ShipbuilderMN Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) It took me a long time to sort out how to do this. This is my model of the Preussen (25 feet to 1 inch scratchbuilt), photographed from a low angle. After a lot of experimentation, I managed to produce a reflective sea base for it using "Sqirlz" free reflection software. Not as easy as it sounded. It worked the first time, then I could not get it to save after that, although I could get the sea reflection easy enough. Eventually, I copied the image with "Print Screen." I inserted it into an Open Office WP document and cropped the edges off. Then I right clicked the image and pressed "copy." Then I opened a new Adobe Photoshop file, put the curser in it and clicked "CTRL V" The image then appeared. Finally, I used "save as" to turn it into a jpeg, and here it is: I am sure there must be an easier way, but haven't found it so far! Bob Edited January 25, 2017 by ShipbuilderMN Spelling mistake. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUB-SAM Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Looks very effective and nice windjammer! Photoshop is a powerful tool to achieve pretty much anything, it takes years to learn all the little tricks and still find out there was an easier way to do it years down the line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipbuilderMN Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 True enough! I only used Photoshop to convert the image to jpeg and save it. I have no idea why I can't save it in "Sqirlz" where the reflection image was generated, because it worked the first time I tried it, but now, it is just locked solid after I have completed the image. Tried it in another computer with the same result. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Don't know the software you're trying Bob, but there's a fair bit of "free" software out there to download and play with that will only give a few saves, or soemtimes none at all, until you stump up for the paid version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 You must be able to do this in photoshop, I'd google up 'water reflection tool' (for example) for photoshop, it might just need a plug-in. Or, maybe the effect name in photoshop is not 'water reflection' but is another filter. Maybe use full edit (hit edit, then 'full edit') and to change the thread title, say 'water reflection effect in photoshop?' and see what the hive mind can come up with. HTH T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipbuilderMN Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 Thanks for replies. The "Sqirlz" free reflection software, is definitely free, there is no mention anywhere of having to pay after a trial. I found several offering free software, but you have to download a "dodgy" PDF converter with it, or you can't get it. No doubt it could be done in Photoshop or even on a normal computer if I had the patience and attention span to put my mind to it I will probably look further into this when the mood takes me, but at the moment, the above result is OK, as I don't need to do this with a lot of images. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 very nice Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipbuilderMN Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 I have now figured out how to work it properly, and save it. Here is a miniature model of the tea clipper Norman Court, photographed from a low angle with a sea reflection added. The scale is 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384) and model is only a few inches long. Turned out better than I thought. Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Looks like Norman Court has been becalmed! Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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