Realistic Clouds
We’re going to learn how to create some Realistic Clouds using Photoshop filters and some basic functions.
– First, we’re going to create a new file(File -> New), size doesn’t matter, then fill the background with a Gradient(#478aca to #67adf0) from top to bottom
– After that, we create a new layer(Shift -> Ctrl -> N), and then press “D” to reset colors to Black as Foreground and White as Background color.
– Go to Filter -> Render -> Clouds
– Then go to Filter -> Render -> Difference Clouds and press Ctrl+F twice to reapply filter.
– Now duplicate the cloud layer(CTRL+J) and flip the copied layer horizontally(Edit -> Transform -> Flip Horizontal)
– Set the second cloud layer’s blending mode to Screen.
– Merge both cloud layers(select the top one and press CTRL+E), this will left you with only one layer.
– Set the merged cloud layer’s blending mode to Screen
– Now go to Image -> Adjustments -> Levels or press CTRL+L and adjust the levels as in the following image by moving the selectors(circle in red) or by changing the values in the text boxes(circle in blue).
– Your result should look like this
