{"id":25344,"date":"2018-12-07T14:25:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T22:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/?p=25344"},"modified":"2020-04-06T17:10:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T00:10:20","slug":"make-animated-rain-photoshop-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/make-animated-rain-photoshop-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make animated rain in Photoshop or After effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Making animated Rain in Adobe Photoshop CC<\/h2>\n<p>Who says you can&#8217;t control the weather? Let&#8217;s make it rain in Photoshop. I will now walk you through the steps for creating realistic, animated rain in Photoshop, one drop at a time.<br \/>\nWatch the video to see the steps as well as the results. For those who ask &#8220;why not do it in After Effects?&#8221; I have also added an After Effects, make it rain tutorial at the end of the video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C1eijTCCAdU?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To make it rain in Photoshop we are going to make a single drop and animate it. Then, Ill show you how to leverage smart objects and nested animations to create a complete downpour.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1. make a raindrop<\/h4>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start by making a raindrop. Remember though, it needs to be a streak with motion blue to look effective. So, we are actually making a dash.<\/p>\n<p>Start with a new document, I made it 1920&#215;1080 do it will work for HD Video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25353\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop01-600x358.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop01-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop01-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop01-100x60.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Create a new layer (called rain)<\/p>\n<p>Choose a small hard-edged white brush<\/p>\n<p>Tap once to create a dot<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25356\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose Filter Blur&gt;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. I&#8217;ve seen other tutorials where they animate the angle and the rain looks like it sliding sideways, not a good look.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25357\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop05.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop05-600x503.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop05-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop05-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop05-100x84.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s hard to see the dash, Press Ctl\/Cmd+J a few times to make a few layers of the dash. 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.)<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Step 2. Making the Smart Object animation<\/h4>\n<p>Copy 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&#8217;t work) <a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/use-smart-objects-photoshop-ultimate-guide\/\">see my in-depth tutorial on Smart Objects here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25354\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop02.jpg 470w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop02-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop02-100x98.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose BOTH the black layer and the raindrop (Hold Shift and click to select both)<\/p>\n<p>Right click and choose <em>Convert To Smart Object<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25355\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop03.jpg 770w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop03-600x496.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop03-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop03-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop03-100x83.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Double click the Smart Object in the layers panel to open it in a new document.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Step 3. Animating the Raindrop<\/h4>\n<p>Choose Window&gt;Timeline to open the timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Click on Create Video Timeline in the timeline<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25380\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04add.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04add.jpg 501w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04add-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04add-100x43.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Open the options in the timeline and click on Position stopwatch to set the first keyframe<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25359\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"686\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop07.jpg 686w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop07-600x308.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop07-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop07-100x51.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the document window, move the raindrop to the top, so it&#8217;s just off the screen. This is the start of the animation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25360 \" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop08-e1544225203918.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop08-e1544225203918.jpg 674w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop08-e1544225203918-600x319.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop08-e1544225203918-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop08-e1544225203918-100x53.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Move the playhead forward to a little less than 1 second (Changing the timing and other details are in the video above if you need more help).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25361\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop09.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop09-600x260.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop09-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop09-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop09-100x43.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Holding down Shift to constrain the movement to perfect vertical, drag the raindrop to the bottom, just out of sight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25362 \" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop10-e1544225238941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop10-e1544225238941.jpg 709w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop10-e1544225238941-600x499.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop10-e1544225238941-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop10-e1544225238941-100x83.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press the spacebar to playback. You should see the raindrop move from the top to the bottom (If not, please watch the video)<\/p>\n<p>Hide the black layer )it was just a guide so we could see and also to force the 1080 HD size.<\/p>\n<p>Drag the right side of the timeline layers to the left to match the length of the animation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25363\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop11-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop11-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop11-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop11-100x53.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Make sure looping is turned on tin the menu at the right top of the Timeline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25364\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop12-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop12-100x82.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press Ctrl\/Cmd+S to save the Smart Object changes and close the window.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Step 4. Extending the rain.<\/h4>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to copy the drop and make the animation last longer.<\/p>\n<p>Open the timeline and press &#8220;Convert to video animation&#8221; from the timeline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25380\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04add.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04add.jpg 501w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04add-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop04add-100x43.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you play it back you will the drop animate a single time (it will keep going because of the looping, but its only animated once). Let&#8217;s extend the animation<\/p>\n<p>Choose the rain Smart Object and Press Ctrl\/Cmd+J 2x to duplicate it twice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25365\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop13-600x225.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop13-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop13-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop13-100x38.