1. Making Smoke in PhotoShop How To Make It Look Real

2. How to do it Create a new 640x480 pixels PhotoShop document Set the background to black (edit>fill>use>black) Create a new layer and select the polygonal lasso tool from your tool box

3. How to do it Create an abstract shape that looks like this one –The color you use doesn’t matter too much, but just don’t make it too dark Select the “dodge” tool –Make the brush around 50 and the range to “highlights” –Use this tool around the edges of your shape Select the “burn” tool and use it in the middle of the shape

4. How to do it Go to Filter>Distort>Wave –Keep the default settings, but click on the “randomize” button on the right Go to Edit>Fade>Wave and set the opacity to 50% Repeat these steps until you get the look YOU want –Remember that your smoke will not look like anyone else’s because you RANDOMIZED it

5. Tricks and tips To make it different colors instead of the same throughout, go to Effects>Gradient Overlay and add in some additional colors, like silver or gray Another idea is Filter>Liquify –It is all random so do what YOU think looks good