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This tutorial demonstrates how to create type filled with water drops. To work along, you can download the image I am working with Here. Unzip the file and open it onto Photoshop’s workspace.
Create Realistic Water Drops From Scratch Tutorial.
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards. Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open your image onto Photoshop’s workspace.
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Then duplicate the Background layer by dragging it over the following Create a new layer icon.
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Working on the Background copy layer, activate the Horizontal Type Mask Tool.
And apply the type of your choice - I applied the following type settings.
Tip
Before clicking the Commit tick, left-click and drag your type to a central position.
After you have centralised your type, click the Commit any current edits tick.
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From the top menu, choose Select then choose Inverse.
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Now, press your keyboard’s Delete key. There will be no immediate change to your image, however, you will notice the top layer in your Layers palette displays the transparent (chessboard) area you have just deleted.
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From the top menu, choose Select then choose Inverse.
Now, working on the top layer, click the Apply a layer style f (or fx) icon at the foot of the Layers palette, and choose Drop Shadow from the drop-down list. Whilst the Layer Styles dialogue box is open, click Inner Bevel, and set the following settings - or your own choice, then click OK.
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From the top menu, choose Filter then choose Eyecandy Nature, then choose Water Drops. In the Eyecandy Nature dialogue box, experiment with different Water Drops and see what can be created. There are lots of realistic waters stains and drops available. To work along with this tutorial, click the Settings tab, and click the following Medium Clear setting.
Then click the Basic tab, and experiment with the settings.
Tip: Click the Random Seed tab to quickly change the water drops - additionally, for a specific size or design of water drop, experiment with all settings - keep looking at the right-side preview to see how the settings are effecting your type.
When you are happy with the water drop coverage, click OK.
Tip
For a stronger water drop effect, apply the same (Water Drop) settings twice.
Note
At this stage, if you feel the Drop Shadow is too strong, double-left-click the name Drop Shadow in the Layers palette. This displays the Layer Style dialogue box, and you can now edit the settings - or disable the drop shadow. To disable it, right-click Drop Shadow and click Disable Layer Effects.
Tip
Your watery type may benefit from a sharpening filter.
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When you are completely satisfied with your watery type’s attributes, press Ctrl then D to remove the marquee. Then from the top menu, choose Layer then choose Flatten Image.
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To create individual water drops, activate the Elliptical Marquee Tool, and draw a water drop circle onto your image. If necessary, right-click the elliptical marquee, and choose Free Transform to resize - or reposition it.
  
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Now, press Ctrl then J. This copies the selection and pastes it as a new layer in the Layers palette. To return the marquee, from the top menu, choose, Select, then choose Load Selection. In the subsequent dialogue box, (accept the default settings), then click OK.
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To reposition the marquee, ensure New Selection is active in the Elliptical Marquee’s Options bar, then left-click, and drag the marquee to a different position.
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Now, from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Distort then choose Spherise. In the subsequent Spherise dialogue box, set the Amount to 100% and the Mode to Normal, then click OK. The Spherise filter distorts the pixels inside the marquee.
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At this stage, if you prefer, you can shade (add the water drop highlights and shading), to the marquee by hand using the Dodge, Burn and Brush Tools. My Create Navigation Buttons from Scratch tutorial demonstrates how to create glossy navigation buttons, and the principles are the same.
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Now, apply Eyecandy Nature’s Water Drop filter - exactly as you did in Chapter 7 to the marquee, experimenting with the Drop Size (and other settings), so it fills the ellipse completely.
 
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Press Ctrl then D to remove the marquee. Then from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Liquify. In the Liquify dialogue box, set the following Bloat settings, and
left-click once on the left-side to enlarge the drop. Then click OK.
  
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From the top menu, choose Filter then choose Sharpen, then apply a sharpen filter to your water drop - I chose the Sharp Smarten filter.
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Experiment with different sized water drops. for the smaller drops on the left-side of my final example, I created a selection using the Polygonal Tool with a Feather of 5. I then applied the Small Condensation Water Drop Filter. For the soap bubbles, I
Alt-dragged a bubble to duplicate it, I then resized and repositioned each bubble using the Free Transform Tool.
When you are happy with your result, merge the layers and save your work.
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