![pool water texture photoshop tutorial](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/pool-water-texture-photoshop-tutorial.jpg)
Open a new PSD file. Create a layer called Water Texture.
Set the Foreground Color to #000000 and the Background Color to #ffffff .
![](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/tut1.jpg)
Go to Filter > Render > Clouds.
![](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/tut2.jpg)
Go to Filter > Sketch > Chrome.
![](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/tut3.jpg)
Add a Gradient Map adjustment layer. The colors for the water gradient are: #000000 (location 0%), #268495 (location 41%) and #ffffff (location 100%)
![](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/tut4.jpg)
![](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/tut5.jpg)
If you want to adjust the contrast and the lightness, you can add a Levels adjustment.
![](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/tut6.jpg)
If you want to adjust the color saturation, you can add a Vibrance adjustment.
![](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/tut7.jpg)
Press Shift-Control-Alt-E to make a copy of the layers merged. Go to Filter > Other > High Pass.
![](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/tut8.jpg)
Set the blend mode to Overlay.
Here is the pool water texture made in Photoshop from scratch.
![pool water texture photoshop tutorial](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/pool-water-texture-photoshop-tutorial.jpg)
![pool water text texture photoshop tutorial](/tutorials/make-a-pool-water-texture-in-photoshop/water-text-texture-photoshop.jpg)
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