how to create realistic clouds image with photoshop

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how to create realistic clouds image with photoshop

This tutorial will show you how to use photoshop’s cloud filter to create realistic looking clouds .

Step 1: Start a new document of any size you want in Photoshop.

Step 2: Create a new layer by pressing Ctrl+J, and fill it with a Linear gradient of dark blue to lighter blue.

Darker blue: #395D9E
Lighter blue: #6A9BC9

Step 3: Create a new layer. & Press D to reset your color pallete.

Step 4: Go to Filter » Render » Clouds.

Step 5: Then again Filter » Render » Difference Clouds.

Step 6: Press CTRL+F twice. & set the clouds layer blending mode to: “Screen”

Step 7: Go to image » Adjustments » Levels.
And set the input values to: 20, 1.00, and 120

Step 8: Duplicate the cloud layer (Press CTRL+J).

Step 9: Go to Filter » Stylize » Extrude & apply the settings given below:

Step 10: Reduce to Opacity of the original cloud layer to 70%, and the extrude layer to 50%

Step 11: Now finally select the extruded cloud layer and apply a gaussian blur with 5.0 px setting. (Filter » Blur-Gaussian Blur)

And you done it!

Here’s my final image of the clouds:

Now I will show you how to use it in an image.

I got this image below which I removed the sky in the background.

Now this image, I create the clouds and put it behind the mountain, but it looks rather fake because its too flat.

Now we need to distort the clouds a little, so merge the Gradient layer,  extruded clouds layer and the original clouds layer together.

Then finally go to Edit » Transform » Perspective.

and drag the clouds image outward like I’ve done here:

Now our image is looking more realistic clouds.

Here’s the final result:

Thank You!