Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Hey, in this Awesome Quick Photoshop tutorial, i’m gonna show you how to create good looking clouds with a simple technique. I hope these easy and short tutorials will be useful and fun.

Here is the Final Image
Before we start lets see the final image we’ll create through out this tutorial.

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Before You Start | Tutorial Details: Software Used: Adobe Photoshop
Tutorial Time: 5mn
Difficulty Level: Beginner
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Create the Sky
Lets start by creating a new document which is 1024 x 768 pixels at a resolution of 300 pixels/inch, make sure Color Mode is set to RGB .

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Create the Sky
Set your Foreground Color to #a4cccc and Background Color to #5ebbd5. Get the Gradient Tool, pick Foreground to Background gradient and fill the Background with a Linear gradient from bottom to top .

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Apply Clouds Filter
Create a new layer and name it “Clouds”. Hit D on the keyboard to set colors to Black and White. Go to Filter > Render > Clouds. Set Layer Blend Mode to Screen.

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Add Layer Mask
Click the Add Layer Mask button on the Layers Panel. Go to Filter > Render > Clouds to apply a clouds filter to the layer mask .

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Apply Curves to Layer
At the moment the Layer Mask is selected in the Layers Panel. Go back to “Clouds” layer by clicking the Layer Thumbnail. Hit Command+M to bring up the Curves dialog and tweak the curve as in the below image.

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Apply Levels to Mask
Now select the “Clouds” Layer Mask and hit Command+L to open the Levels dialog and increase the contrast as shown in the below image.

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Some Blur
Go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur while the Layer Mask is still selected. Use these settings: Amount => 50, Blur Method => Zoom, Quality => Best. You can also change the position of the Blur Center. .

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Let the Sun Shine
Now let’s put some sunshine. Create a new layer on top and fill it with Black . Go to Filter > Render > Lens Flare, set Brightness to 175, pick 50-300mm Zoon lens, place the Flare Center at the top left of the canvas and hit OK.

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

Congratulations
Set Layer Blend Mode to Screen. This is my final image. Because we’re using clouds filter each time you repeat this tutorial you’ll get different results, the Curves and also the Levels adjustments will also change the final image. Hope you liked this tutorial and had fun making it .

Photoshop tutorials - Create White Clouds on A Sunny Sky

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