a quick sample takes a minute or two.