How to Add Snow in Photoshop

Published: 21 November 2022
on channel: Photoshop Essentials
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Create a falling snow effect in Photoshop and add realistic snow to your winter photos. A step-by-step tutorial.
► NEW PS 2024 VERSION HERE:    • Add Snow to Your Photos with Photosho...  

Nothing adds to a winter photo like falling snow. But capturing those falling snowflakes with your camera can be a challenge. And what do you do if it wasn't snowing? Thankfully, it's easy with Photoshop to create your own snow effect and add the snow later, as I show you step-by-step in this tutorial.

I'm using Photoshop 2023 but any recent version will work. For older versions like CS6, check out my original snow effect video:    • Photoshop Snow Effect: Add falling sn...  

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How to Add Snow in Photoshop
0:00 Intro
0:21 Add a new layer
0:44 Fill the layer with black
1:00 Add noise
1:31 Increase the noise size
2:02 Convert the Snow layer into a smart object
2:34 Blend the noise into the image
2:49 Add motion to the snow
3:34 Editing a smart filter's settings
3:53 Deleting the filter mask
4:21 Reduce and brighten the snow
5:32 Make a copy of the Snow layer
6:01 Rotate the layer
6:15 Make the new snowflakes bigger
6:53 Add motion to the larger snowflakes
7:21 Reduce and brighten the snow again

► These related videos use the same steps to create other effects:
1. Add RAIN to your photos:    • Add Rain to your Photos with Photoshop  
2. Add STARS to a night sky:    • Add Stars to your Night Sky in Photoshop  

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