Creating Smoke

abduzeedo - 03/22/2007

Some time ago I had posted an article showing how to create a smoke effect in photoshop, and to achieve that I used a photo of smoke and some photoshop filters. However, some people had said at the time that I should have done the smoke as well and it´s exactly what I will show on this post right now.

I had previously thought about what would be the best way to create smoke in photoshop, and I’ve read some tutorials online and watched some episodes of the amazing pixelPerfect podcast, to find a good and easy solution for the matter at hand.

Actually it was easier than I had expected.

1 - Create some Shapes: I created some random shapes.

Create some random shapes

2 - Apply a Gaussian blur on each shape

Create some random shapes

3 - Using the liquify filter

Create some random shapes

4 - Positioning the shapes

Create some random shapes

5 - Adding some colors

Use the Hue/Saturation with the colorize selected to add some colors
Add a background color on the layer of the shape, otherwise the Hue/Saturation won't work

6 - Creating a cloud behind the smoke

Creating the cloud
Set a feather with a high value, like 40 to 80, and after that apply the hue/saturation on the cloud too

7 - Adding a gradient to create an atmosphere

Create some random shapes
The gradient will give a atmosphere and more depth to the image

Final Result

Create some random shapes

The whole process took me about 30 to 40 minutes tops, it’s pretty simple, although it can be quite hard to create a natural smoke with the liquify filter, the best thing to do is to play with the brushes and with the tools to achieve the desired effect.

The PSD file can be downloaded.

AttachmentSize
Final Result (smokeTest.zip)2.81 MB
shapes.zip3.57 MB
Wallpaper 1280x1024 (smokeTest.jpg)163.55 KB

Cannot get that liquefy filter to work like you do...whiskey tango foxtrot....

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Jason (not verified) 05/12/2008

Very Nice... Thank you very much...

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Christian Dating (not verified) 05/09/2008

nice work guys

I wish i had some creative flair

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Roger Gordon (not verified) 05/08/2008

nice one !

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Anonymous (not verified) 05/06/2008

thanks for the tutorial.

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That's pretty amazing for Photoshop. Great tutorial. Have you tried it with a white background?

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Great tutorial. Thancks for sharing.

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Super tutorial. Thanks!

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Simplu (not verified) 05/02/2008

this was a quickie ! nice one !

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Awesome, got to try this technique today.

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These works would be very cool if you added the word hemp. What do you think? I like your final result with smoother lines (more brushing).

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Video Making (not verified) 04/26/2008

Good Effects

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Bedava oyunlar (not verified) 04/25/2008

Please can someone help me with this? I made exactly those steps, but i dont get the sharpness, when i liquify it. What settings do you reccomend for the tools and such things. The effect is so very awesome, but as i said if i liquify it, i just get very many patters of smoke, some fields with som lines at the end. i am a grafik designer and do this job for like 10 years, but i still not figured out how to get this sharpnes, out of liquify, and how to remove the whole oher crap that stays if you liquify.

thanks. please comment just after me and i will read it!!!!!!!

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Now that is cool ...

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Nikon D80 (not verified) 04/22/2008

nicely done, thanks for the tutorial.

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That's pretty amazing for Photoshop. Great tutorial. Have you tried it with a white background? I'd love to see if it had a translucent effect.

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Amazing effects!

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I use the models from Maya sometimes for quicker 3d effects

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have been using Photoshop since version 5.0 and have done many professional projects with it, and have years of classes on it, and even I cannot figure out how your image changed so drastically by simply 'repositioning the shapes'. The effect is great, but you are horrible at making tutorials

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Good job man. thanx from New Zealand

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It really easy and great work.

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Why did I never think of that.... *tut* Nice way of doing it brah.

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cocuk oyun (not verified) 03/12/2008

So cool. you are so talent.
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k?z oyunlar? (not verified) 03/12/2008

Hi,I had idea about what would be the best way to create smoke in photoshop but i got more useful and helpful information from this site.Thanks for sharing this information.

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Nigeria (not verified) 03/08/2008

Could you do a video of this ?

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hey dude.... can't follow your tutorial... need more detailed instructions...

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need moar explaination! xD

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not very well explained, screenshots of the photoshop command is too small.

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oyun (not verified) 03/04/2008

Very nice. Look forward to trying this out.

