Photoshop- Raining effect

Rain Effect
Learn how to create an artificial rain effect. Follow this simple tutorial that gives a rain effect to any image using Photoshop CS.

Step 1

Open an image and on the layers panel add a new layer by clicking on the fifth icon below the layers panel. A new layer is created with the name 'layer 1' and your previous layer would have the name 'background' These names can be changed by you. For now we'll leave them as they are.

Step 2

With the new layer selected click on Filter>Render>Clouds. Change the Opacity to 63. (This is present on the top right of the layers panel)

Step 3

Click on Filter>Noise>Add Noise. Your image looks grainy! Don't panic. We'll turn

these grains to rain drops in a moment. Give the settings as in the image on the left.

Amount - 60

Distribution - Gaussian

Check Monochromatic

Step 4

Click on Filter>Blur>Motion blur. The Motion blur window appears. Give the values Angle - 73 and Distance 10 as seen in the snapshot below. You can try varying the values and when a suitable image appears you can click OK.

Step 5

With 'layer 1' still selected, move your mouse over the Layers panel. There is a drop down menu on the top left of the panel, this is used to set the blending mode for the layer, now set the blend mode to 'screen'. Check your image now.
Can you make out the difference now!

Here is my result with the artificial rain effect!

Photoshop- Embossed Effect

Step 1 Open an image on your canvas by clicking on File>Open and selecting the image you want to emboss.

Step 2 Click on Image>Adjustments>Desaturate to make it gray. Step 3 Right click on the layer and select Duplicate layer. (a duplicate layer will be created) Rename it if you wish to. Step 4 Click on Image>Adjustments>Invert. (You'll get an x-ray image) Step 5 On the layers panel, set the opacity to 50%, now you'll have a blank gray image. Step 6 Click on the move tool on the tool bar (it's the second tool on the first row of the tool bar) Now press the down arrow key, then the right arrow key (for beveling) The left arrow key also does the same but gives an inner bevel.

Here's my result, the embossed image.

Photoshop- Ripple Effect

Give a ripple effect to an image using filters:

• Open an image on your canvas.
• Click on Filter>Distort>Zigzag. The ZigZag window will open.
• Give the settings as follows : Amount - 6, Ridges - 14, Style - Pond Ripples and click OK. Here's your final image.