How Do You Animate Falling Snow In Photoshop CS3?
Photoshop CS3 adds some new wrinkles to the program’s animation capabilities. With Photoshop CS3 Extended you can create animations with the frame animation palette or animate on a timeline similar to After Effects. Timeline animations give you greater control and the ability to work in real time (as opposed to frame rates). A great way to dive into to Photoshop CS3’s features is to animate falling snow. Start with a winter scene for your backdrop. It should already have snow on the ground to create a context for your snowfall. Add additional layers for a deer, trees or sleigh (maybe even a yard Santa) to add depth to your scene. Open a new document to create your snow. Make it at least twice as high as your winter scene. Fill the canvas with snow. You can import snowflakes from other files or paint directly onto the canvas. Vary the brush size from 2 to 6 pixels and the brush softness as you add strokes. Convert the image layer to a smart object (Layers palette options menu). Hold the
