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Creating Snow. Step 1. Begin opening an image on photoshop. Step 2. Now you need to create a layer of snow to cover the ground Choose the eyedropper tool from the Toolbar and click on the field to sample a greenish color. Go to Select> Color Range
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Step 1 • Begin opening an image on photoshop
Step 2 • Now you need to create a layer of snow to cover the ground • Choose the eyedropper tool from the Toolbar and click on the field to sample a greenish color. • Go to Select> Color Range • Use a fuzziness slider setting of 132 and choose Sampled Color from the Select Box. • Click OK
Step 3 • Add a new layer naming it “snow” • To fill this selection with the snow effect go to Edit>Fill and choose white for Contents. • Deselect this layer • In the layers palette change the blending mode of this layer to “Hard Light”
Step 4 • Make the image appear cold • Add a new layer, call it “Gradient” • Click in the foreground color swatch and choose a vibrant blue/ violet/ • Select the Gradient tool, and click in the Gradient picker choosing Foreground to Transparent • Click and drag the tool from the bottom of the image to the top • Set blending mode to Hue and opacity to 80% in the layer palette
Step 4 • To add snow • Ad a new layer naming it “snowfall” • Fill this layer using edit> fill> 50% Gray • Deselect by hitting “D” • Add noise, Filter> Noise> Add Noise
Step 5 • In the add noise dialog bow • Drag the amount slider to 50% • Choose Gaussian for distribution and check monochromatic • Blur this layer • Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur • Use Blur radius of 5 pixels
Step 6 • Adjust the contrast of this new layer • Image> Adjustments> Levels • In this box, grab the white point marker and drag it directly below the center of the histogram peak • Now drag the black point marker until it is almost directly behind the white marker
Step 7 • Set the blending mode on the layer palette of the “snowfall” layer to screen • Reduce it’s opacity to 50% • Blur the snow to make it appear like it’s being blown • Filter> Blur> Motion Blur • Use and angle of 65 degrees and a distance of 13 pixels
Step 8 • Add a few larger snowflakes • Duplicate the “Snowfall” layer • Go to Edit> Transform> Flip Horizontal • Go to Edit> Transform> Scale • Lock the chain-link in the “Options” bar to constrain the proportions and drag the corner handle on the bounding box outward • Hit enter to commit to the transformation
Step 8 • On the duplicate “snowfall” layer • Go to Filter> Blur> Motion Blur • Use an angle of -59 and a distance of 31