How to Create Water Reflections in After Effects (No plugins)
Learn how to create water reflections in After Effects to add scale, atmosphere, and visual depth to your scenes.
In this tutorial, I break down how to build realistic animated water reflections using distortion, displacement, softness, and subtle motion — perfect for futuristic landscapes, sci-fi environments, wallpapers, and motion design shots.
This technique is ideal for creating stylised reflections that feel organic without heavy simulations, making it fast, flexible, and reusable across projects.
Whether you’re working on sci-fi visuals, cinematic loops, wallpapers, or concept shots, this setup helps sell realism while keeping full creative control.
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🔥 What you’ll learn:
• Creating animated water reflections in After Effects
• Using distortion & displacement for realism
• Controlling softness, blur, and falloff
• Adding subtle motion for cinematic results
• Building reusable reflection setups
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