Creating Realistic Clouds

Follow this tutorial to easily create a realistic effect of clouds in Photoshop.

In this tutorial, we are using Photoshop CS. Previous versions or other graphics suites with the Clouds, Bas Relief, and Diffuse Glow filters can also complete this tutorial.

To start, create a new canvas. For this tutorial, we are using 350px for width, and 220px for height.

First, select the color #0F40A4 using the color picker. Start by applying a Clouds effect (Filters > Render > Clouds) to the canvas.

Then, apply a Bas Relief effect (Filters > Sketch > Bas Relief). Use 15 for Detail, 7 for Smoothness, and Bottom for Light. You can adjust the settings if you wish.

After that, apply a Diffuse Glow effect (Filters > Distort > Diffuse Glow). For Graininess, use 1. Glow Amount can be 3 and 16 for Clear Amount.

Select the color #90A4CE using the color picker, and apply a transparent gradient at the bottom. After you're done, you may want to apply some Blur effects (Filters > Blur > Blur).

You're done!

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