Guillaume Kurkdjian has this really cool water:
How can I achieve this water in blender cycles? (material and modeling of the water)
The closest I've gotten is this:
This is the material settings for the image above:
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asked Jun 30, 2016 at 20:28
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$\begingroup$ @cegaton Updated! $\endgroup$– Alex SafayanCommented Jun 30, 2016 at 21:22
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2$\begingroup$ It would be helpful if you added detail to your questions, share not only the results but the settings you are using to get there, like Images of your nodes and the mesh. $\endgroup$– user1853Commented Jun 30, 2016 at 22:14
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$\begingroup$ @cegaton Sorry for that, edited again! $\endgroup$– Alex SafayanCommented Jul 5, 2016 at 3:08
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$\begingroup$ Looks to me like there's probably some Volume Scatter in there too. Look at how the land interacts with the water on the left side, in the shadow. $\endgroup$– snomsnomsnomCommented Jul 6, 2016 at 4:07
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Here is a try:
Analysis:
According to the source artwork, there may be some shaders used. However, the key parts can be: Glass/Refraction, Translucent, Glossy, etc.
So after a few trial and errors, a possible setup might be:
Besides, post processing like compositing can also be included:
To model the water shape, here is one way:
Example file: 
answered Jul 5, 2016 at 15:29
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Just put the IOR at 0.9, roughness at 0.2 and make the background white at 1 energy + a sun lamp with 1 energy
