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

Smoke420

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

Blinky2004

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

This was done quite simply using just 3 layers.
[list]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. [righton]

Smoke420

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

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