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Create a new layer and name it
Clouds.
Set your foreground color to
white and with the Paint tool
and a feathered brush size of
about 20, start painting a few horizontal
clouds. Don't be
afraid to have them cut off by the photo edge or
slightly overlap the mountains. |
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Paint your clouds on the cloud
layer. |
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Use the Motion Blur filter
to make them look more realistic.
I used an angle of -3
and a distance of 198.
This stretches them out so
they look more like they are moving and less
like you painted them in with your finger. |
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Experiment with different
variations on the horizontal angles, but
vertical angles don't look very realistic. |
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Now add a Gaussian Blur
filter to round them out and add a bit more
realism. I used a
radius of 17, but you can try
experimenting with other settings. |
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The clouds may overlap with the
foreground, so you'll want to use a soft brushed
eraser. to remove the sections that overlap.
Once you erase the overlapping
clouds, you're done. |
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Play with the
setting to see what works best with what types
of images. Some guidelines
you should keep in mind are:
- Try using shades of grey
when painting your clouds.
- If the clouds appear too
prominent when you are done, adjust the
opacity of the clouds layer.
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