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Step 4 – Apply effect to the water reflection
Press Ctrl+J or select Layer > Duplicate Layer to duplicate the current layer. This layer will be used to create the distorted water reflection effect.
Choose Filter > Distort > Glass. Adjust the settings so that you get a ripple effect like the image below.
Choose Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. Set the angle to 90º and adjust the distance setting to get a blur like the image below.
Step 5 – Mask the distorted reflection effect
Select the gradient tool and apply these settings:
- Gradient: Black, white (with reverse setting enabled)
- Style: Linear
- Mode: Normal
- Opacity: 100%
- Reverse: Enabled
- Dither: Enabled
Make sure that you have the layer mask selected. It should have a white border in the layers palette like the image below. Draw a gradient by dragging a line from the horizon to about 25% from the bottom.
Step 6 – Place the old paper texture
Currently you have the layer mask selected. Before you can use the place command, you’ll need to deselect the layer mask. Simply click on the thumbnail of top layer (not its layer mask) to deselect the layer mask.
Choose File > Place, browse for the image file of the old paper texture, then click OK. Scale the image so that it covers the entire image then click enter to apply the changes.
