Lazy3D
Physical Water FX is a cutting-edge Blender addon developed for 3D artists seeking to elevate their work with realistic water effects. Water is not just a plane with roughness set to zero and a noise texture for ripples. Water is waves formed by contact with objects, flowing currents, bubbles, foam, and caustics. In nature, it's rare to find perfectly clear water—there are always particles floating on the surface or underwater. Our product offers all of this, providing a comprehensive solution for creating realistic water effects that bring your scenes to life.
Check out the promo video below, where I've created several natural environments featuring water using my addon to showcase its full potential.
Key Features
Dynamic Water Surface Shader
Easily create water surfaces with dynamic ripples and waves that interact with objects and environmental factors.
Advanced One-Click Ground Wet Shader and Depth Imitation
In a single click make your objects wet at water contact. You can also adjust fake depth parameter to imitate water volume at no perfomance cost. Easy Realism.
Foam and Bubbles Generation
Simulate realistic foam and bubbles in shallow or turbulent areas, enhancing the natural appearance of water in your projects.
Water Decals Including Shoreline Effect
Apply water decals, including the shoreline effect, to enhance the visual details of your water surfaces and achieve natural-looking transitions.
Gobos Caustics
Enhance your water scenes with realistic caustics effects, providing light refraction patterns for a more immersive look.
Collision Ripples and Foam Collision
Automatically generate ripples when objects collide with the water, making your scenes more immersive and lifelike.
Rain Effects
Add rain splashes with customizable settings for splash radius, spread, and intensity to achieve the perfect rainy scene.
Vegetation Shader Integration
Add realistic wet ground effects and vegetation scattering, giving your shoreline scenes more depth and life.
Physical Scatter with 20 Presets
Easily scatter physical objects across the water surface with 20 different presets, adding diversity and realism to your projects. Comes with Collision and Self-collision support, allow to add Deleters and particles spawners.
Cycles Water Shader Presets
Use pre-configured water shader presets for Cycles to achieve high-quality water visuals effortlessly.
Water Displacement Effect
Simulate realistic water displacement with customizable settings for height, speed, and scale, adding depth and complexity to your scenes.
Dynamic Paint Integration
Integrate with Blender's dynamic paint system to create custom water interactions and effects based on object movement.
User-Friendly Workflow
Physical Water FX is designed with a straightforward workflow, providing artists with easy-to-use tools and detailed documentation, helping you focus on creativity rather than complexity.
Why Choose Physical Water FX?
No matter the project—be it a short animation, architectural visualization, or a large environment—Physical Water FX delivers the precise control and high-quality realism needed to make your water elements shine. Designed to work seamlessly with both Cycles and Eevee, this addon guarantees exceptional renders without compromising on performance.
Transform your water scenes and bring stunning realism to Blender with Physical Water FX today!
Limitations
1. Designed for creating water maps from a single poly plane for optimal baking results. You can adjust the shape of the water plane after baking textures by removing any unnecessary parts
Product Versions
| Feature | Basic | Pro |
| Procedural Water Shader | + | + |
| Physical Scatter, including 20 presets | + | + |
| Procedural Wet Ground Shader | + | + |
| Cycles Water Shader Presets | + | + |
| Vegetation Shader Integration | + | + |
| Rain Effects | + | + |
| Collision Ripples and Foam Collision | + | + |
| Gobos Caustics [Cycles+EEVEE] | - | + |
| Water Decals Including Shoreline Effect | - | + |
| UnderWater Procedural Particles | - | + |
Important note
Physical Water FXÂ is a collaborative effort, built with contributions from talented artists and technical developers:
Special thanks to Konstantin Feyer (Nodeworks – SuperHive) for providing the gobos textures and 3d models of lilies.
Lazy3D is only responsible for:
- The development of the addon code and main idea
- Geometry nodes organization and scripting
- Water particles models
- Product styling, file organization, and promotional efforts
License & Responsibilities:
- Addon script file: GNU GPL v3 (General Public License, version 3)
- 3D assets inside the addon: Royalty Free, rights and responsibilities belong solely to their original authors (listed above).
- For asset-related questions or licensing requests, please contact the creators directly.
Sales & Distribution:
All sales are handled via Lazy3D’s SuperHive Market (formerly BlenderMarket).
Please make sure you understand this responsibility division before making a purchase.
