Photoshop draws real blue sky and white clouds

Look at the white clouds in the sky, it is so gentle and lifelike, we can almost hear the wind gently brushed the sound. Want to "make" a piece of such beautiful blue sky and white clouds? So let's get started.

1, create a new 500x500 pixel, the background layer is transparent document.

2. Select Menu "Edit > Fill" (Shift+f5) to fill the background layer with black. Change the background color to: #3E6CAA, and change the foreground color to: #76B6F4. Double-click the background layer to eject the Layer Style dialog box, set below.

3, add a layer, named "Cloud Base", press D to set the background color and foreground colors as the default values. Select the menu "Filter > Render > Cloud". Then select the Menu "Filter > Render > Layered Cloud". Then press the CTRL+F key two times consecutively and repeat the layered cloud filter two times.

4, select the menu "Image > Adjustment > Level" (ctrl+l) to improve image contrast, you can refer to the following settings:

5. Copy layer "cloud base" and rename it as "3D cloud". On the new layer, use the filter "Filter > Styling > Extrude" and make the following settings:

Change the "3D Cloud" and "cloud base" two layer blending modes to "screen" (or color filter).

6, select "3D Cloud" layer, perform "filter > Blur > High period blur", radius value is 1.6.

Now the cloud looks like a prototype, but it seems flat. We'll use a brush to add a bit of shadow to it.

7. Select the Brush tool and set it as follows:

Create a new layer and name it "shadow."

People look up at the sky and light shines from above the clouds. The shadows in the clouds should be at the bottom of the clouds. If you don't understand it, see the following picture example.

8, now select Menu "Choose > Color Range". Change the color tolerance to 180. Click on the image where there is no cloud, and then click OK.

Now we have a constituency for the sky, and the selection is a little bit cloudy. Select the layer "shadow" in the layers panel and press Del to delete the selection. Change the layer "shadow" opacity to 50%.

Now the clouds look pretty real. Further! If you look from the bottom up, the clouds should not be so white. We need to put a shadow on the clouds, covering the entire cloud beyond the edge of the cloud. So maybe you're a little unclear, so please look at the picture.

9, add a layer, named "Shadow 2." Select the Brush tool and add a shadow to the cloud. Pay attention to the above clouds do not use Shadow, in a place not to spray more than 1 times.

Select Filter > Blur > High period blur to set the radius to 6.5. OK, Blue Sky Baiyun map complete ^_^.