Water Drops

Today we'll learn how to make some realistic water drop in few steps.

Open an image with a leaf or a flower, I've used this one:

Now go on "Select - Color range" and in the windows that will appear select the "Add to sample tool" and select all the color of the leaf.

Hit ok.

Copy this selection (Edit copy), create a new layer and paste.

Now with the selection still active, go on the "Channel" panel and create a new Alpha channel (hit )

Go on "Noise - Add noise" and set an Amount of 400% Gaussian Monochromatic.

With the eraser toll delete all is out of the leaf

Now go on: "Blur - Gaussian blur" and set a radius of 7, then go on "Image - Adjustment - Threshold" and set a level of 117.

Repeat this 2 steps setting 4 for the gaussian blur and 120 for threshold.

Finally set a 2° radius "Gaussian Blur".

Now go on "Image - Adjustment - Levels" and move the left and the right cursor to the center.

Ctrl+click on the alpha layer to select it and go back to the layer panel, create a new layer and fill the selection with white, setting the opacity level to 30% and the layer style on "Soft Light"

Now open the blending option panels and set:

Well, our drops are finished but I want to add a little important particular: the distortion made by the water under the drops.

So, while the drop still select, go on the level with the leaf (the second level), and then on "Filter - Liquify".

Set a 30px sized brush and with the first tool

go on the bottom of every drop and move the pointer to down.

And here is our drops: