I was honestly trying to go for a more realistic look to this but that didn’t really work out. I still enjoy looking at this. The best part is that the water actually looks slightly like water!
Modeled in 3ds Max 2012
Rendered with iRay – Time: 30 minutes
Post-production in Photoshop CS6 Beta











For you paper boots, you need a better paper texture.
I did a second render with a better model. I’ll upload it when I can. I agree with you. This looks slightly plastic-y. Thanks!