Add snow effect

[General de Gaulle]

Please excuse me if this topic is already covered but I can't find it.

How can I add 'snow' to a still picture?

Thanks.

[yellowman]

Hi General de Gaulle, and welcome to the forum,

If you mean an animated snow then I think this tute is similar to that:

http://forums.getpai...-rain-tutorial/

[Ego Eram Reputo]

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[davidf]

How can I add 'snow' to a still picture?

If you mean noise (rather than literal snow), you can use Effects > Noise > Add Noise (with zero color saturation).

If not, could you explain a little more?

Edited November 18, 2012 by davidf

[BoltBait]

You mean, like this?

[HELEN]

You can also use the Random Shape Fill Plugin and then running Dents with a 2.50 scale to create a fluffier effect.

[DrewDale]

@BoltBait - how did you do that image? that's really impressive

[pdnnoob]

@DrewDale Just take a photo of the place with and without snow (don't move anything between shots) and fade one into the other. (sneaky, huh?)

[BoltBait]

Yup. That's how I did it. I've been meaning to write a tutorial on that one.

[DrewDale]

It must be awkward having to keep the camera in one place until the thaw imagine the dust it would gather

[nitenurse79]

It must be awkward having to keep the camera in one place until the thaw imagine the dust it would gather

[BoltBait]

The two images I used were taken in my front yard about a week apart. I tried to stand in the same spot, but that was done from memory and it wasn't perfect. It was, however, close enough to be convincing.

For the second shot, my daughter was standing on the left end of the teeter-totter.

[nitenurse79]

I hope you didn't spray her with that can o snow ?

Seriously though, it's a great photo manip

[avim1968]

Hi

Yes it is an amazing picture Bolt :-)

I used to do pictures like this few years ago.

(but they were NOT as good and "out of the thinking box" like this one! )

however I always used a stand and markings to place the

camera in the same spot every time.

Avi

p.s.

now days a friend of mine uses HD webcam with cellular network and software to take pictures

at intervals from minutes to weeks.

Edited November 19, 2012 by avim1968

[General de Gaulle]

I must say I'm impressed with the number of replies! In fact, you could say I'm snowed under!

I'm trying the suggestions, some more suitable than others.

What I'm trying to do is to 'doctor' a still photo taken during during the summer months to make it 'winterised' or 'Christmassy' to send as a Christmas card to friends.

The BoltBait plug in won't load onto my PC (Windows Vista) as the screens are very different to those shown on the demo.

Still, "If at first you don't succeed...................."

Thank you all for your replies, they are a big help and I'm sure I'll get there.

Michael aka Gen. de Gaulle.