Realistics Snowing Effect Photoshop Tutorial

Today we will create a pretty realistic snowing effect on any photograph using Adobe Photoshop image editor.

Open any photograph you want.

I have opened a snowy scene from Norway. Photo should have winter background. Don't open photo of a sunny beach :)

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Create a new layer.

After than click above on Edit and choose Fill...

In a new windows set Use to Black and click OK.

The whole layer is covered with black color.

Press D key, to set black and white colors.

And then click above on Filter, Noise and choose Add Noise...

Set the same settings like I did and click OK.

We will enlarge the filter layer now.

Click above on Edit and choose Free Transform.

After that set above the Maintain aspect ratio and set width or height to 400% (see my pic) and confirm changes.

Set the blending mode of layer to Screen (see my pic).

Screen mode hides the black color.

Click above on Filter, Blur and choose Motion Blur...

Set the same settings like I did and click OK.

Click above on Layer, New Adjustment Layer and choose Levels...

When new window show up, select Use Previous Layer to Crate Clipping Mask.

Click OK.

When in Levels window set the pretty much the same settings like I did and confirm changes.

Hold Ctrl (Command on MacOS) and select both layers above (see my pic).

Click above on Layer and choose Duplicate Layers...

When a new windows appears, just click OK.

Select Layer 1 copy (see my pic).

Click above on Edit, Transform and choose Rotate 180.

After that click above on Filter, Pixelate and choose Crystillize...

Click OK.

Click above on Filter, Blur and choose Motion Blur...

Set the same settings like at first time, only set the value of Distance a little higher, that's all.

Click OK.

Click twice on upper layer's icon (see my pic).

In Levels window set the pretty much the same settings like I did and confirm changes.

We are finished.

Here is the whole picture.

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