Photoshop draws light through cloud effect chart

Create a new canvas, as large as your machine can afford. In this case, the 2000x1000 pixel is used. Fill in a background color. I usually use the main color of the screen to fill.

First, in each region to establish a general tone. The focus should be on color, not lightness. A basic principle is that the shadow is a cold hue and highlights are warm tones. I'm using a large-size soft-side brush. Do not dig too much into the details of clouds, the goal of this phase is simple. The layout of the cloud should be considered visually rich and natural. Although I usually do not use the reference photos when drawing, but when you are painting, it is useful to look for some photos for reference.

Select the Smudge tool and use a medium-sized hard-edged brush to start creating the cloud. You can create the shape you want by constantly pushing the color to the side. The resulting clear boundary will bring depth and volume to the clouds. Be careful not to stay at this stage for too long, or you can easily do it over the head. Also, you should keep some soft boundaries of the first stage, which will make the overall combination more natural.

Third, use the highlight tool to increase the highlight. I used a soft brush with a medium size. If you have a drawing board, you can change the pressure of the brush to create small highlights (such as the edge of the cloud that permeate the sun), or large areas of light (such as the bright surface of a cloud that shines directly from the sun). First define a light source, the whole picture is unified use this light source, otherwise you can not accurately determine the shape and change of clouds. In this case, I assume that the light source is positioned at the center of the screen, behind the clouds.

Continue to increase the high light of the clouds away from the light source. The farther away from the light source, the weaker the cloud's high light should be. At this stage, I still use the Smudge tool, with the soft side of the brush to reduce some of the details I feel too clear. Zoom out at any time to view the whole, small to the details you can not see, this will help you to control the overall situation, but not into detail.

In the final phase, I added a high light layer to continue adding more detail. Establish the volume sense and stereo shape of the direct Ray area. Flipping the canvas horizontally can help you find visually uncoordinated places. Finally I added a few beams of light to the screen to finish the work (highlight tool).

Finally completed

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