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Bad Düben (not verified) 03/03/2008

Or you can just shoot smoke in front of a black or blue paper with your digital camera. It will take you a minute or two. :)

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thank you so much

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Mário (not verified) 02/26/2008

Thanks for the information.Took me a while to work it out to be honest

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Chris (not verified) 02/19/2008

I enjoy working in photoshop and was wondering if you could find other backgrounds to use for your image of smoke.

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You have to laugh at the people complaining about this tutorial - no good deed goes unpunished. The only step I wasn't sure about was "4 - Positioning the shapes" not sure you mean by that.

Great tut though.

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This tutorial is too hard for beginners.
The step with the liquify filter is impossible.
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Kunsthandwerk (not verified) 01/10/2008

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Jim (not verified) 12/28/2007

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los angeles (not verified) 12/26/2007

Nice tutorial, but it is not well guided. you should have posted more printscreens since visual communication is much much better than writing notes!!

Anonymous (not verified) 12/24/2007

This is really hard to do. There really is no detailed information on how to create the smoke. My smoke ends up looking like a satin sheet.

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collectible knives and swords (not verified) 12/24/2007

WOW. Your way is the best!
I'v been using this one http://www.noscope.com/journal/2007/05/photoshop-howto-smoke
but your is much-much better. The only difference is Gaussian blur at the beginning but the EFFECT!.. :)

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Shannell (not verified) 12/13/2007

In fact, not all tutorials are for beginers but when some steps of it are not mentioned and the users results are not good, wich happened with me, the perception that one can get is that the guy who showed this didn't quite apply himself explainig as he should.
And tutorials are all 'bout that: gettin' someone to understand - perfectly - how to create something new and complete!!
This effect is fantastic but if I cannot do it and ask for a tutorial I wouldn't suggest this one.
There are some parts missing: Settings for the Liquify effect, the Cloud step was not quite good explained and even the gradient step! I was confuse if I have to make that on the cloud or on the background...

Anonymous (not verified) 12/11/2007

Ugg, I spent three hours today trying to make realistic smoke. I wish I'd found this earlier. Many of your steps are the same ones I came up with, it would have saved mucho time. Oh well, live and learn.

For what it's worth I don't mind that you didn't go into super detail on every step like some people have complained that you haven't. Many of these steps (like how to use layer styles) require the user to have prior knowledge and everyones results will vary. Highly detailed steps would have made the tutorial four times as long and seem much too complicated. Not all tutorial are for absolute beginners.

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anonymous proxy (not verified) 12/07/2007

excellent tutorial, just tried it for myself. my smoke doesnt quite look as good as yours, but with a little practice im sure i'll get better at it. Thanks

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andro (not verified) 12/06/2007

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! And it´s not too hard...

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Annick (not verified) 12/05/2007

Whats looks realy good. thanks

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Gurt Taschen (not verified) 12/05/2007

It's a very good tutorial... I managed to do all the steps with minor difficulties...
But, um, this sucks for beginners. It's WAY too hard for someone new at Photoshop, and you should consider the fact that many people just try to learn by reading tutorials like this one...
Actually, it ain't much of a tutorial since 99% of the tutorial, it doesn't explain how to do the effects..

P.D.
Beginners can go to http://www.photoshopessentials.com/

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Anonymous (not verified) 12/03/2007

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Anonymous (not verified) 12/03/2007

Can someone post the step by step starting from adding the color to the layer of the shape. This will help the beginners who can't understand the procedure to create this wonderful artwork.

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Sd card (not verified) 11/30/2007

This effect rocks. Thanks for your tutorial.

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Abnehmen (not verified) 11/29/2007

can you do this with photoshop 7.0?

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bestbuy (not verified) 11/27/2007

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Anonymous (not verified) 11/26/2007

This tutorial is too cemental for beginners.
The consecutive intervals with the liquify bleed is impossible.
I followed all the acts, but my coming result looks like crap. :(
I mind you need to do a video and then put it on youtube.

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Sd card (not verified) 11/15/2007

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Fredrick (not verified) 11/15/2007

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Mark (not verified) 11/12/2007

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angie (not verified) 11/06/2007

Great tutorial! Got a little confused at the bit where you had to put a background colour on the layer but apart from that I found it pretty easy to follow!

I like how you left it quite vague as it made mine turn out to be completely different to yours.

Megan (not verified) 11/04/2007

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Graphx Queen (not verified) 11/03/2007

Very unclear.

Remember if you're going to make a tutorial, make sure it is easy to follow and less vague. Not everyone who checks out this site is a pro in photoshop!

