Oh what fun it is to make falling snow in Photoshop.
This tutorial shows you how to make snow from scratch in Photoshop which you can quickly use as an overlay for photos.
Then, you will learn how to animate the snow so that the speed and size vary, and give it realistic 3D depth that looks more like real snow. Now you can use it for a video overlay if you wish.
You will learn how to
- Make snow from scratch in Photoshop
- How to animate using the timeline in Photoshop
- How to work with animated smart objects
- How to work with nested animations
How to use as an overlay
If you want to use this as an overlay for you video or photos, you will need to render as a transparent video overlay. Here is how.
When you have finished the animation choose File>Export>Render Video
Change the Format To Quicktime and the Preset to Animation High Quality (The only one that supports transparency)
There is one more option you need to choose to get transparency, and that is to change the Alpha Channel from none to Straight-unmatted.
Choose render and it will make a new .mov video file.
To use a video overlay in your videos (or photos) to this.
In Premiere Pro / Final Cut Pro / iMovie (your video editor) Import the new .mov video you just made. Place it on a video track above your other footage and its ready to go.
In Photoshop: Import as a new video layer and place it above your footage.
I hope you enjoy this free Photoshop tutorial. It will work in Photoshop CC or Photoshop CS6.
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Great to see you here at the CAFE
Colin
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