Creating Smoke in Photoshop! - Page 2 - Photoshop Tutorials | Photoshop Contests

**ndg** · 02-19-2008, 09:30 PM

Does anyone even like this tutorial? Just wondering.

Maiden · 02-19-2008, 10:47 PM

Yeh I do, enough to attempt at it last nt, got up to Step 3. Duplicate the newly merged layer. On the top layer, go to select/ modify/ contract. I choose 10 pixels. Then invert the selection, and delete. It should now leave a thinner version of what you had on the other layer. Then lower the opacity of the layer behind it....I got stuck there & tried to "wing it" but just didn't work...I'm just wondering wat it is I delete.

Yeh prob a blonde moment but I did play a bit to try to work it out myself.

twiztedtony · 02-19-2008, 10:49 PM

wow that looks amazing!

I ll stick to the brush i got for now

but in a while while i have nothing to do ill check that out..

Repzizzles

Naka · 02-20-2008, 12:03 AM

Thanks for tut.

**ndg** · 02-20-2008, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Maiden

Yeh I do, enough to attempt at it last nt, got up to Step 3. Duplicate the newly merged layer. On the top layer, go to select/ modify/ contract. I choose 10 pixels. Then invert the selection, and delete. It should now leave a thinner version of what you had on the other layer. Then lower the opacity of the layer behind it....I got stuck there & tried to "wing it" but just didn't work...I'm just wondering wat it is I delete.

Yeh prob a blonde moment but I did play a bit to try to work it out myself.

Make sure to alt/click the layer to select it. It should create a selection around the smoke . Then modify contract. Then inverrt and delete.

Dookie · 02-23-2008, 07:19 AM

Another great one. There is a much bigger sense of accomplishment in creating something from scratch than to using someone else's work in your projects. It may take a little longer at first, but once you get it down it starts to become automatic.

Learning to create effects like this teaches you to use the tools in Photoshop that may otherwise go untouched, simply because you don't understand how to apply them. Definitely worth an extra few minutes.

Bath1c · 02-23-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ndagym

Make sure to alt/click the layer to select it. It should create a selection around the smoke . Then modify contract. Then inverrt and delete.

isn't that ctrl-click??

btw. i love your tut too...

**ndg** · 02-26-2008, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Bath1c

isn't that ctrl-click??

btw. i love your tut too...

yea, ctrl, and click.

tx51210 · 04-09-2008, 03:21 AM

I like your use of contract for the selection and I typically would stop short and not added the color which really brings it to life.

Dem · 04-19-2008, 02:41 AM

I've checked out a lot of smoke tutorials, but I really like the effect you got in your example. It's very wispy, quite more effective for being subtle than getting smacked across the face with a bunch of smoke that just looks like clouds. Reps

t3ch · 04-19-2008, 03:12 AM

I just noticed this, awesome!

I've always tried making smoke, and it turned out like shit, thanks!

Lolque · 05-13-2008, 01:50 AM

Thats really nice. Ok, so I'm a big noob. Can you guys tell me how to make a document with a black backround?

XiL3 · 05-17-2008, 05:00 AM

That smoke looks amazing, I tried it but for some reason I can't get the contract to do anything...what could I be doing wrong? I selected the layer with the Rec. Marquee...I tried alt/click but it doesn't work, I have PS 7.0

FelixtheCat · 06-05-2008, 12:56 PM

That's amazing