User level: Level 1 (5 points)Hello, what is the best way of adding life to the river (from the bottom of the image up to around the large wooden post with the bird on top) in the image (attached) I recently took in Oxford?
I have tried using Clouds and Bump Map (attached), but the result was not very life like.
I'm using;
MacBook Air M1 2020 8GB RAM - Tahoe 26.6.2
Apple Motion 6.3
Any help of suggestions would be much appreciated.
Original Image
Screenshot from Apple Motion 6
Posted on Oct 26, 2026 5:30 AM
User level: Level 6 (13,826 points)Oct 26, 2026 9:47 PM in response to tdfcja
Simon's artistic abilities with Motion are... outstanding. Quite possibly the best out there. He's a little hard to follow sometimes, pause the videos a lot and work through what he's talking about. His examples are well worth the effort.
User level: Level 1 (5 points)Oct 26, 2026 10:25 AM in response to tdfcja
Update:
I thought it might be helpful to share a video of the Clouds & Bump Map effects I've created. It does look a like a water bed rather that a nice flowing river.
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/09cnd0hlSH2HHU2e8SJ4T-tSA#Towpath_01BB_01a
I have since found and watched the Apple Motion: Water Reflection Tutorial by Simon Ubsdell and wondered if you think using a Cellular generator might work for my project? https://youtu.be/WelN5ituaBo?si=jRYoSunRgaHBaHuf
Any help would be much appreciated
User level: Level 1 (5 points)Oct 27, 2026 12:51 AM in response to fox_m
Thank you, much appreciated. I’ve downloaded his free alien asset and will follow the tutorial step by step.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256383218