making rain?

[A Squarecan]

I am trying to give the affect of a thunder/rain storm but i can get the rain to look right.

i made a new layer
What i was trying to do was "add noise" about 30 or so. usuing defualt colors(black/white)
then i added a motion blur about 25 or so

then i lowered the "fill" down low, but i just dont liek the effect i am getting looks kinda like heavy rain but not enough to make me happy


Thanks again
Keith

 

[Alistair]

Is this the exact effect that you were trying? Are you sure thats not the effect you want? Maybe dulpicate the layer.. move it three pixels to the left amd use a gaussian blur on it.. the put it at like 40-60% opac. : http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/effects/rain.htm

 

[theKeeper]

Is this effect close to what you're thinking of?

This was done quite simply using just 3 layers.

• 1) RAIN layer:
  Clouds and Motion Blur. Increase contrast and sharpen. Set to Screen mode, Opacity=25%. Add layer mask, run Clouds, motion blur in opposite direction to rain. Play with Levels to make the rain more or less predominant.
  
  2) FOG layer: Clouds. Increase contrast. Set to Softlight, Opacity=75%.
  
  3) FOG BASE layer: Clouds. Set to Screen mode, Opacity=20%. Add layer mask, and manually paint in/out the areas you wish to keep/lose. This layer's effect is very subtle. [/list:u]
  Hope that help.

 

[Alistair]

Is this effect close to what you're thinking of?

This was done quite simply using just 3 layers.

• 1) RAIN layer:
  Clouds and Motion Blur. Increase contrast and sharpen. Set to Screen mode, Opacity=25%. Add layer mask, run Clouds, motion blur in opposite direction to rain. Play with Levels to make the rain more or less predominant.
  
  2) FOG layer: Clouds. Increase contrast. Set to Softlight, Opacity=75%.
  
  3) FOG BASE layer: Clouds. Set to Screen mode, Opacity=20%. Add layer mask, and manually paint in/out the areas you wish to keep/lose. This layer's effect is very subtle. [/list:u]
  Hope that help.

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  mark.. I've always wandered how you made that pic

 

[A Squarecan]

WHOA Mark! thats AWESOME! and i guess ill go back and tweak with it a little bit, i wasnt reading a tutorial when i was doing it kinda just playing around so i probally missed 1 thing or another.

Thanks
Keith