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Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

12/24/2012 12:33:25 PM · #1

I found an online tutorial for creating snow in Elements or PS. I worked through it quite easily but now I want fewer "flakes". I have tried re-doing, changing settings at various points, but have not figured out where exactly I should be modifying the instructions. I have the instructions in document form and would be happy to send them to someone. If you are good at this sort of thing, I think it would just take a minute to read through and tell me where to be experimenting. TIA for offers of help.

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

12/24/2012 12:47:52 PM · #2

is this for a challenge?

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

12/24/2012 12:49:05 PM · #3

I'll give it a shot. How long is the tutorial? Will it fit in a PM or can you post a link?

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/24/2012 12:56:21 PM · #4

if it's not for a challenge, download a snow brush. but because that's a no-no for some stupid reason here. you need to do what i did and make your own.

//www.pxleyes.com/video-tutorial/photoshop/16643/How-to-Create-a-Snow-Brush.html

once i created the brush, i painted in snow at different sizes and opacities to achieve a realistic look. snow in the back is smaller and closer together, snow closer to the lens is larger, spaced further apart and more opaque.

Message edited by author 2012-12-24 12:59:22.

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

12/24/2012 01:08:49 PM · #5

Thanks to both of you. I will pm

aliqui and also look into creating my own snow brush.

If I do the latter, am I able to use it in future challenges or do you have to re-create this kind of brush every time you want to use it?

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

12/24/2012 01:23:10 PM · #6

Originally posted by nam:

Thanks to both of you. I will pm aliqui and also look into creating my own snow brush.

If I do the latter, am I able to use it in future challenges or do you have to re-create this kind of brush every time you want to use it?

you have to be careful with custom brushes because some are created using images. so those are illegal unless you created with your own image and its within the challenge dates, sort of like using a texture.

they should be perfectly legal for any challenge since you are just modifying how photoshop places pixels, which is legal in expert.

in fact if you created this brush and gave it to me i should be able to use legally since it wasn't made with any images, its just like using a preset you downloaded. if just settings for a tool in photoshop.

hopefully someone chimes in if i'm wrong but i'd be shocked if thats the case.

Message edited by author 2012-12-24 13:24:17.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

12/24/2012 01:38:46 PM · #7

Remember that you can only create new shapes or features in Expert challenges.

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

12/24/2012 03:05:23 PM · #8

Thanks for the reminders and clarifications. I'm off to experiment.

12/24/2012 03:13:46 PM · #9

Sent you my email

nam.

12/24/2012 03:59:10 PM · #10

They both use a method that speckles the whole image with tiny grain. After that step the key will be the "Levels" adjustment to control the amount of "flakes" that are in the image. Squish the black and white sliders (left and right foremost under histogram image) closer to the middle and you should see the majority of the "flakes" disappear.

Here's one I was playing with showing the Levels settings:

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

12/24/2012 04:11:20 PM · #11

Got it. I would never have figured this out :)
Got the brush created, too.
Lots of learning going on here :) Really appreciate the help from all of you.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

12/24/2012 04:33:56 PM · #12

Good to hear! I wouldn't have thought of making snow with this method, so I learned a little something too. :)

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

12/24/2012 06:30:17 PM · #13

Originally posted by aliqui:

Here's one I was playing with showing the Levels settings:

I'm not sure how you started out, but this looks similar to what I do to create a "star field" from excessive noise ...

12/24/2012 09:00:44 PM · #14

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by aliqui:
Here's one I was playing with showing the Levels settings:

I'm not sure how you started out, but this looks similar to what I do to create a "star field" from excessive noise ...

Her tutorials had two methods that were both later converted to Screen mode layers. One used Texture --> Grain and the other used Noise --> Add Noise. Both produced very similar results, but the one in my screenshot was the Noise --> Add Noise method.