Forum: Photoshop

Subject: How Did they Do Snow & Frost Effect?

thememistress opened this issue on Nov 28, 2010 · 17 posts

thememistress posted Sun, 28 November 2010 at 9:55 PM

This is a piece of a Poser Background I Have. I am working on one of my own. And am Trying to figure out a Way I can do the Snow Effect like is on the Flowers. And the Frost effect on the Railing. Don't think it was a Brush But I guess it could be. Doing it by hand would take forever. Any Ideas ?

Thanks.

Schurby posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 7:50 AM

**Instead of painting try this. Select what you want frosted, or the whole image as this works on plants, trees ect. Start Image;**

 

Schurby

 

Schurby posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 7:53 AM

2) **Now create a "Channel Mixer" adjustment layer, to do this click on the adjustment layers icon at the bottom of your layers pallete, and select "Channel Mixer".**

Schurby

 

Schurby posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 7:55 AM

**3) Now set the blending mode of this layer to "Lighten".**

Schurby

 

Schurby posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 7:57 AM

**Now change the settings to like image:**

Schurby

 

Schurby posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 7:59 AM

**Now, your image may not look like mine at this setting depending on the lightings in your image. So adjust your "Blue" and "Constant" sliders around until you get some good results.**

Schurby

 

Schurby posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 8:00 AM

**Heavier**

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Schurby posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 8:01 AM

**Heaviest**

Schurby

 

camera posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 8:51 AM

That was impressive. I did not request it but I can surely find use for it. Thank you!

lkiilerich posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 9:41 AM

Bookmarked! Thanks from me too :-)

thememistress posted Mon, 29 November 2010 at 9:42 PM

Thanks for that tutorial. I'ts really nice for Trees or shrubs But I have a Castle And fencing And am Really Trying to find a way to do the Chunks of Frost and Dripping icicles Effect like is on the Sample I posted.

ldgilman posted Tue, 30 November 2010 at 3:12 AM

Quote - Heaviest

That was a very good tutorial...thanks

Lucie posted Tue, 30 November 2010 at 6:35 AM

Attached Link: http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d-models/0/rons-winter-collection?item=9420&cat=&_m=d

Awesome tutorial Schurby!  Going to have to try this!  :) 

Thememistress, I'm pretty sure that the icicles on the railing were done with a brush, possibly the Winter brushes by Ron Deviney (over at Daz) and I kinda suspect the same was used for the snow and dripping ice on the flowers.

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Schurby posted Tue, 30 November 2010 at 7:06 AM

I forgot that I that I have a Ron's Winter Brushes and they do work great. Been awhile since I used them.

Schurby

 

bonestructure posted Thu, 02 December 2010 at 9:46 AM

It looks to me like they carefully used an Alien Skin plug in. I can't remember which one has snow, but the two main plugins are Textures and Nature. I'd be lost without them.

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aella posted Sun, 26 December 2010 at 3:12 AM

I can't wait to try this when I get home

Sveva posted Mon, 31 January 2011 at 2:01 PM

The snow was not done with a brush.

The ice was.

Much of the snow in my backgrounds (which this is one of) is done by hand and yes it takes FOREVER.  See also my Beautiful Orient Winter Collection backgrounds - every bit of snow on every single branch is hand painted with a pretty basic brush.

 

The tutorials and other methods are great, but I still feel that doing it all by hand is the way to go...

Trust me, I wish I did have a secret trick for snow that worked perfect every time but it just doesn't.