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[Nowit]

hi, im new using photoshop. can anyone tell me how to draw the ocean? thx

[Peskykid]

Small post - big ask! Artists can devote huge amounts of time to learning how to draw an ocean.
The question - left unqualified - is a bit too much to tackle so first things first. Ask yourself these question to get started:

Where is the ocean - tropical - altantic - north sea
Can you see the coastline - rocky - beach - city
What is the sea like - rough - calm etc
What time of day is it?
What's the weather like? bright sunshine - overcast -thundry

Answers those and you can start to work out what colours and basic shapes you'll need.

Sorry I haven't really answered your question but you've got to starrt somewhere!

[Datameister]

It truly is a very complicated question. There is no single method that's guaranteed to work, and whatever you do will take some time if you want it to look good.

It's up to you to observe the ocean and figure out what makes it look the way it does. However, I can help a little with the technical side of Photoshop. I'd suggest starting by painting the sky so you have a mood to go off of. Then create a new layer. Fill in the ocean area with a single color (usually a mid-saturation blue-green). Lock that layer's transparency next by pressing the "Lock Transparent Pixels" button at the top left of the layers palette. This prevents you from painting over the sky. Now start laying down gradients in the ocean, but not using the Gradient tool. Just gradually paint in the colors that work for the scene. Then create one or more new layers to add in foam, wave shapes, and twinkles (if the sun is in the right place). Keep in mind that it's more effective to select a few "hero" spots to add extensive detailing in than it is to simply detail the whole painting.

[wanwan]

check out my devart site

http://wanwan.deviantart.com

It's the ocean but below the surface - there's 2 shots if that helps

Use lots of gaussian blur and low opacities and slowly layer :D

[Datameister]

I disagree about the Gaussian blur. Underwater scenes aren't really blurry--they 're faded and slightly bluish. And you certainly wouldn't use Gaussian blur for shots looking down on the ocean surface because there's nothing remotely blurry about the sea.