Animated Snow Tutorial in photoshop and image ready

RAHEN · #1 (**permalink**) 12-08-2006, 06:43 PM

Animated Snow Tutorial in Photoshop and Image Ready....

In this tutorial...we will learn how to add snow to an image...i hve taken this image...u can take any image..but for the best result...choose the image which previously has some snow in it...

1-Open the image of ur choise by going to File> Open

2-Make new layer by pressing that icon...then we will get Layer 1.... U can change the name of the layer by double clicking on the layer name....(the highlighted one)

3-Goto Edit>Fill> and choose black...

4-Goto Filter>Noise>Add Noise

Quote:

setting
Amount=65%
Check Distribution as Guassian
Select Monochromatic

u will find ur image look like this.....

5- Goto Filter>Blur>Guassian Blur

Quote:

setting
Radius: 1.1 pixels

6-Change the Blending mode to "Screen"

7-Then Goto Image> Adjustments> levels (use the setting below)

8-Repeat from step 2-7 four times...

RAHEN · #2 (**permalink**) 12-08-2006, 07:01 PM

9-Hide all ur layers except the background one...i.e snow base..

10- File>Jump To>Adobe Imageready (Ctrl+Shift+M)

11- Now in Image Ready Duplicate the first frame 3 times...

In the first frame, add your first snow layer in. (click the eye icon in the layer window)

For the second frame, hide snow layer 1 and add snow layer 2.

for the third layer hide snow layer 2 and add snow layer 3

and so on....

i have set the time as..o.2 seconds

12- Then press play ^ in the animation pallete..the end result will be...

13) Now to save the file...goto File>Save as optimized> select gif file type and save it...now u r done with this tutorial...

if u have ny Q then u can ask related to the tutorial...