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    It's a tough thing to get right and I'm no master of it...still experimenting to improve my water. My best results have come from using an invisible "template layer" the shape of my body of water. Then I'll create many layers with varying degrees of transparency over that. I've also tried several different blending modes (say for ripple shine on top or to get "caustics" underneath) and transparency masks to make the water more transparent toward the shallows.

    I'm uploading some of my better examples...all use this basic technique (plus maybe some hand-painting for whitecaps and flow).
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    [edit]Click the one with docs for a larger view...most of the others don't zoom much.
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