Hello mklem3 welcome to SM
The easiest way of doing this, besides faking it in post, or in Maya with a shader, is explained in the following simple tutorial at the Autodesk AREA website by Dunkan Brimsmead.
(He helped create fluids, and the new Nucleus node for nParticles and nCloth)
https://area.autodesk.com/index.php/b...When:04:48:00Z
Good luck!
Israel "Izzy" Long
Motion and Title Design for Broadcast-Film-DS
izzylong.com