In this tutorial I will show you a very quick and easy method for making a water texture with
Paint.Net.
The end result will look like this
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Step 1 Create a new 256x256 image.
Step 2 Fill the background layer with a blue color.
Step 3 Go to Effects -> Render -> Turbulence.
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Step 4 Set the Octaves to 1, the Period to 73, Size to 83 and click OK.
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Step 5 Create a new layer and fill it with white. Then double click the layer and set the blend mode to overlay.
Step 6 Repeat steps 3 and 4.
Step 7 Go to Effects -> Distort -> Ripple.
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Step 8 Set the Amount to 0.78, Ripples to 2.75, RipplePhase to 0, Angle to -45, Highlight to 10 and Quality to 5
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Done!