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Select the 'brush'-tool from the tool palette. |
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Change the 'opacity'-setting in the options (the top bar) to about 60%. |
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Click on the 'brush palette'-button in the options to bring up the brush settings. |
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Make sure you have selected 'brush shape' in the brush settings-list on the right side. Choose a softened brush. |
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In the lower right corner take the settings you're seeing on the screenshot. Leave all default settings and just change the following values. 'Diameter' - 120 px 'Offset' - 80% Play around with these settings to achieve variations. |
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Now check the the 'dual brush'- option in the brush settings and click on its name to bring up the settings. |
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Leave all default settings except the following values. 'Diameter' - 19 px 'Diffusion' - 310% Modify these settings for a different 'cloud density'. |
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Alright let's paint some clouds. Choose 'white' as color. In this example I've painted three times to get a good looking cloud. Click and drag the mouse to get the desired size. |
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If you want to have more density just click some times and don't drag the mouse. |
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*NOTICE* These clouds were painted in Photoshop CS3. In Photoshop CS1 the clouds will look very different because the settings will cause other results on the brush. |
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That's it! Play around a lot with the brush settings and the opacity to get different results. I‘ve added a few cloud layers with different colors and overlays. Download [.psd] |












