Water Shader 1.2.2 for Blender Full Version Free Download

Water Shader for Blender – Full Feature Breakdown

I originally built this water shader for personal use—but then realized others might benefit from it too. So here it is!

⚠️ Note: Some effects, like dispersion and caustics, may increase render times. Also, certain effects work best with ample geometry.

What You’ll Get

• Water Shader with animated waves, caustics, dispersion, and foam

• Rain Effects – a node group that outputs a ripple mask (usable as displacement)

• Fake Flow Map Effect – simulates flow using geometry proximity

• Water Level Tool – adds a globally controlled sediment layer to materials

• Geometry Node Setup – distributes leaves, rain particles, and bubbles along shorelines

• Assets Included:

  • Water Material

  • Water Shader Node Group

  • Rain Ripples Node Group

  • Flow Map Node Group

  • Water Object

✅ Using the water object as an asset imports everything you need for the water setup.

Feature Details

🌊 Water Shader

A plug-and-play shader that simulates natural water behavior—ready for animation and real-time use.

🔆 Caustics (Fake)

Caustics are simulated using layered Voronoi textures. They can also be animated for dynamic lighting effects.

🌈 Dispersion

Adds chromatic dispersion to simulate light splitting through water surfaces. Works great for pools or crystal-clear water.

🌫 Volumetrics

Realistic water volume is achieved by:

• Blending two custom colors

• Depth-based density control

This helps simulate murky or tropical waters depending on your scene.

☁ Foam

Two layers of foam are included:

1. General Foam – spread across the surface using noise textures

2. Contact Foam – based on ambient occlusion, appearing near objects in contact with water

These details make the surface look more dynamic and alive.

🌊 Waves

Includes procedural wave patterns that can be easily animated. No simulation required.

🌊 Flow Map (Fake)

Uses geometry proximity to generate wave distortions near shorelines. You’ll need:

• High geometry resolution

• All shoreline objects in one collection

This effect mimics how water flows around land masses and obstacles.

🌧 Rain Effects

A rain splash effect using displacement from a ripple mask node group.

🧱 Geometry Node Group

Controls include:

• Resolution selector

• Target group for shoreline influence

This allows for proximity-based wave behavior and environmental effects.

🍃 Scatter Leaves Near Shoreline

Leaves and other objects can be auto-scattered near shorelines based on geometry proximity.

⚠️ This effect is performance-heavy. Keep it off until you finalize shoreline placement.

💧 Raindrops

Includes a raindrop generator that spawns drops on the water surface.

• Comes with a raindrop card to preserve performance

• Shader drops and object drops are not aligned, so avoid for extreme close-ups

• Includes a Geo Node group that spawns drops on any object in a selected collection

🫧 Bubbles

Distributes bubbles inside the water volume for added depth and realism.

🔹 Simple Water Shader Variant

A lightweight version priced at $0.51, available here:
Gumroad – Simple Water Shader

It includes:

• Caustics

• Contact foam

• Animated simplified waves

It excludes:

• Rain Map

• Flow Map

• Geometry Node Setups

💡 Despite being simpler, the visual output is very similar to the full version.

🎓 Credits & Resources

Helpful tutorials that guided development:

• CG Matter – Procedural Raindrops

• CG Vertex – Continuous Dispersion

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