
Open the options in the timeline and click on Position stopwatch to set the first keyframe Animating the RaindropĬhoose Window>Timeline to open the timeline.Ĭlick on Create Video Timeline in the timeline Right click and choose Convert To Smart Objectĭouble click the Smart Object in the layers panel to open it in a new document. Making the Smart Object animationĬopy the background layer (we will use this to create a smart object the same dimensions as our document (otherwise it would be the size of the drop and won’t work) see my in-depth tutorial on Smart Objects hereĬhoose BOTH the black layer and the raindrop (Hold Shift and click to select both) Select them all and press Cmd/Ctrl+E to merge them into a denser version (I use a blurred dot rather than a line because it tapers the ends a bit more naturally than a hard Line.) Step 2. If it’s hard to see the dash, Press Ctl/Cmd+J a few times to make a few layers of the dash. I’ve seen other tutorials where they animate the angle and the rain looks like it sliding sideways, not a good look. Start with a new document, I made it 1920×1080 do it will work for HD Video.Ĭhoose Filter Blur>Motion Blur set it to around 93 distance and choose 90 for the angle (It will be much easier to animate in at 90deg and rotate the result later, than to try and animate in at an angle. Remember though, it needs to be a streak with motion blue to look effective.
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Then, Ill show you how to leverage smart objects and nested animations to create a complete downpour. To make it rain in Photoshop we are going to make a single drop and animate it. For those who ask “why not do it in After Effects?” I have also added an After Effects, make it rain tutorial at the end of the video. Watch the video to see the steps as well as the results. I will now walk you through the steps for creating realistic, animated rain in Photoshop, one drop at a time. Who says you can’t control the weather? Let’s make it rain in Photoshop.

Making animated Rain in Adobe Photoshop CC
