Varying the tones (grays and white) will give more depth. If you are using a Pressure sensitive tablet such as a Wacom, Choose Shape dynamics to change the size with pen pressure and also Transfer to use Pen pressure for opacity.ĭrop the flow to around 10% an Opacity to 15-20%.Īpply the brush, dabbing, rather than dragging to preserve more texture.Ĭhoose white and add more smoke. This step is optional, but if you seperate the subject from the background, you can also apply smoke behind the subject.

You can grab a set of brushes at /vault or Make your own (later on in this tutorial) Tip: Double click the brushes you downloaded to load them into Photoshop. Then in the second part, I’ll show you how to make them. We are going to start with using the brushes, because some people will have already downloaded them and want to learn how to use them. To really see the brush in action, the video will show this the best. Learning how to make brushes, is a useful skill in Photoshop. If you would rather just download the brushes, grab them here. You will also learn how to make the brushes. This Photoshop tutorial shows you how to make Smoke and steam with Photoshop Brushes. Make Smoke in Photoshop, and steam, fog, clouds etc.

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