Anonymous (not verified) 11/03/2007

This is great it really helped alot and it wasn't even that hard to do and it took only a couple minutes.... great job :)

Anonymous (not verified) 10/31/2007

I LIKE THE EFFECT YOU DID, BUT I FEEL YOU ARE NOT TELLING COMPLETE STEPS

Anonymous (not verified) 10/30/2007

this tutorial does suck,, im a beginner, and i dont kow how to make shapes ETC. maybe next time buddy

Anonymous (not verified) 10/30/2007

This looks like blue fire more than smoke. :) But tutorial good

RiRi (not verified) 10/30/2007

THIS IS NOT DETAILED AT ALL.. im a beginner and i dont know how to make the shapes.. or get to the liquify filter.. This sucks

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Nicky (not verified) 10/28/2007

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ritto (not verified) 10/21/2007

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enan (not verified) 10/18/2007

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Anonymous (not verified) 10/18/2007

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gola Tasche (not verified) 10/16/2007

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Dorette (not verified) 10/12/2007

this is a really hard tutorial!! :) it's hard to make the right 'smoke circkles' when liquifing...

i hope it's possible you make a video tutorial of this?

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TmR (not verified) 10/10/2007

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Dale (not verified) 10/08/2007

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bhimsen (not verified) 10/02/2007

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Anonymous (not verified) 09/27/2007

This tutorial is too hard for beginners.
The step with the liquify filter is impossible.
I followed all the steps, but my final result looks like crap. :(
I think you should do a video and then put it on youtube.

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Anonymous (not verified) 09/20/2007

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She ^ __ ^v (not verified) 09/18/2007

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andly (not verified) 09/04/2007

Thank you ... Your way in explain is wonderful. It really help me to draw smoke and the result was great.
Thank u again

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Hala (not verified) 09/02/2007

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Mika (not verified) 07/24/2007

very cool effect but theres a whole bunch of stuff i dont get like after you liquify the lines became much more narrow and you just say positioning...and then all of a sudden the background becomes black...even when i put the render cloud thing up it covers the whole layer...can you please do it in more detail...for us beginners lol

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Anonymous (not verified) 07/15/2007

super I love it.

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jitendra gupta jituuuuuuuuuuuuu (not verified) 06/23/2007

one question how do u position the shapes?

Anonymous (not verified) 06/22/2007

What ever scripts you are runing on this page are making my computer burp.. you might want to check this out.... kk

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kk (not verified) 06/11/2007

Straight to the point, i like that, nice tutorial. And, as I see, it aint for lazy people...

Ren (not verified) 05/27/2007

Thank you for this tutorial, it's exactly what I was looking for! :)

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Emy (not verified) 05/11/2007

cool.....sexy....effect

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/30/2007

This was a really cool tutorial. I heard there was a better cs2 tutorial but this tops that one in my opinion! Thanks!

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/21/2007

Sweet effect! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great Job Kid (not verified) 04/14/2007

nice tutorial, short and sweet :) to all those who are moaning about it being too hard, some things are when you first start out with any app. Go learn the software and stop expecting to be spoon fed. Use the filters and steps provided and have a play.

sean dunderdale (not verified) 04/12/2007

nice tutorial, short and sweet :) to all those who are moaning about it being too hard, some things are when you first start out with any app. Go learn the software and stop expecting to be spoon fed. Use the filters and steps provided and have a play.

sean dunderdale (not verified) 04/12/2007

I can't wait to see the screencast of this as I'm no pro and I'm struggling finishing this tutorial.

Anonymous (not verified) 04/10/2007

good job but bad explain

Anonymous (not verified) 04/10/2007

Wow...I realy like your style. I love photoshop and have just begun to learn what can be achieved.

I have bought serveral photoshop books and I find your instructions easier to follow than the books.

My pictures don't turn out as nice as yours, but it has nothing to do with not being able to follow your instructions.

The fact that you actually let people download your PSD files blows my mind.

Your site is my favorite photoshop site and I will be coming back for more. I appreaciate your site very much and have fun with the projects that you provide on your site.

For me its all about what is pleasing to the eye. the fact that your smoke does not look exactly like smoke is the point.

You want smoke that looks like a picture to take one. If you want something that looks good, put some artistic talent behind it and you get what you created on your site.

Thank you!

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Photoshop Rokie (not verified) 04/04/2007

Muchas gracias me salvaste con el efecto de humo como para poder termina