This tutorial shows an easy and efficient way to draw nice water drops using the Photoshop. To pass it you need only a picture of some sort of fruit (I consider an apple the best for this purpose) and 10-15 minutes.

Final Image Preview:

Step 1:

Open the picture you want, create a new layer. Select elliptical marquee tool and do a little selection.

Step 2:

Choose gradient tool and pull a gradient just like I did it. Don’t forget to press “D” before pulling the gradient! It will set colors black/white.

Deselect selection. Set overlay blending mode.

Step 3:

Now, go to “Add a Layer Style” menu (at the bottom of the layer palette) and choose “Drop shadow”.

Settings:

Then, “Inner shadow”:

Set white the foreground color. Take brush tool, sized 5-6px.Point once on the water drop. The result:

To acquire better effect go to “Filter->Liquity” and use bloat tool.

If you continue “dropping”, you won’t need to use effects again. Just don’t forget to draw white highlights.

This is it. I hope the tutorial was easy and clear for you!