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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. |
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.
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. You
can also add a layer mask and just mask out the
clouds that overlap the mountains.
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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