Creating Smoke

　2009-10-28 00:00:00　来源：WEB开发网　　　

核心提示：图片看不清楚？请点击这里查看原图（大图）。I had previously thought about what would be the best way to create smoke in photoshop, and I’ve read some tutorials online and watch

Creating Smoke

　　图片看不清楚？请点击这里查看原图（大图）。

I had previously thought about what would be the best way to create smoke in photoshop, and I’ve read some tutorials online and watched some episodes of the amazing pixelPerfect podcast, to find a good and easy solution for the matter at hand.

Actually it was easier than I had expected.

1 - Create some Shapes: I created some random shapes.

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2 - Apply a Gaussian blur on each shape

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3 - Using the liquify filter

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4 - Positioning the shapes

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5 - Adding some colors

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Add a background color on the layer of the shape, otherwise the Hue/Saturation won't work

6 - Creating a cloud behind the smoke

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Set a feather with a high value, like 40 to 80, and after that apply the hue/saturation on the cloud too

7 - Adding a gradient to create an atmosphere

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The gradient will give a atmosphere and more depth to the image

Final Result

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The whole process took me about 30 to 40 minutes tops, it’s pretty simple, although it can be quite hard to create a natural smoke with the liquify filter, the best thing to do is to play with the brushes and with the tools to achieve the desired effect.