Animate your images to attract attention and fight the static boredom. This section contains tutorials to help you master the animation process.  Home Photoshop ImageReady Animation Create a Rain Effect in Photoshop

Create a Rain Effect in Photoshop


In this tutorial we will be lighting up a night scene to give it some added style, These are a few simple tricks that we have covered in the last tutorial "Day to Night. But we will be adding rain as well as animating it. However this is a using less steps for this type of effect... Lets get to it, this is my bud Trevor riding my Honda Ruckus. w00t w00t...

Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge

Creating the lighting effect: Day to Night (Go to Step 4)

Creating the Rain

Step 1 : Add a new layer and fill with Black

Step 2 : Select black layer and go to Filter/Noise/Add Noise

Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge

Step 3 : Go to Filter/Blur/Motion Blur

Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge

Step 4 : Go to Image/Adjustments/Levels

Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge

Step 5 : Set the rain layer to Screen and set Opacity to 50%

Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge

Now we will animate the rain with little effort.

Step 6 : Enlarge your rain layer slightly and place into position

Step 7 : Go to Window/Animation to open that panel

Step 8 : See Image:..

Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge

Step 9 : Move the rain layer to a new position and do it so you have six unique frames

Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge

Step 10 : Creating the lighting effect: Day to Night (Go to Step 4)

Step 11 : Go to file>save for web>and save as gif.

Final Result

Create a Rain Effect in Photoshop Tutorial: Final Result (Click to enlarge)
Click to enlarge


Author's URL: Faze One Studio
Thank you for voting.
Rate this Materials:
Bad 
1 2 3 4 5 Excellent
print this page subscribe to newsletter subscribe to rss

Advance your current skills or acquire new skills in Photoshop by creating projects using our step-by-step tutorials. More Tutorials: Most Popular Materials | Fresh Materials | TutorialKit New Photoshop Tutorials

Add comments to "Create a Rain Effect in Photoshop"

Only registered users can write comment

No comments yet...