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Drag the clips to Position the clips one after the other. It will now play through 3 times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25367\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop15.jpg 460w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop15-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop15-100x115.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25368\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop16-600x167.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop16-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop16-768x214.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop16-100x28.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s double it. Click, Shift + click to select all 3 layers that are smart objects. Press Ctrl\/Cmd+J top copy them. You will now have 6. This is long enough. Make sure they are all together in the timeline.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Step 5. Turning a drop into a downpour.<\/h4>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to multiply the drop and make more rain. (Note: Your computer will be taxed by this process and start to slow down, this is expected).<\/p>\n<p>Select all 6 smart object layers and right-click on the layers panel and choose <em>Convert To Smart Object <\/em>We have now nested them into a single object, which is easier to manage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25369\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop17-600x163.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop17-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop17-768x208.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop17-100x27.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press Cmd\/Ctrl+J to copy the smart object<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25370 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop18-e1544225170205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop18-e1544225170205.jpg 461w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop18-e1544225170205-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop18-e1544225170205-100x109.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We need them stacked above each other, not next to each other<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25371\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop19.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop19-600x164.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop19-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop19-768x210.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop19-100x27.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Drag the copied smart objet out of the<em> Video Group<\/em> in the Layers panel, Drag near the very top of the layer stack, until you see a thin white line. Let go.<\/p>\n<p>Now drag the top layer to the left tin the timeline so its at the start of the timeline on a second layer as shown here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25372\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop20.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop20-600x163.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop20-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop20-768x208.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop20-100x27.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press Ctrl\/Cmd+T for free transform. Drag a corner to make the new drop larger than the previous one. This will also stagger the timing a little bit with the larger one appearing to move faster, which is how they behave in real ilifes because of perspective.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25373\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop21.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop21-600x437.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop21-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop21-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop21-100x73.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Timeline, drag the top layer to the left a little bit, to stagger the timing, so they don&#8217;t start at the same time and look fake,<\/p>\n<p>At this point, all we need to do is keep duplicating the result, and build up the rain.. as so..<\/p>\n<p>A. Press Ctrl\/Cmd+J to copy the smart object. reposition and stagger timing.<\/p>\n<p>B. Select all the Smart Objects and right click. Choose Convert to Smart Object<\/p>\n<p>C. Press Ctrl\/Cmd+J to copy, repeat. As you can see, each time we duplicate, we are doubling the rain. It&#8217;s starts off slowly, but you will very quickly start to get very dense rain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25374\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop22-600x438.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop22-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop22-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop22-100x73.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25375\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop23.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop23-600x434.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop23-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop23-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop23-100x72.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How we will rotate the rain so it moves at an angle. (Make sure all the rain is inside a single Smart Object (like we have been doing)<\/p>\n<p>Select the smart Object . Press Ctrl\/Cmd+T for free transform.<\/p>\n<p>Drag outside a corner handle to rotate the the rain to place it at an angle. The steeper the angle, the stronger the wind.<\/p>\n<p>Also size it so that the rain isn&#8217;t being cut off on the corners. (I put a background image in, so you could see it better)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25376\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop24.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop24-600x407.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop24-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop24-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop24-100x68.jpg 100w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop24-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Change to Lighten Blending Mode <a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/blendmodeebook\">(Get my free ebook on Blending Modes<\/a>) and drop the opacity down to around 25% and place a video or an image underneath to see the effects.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25377\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop25.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop25-600x440.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop25-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop25-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop25-100x73.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Step 6. Rendering the video of rain<\/h4>\n<p>Now we have made the rain, we need to export it, so we can use it.<\/p>\n<p>Now we have 2 options.<\/p>\n<p>A. If you have completed the animation in Photoshop. meaning the image or video is beneath the rain and ready to go, Choose Export&gt;Render Video. choose the presets and select youtube 1080. Select a destination and choose render video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25378\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop26.jpg 745w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop26-600x379.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop26-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop26-100x63.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>B. If you want to use the rain in Premiere Pro etc or overlay it as a video, do this. Turn off the black layer.\u00a0Choose Export&gt;Render Video. Select Quicktime Video and Animation Codec. Make sure you choose Straight Unmated from the matting options at the bottom to show transparency.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25379\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop27.jpg 749w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop27-600x373.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop27-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rain_in_photoshop27-100x62.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Making Animated Rain the Adobe After Effects<\/h2>\n<p>This process is much easier in After Effects, because it has a rain filter built in.<\/p>\n<p>Start with a new Comp and set it to 1920&#215;1080<\/p>\n<p>Import the image or video that you want to use as the base. (You could also choose <em>Replace with After Effect Compositio<\/em>n from Premiere Pro and use Dynamic link.)<\/p>\n<p>Choose Effects&gt; &gt;CC Rain and play around with the options. (My video above shows you each option)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>I have more Photoshop animation tutorials here<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/animate-photoshop-video-animation\/\">How to Animate in Photoshop (animate a jet)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/edit-video-photoshop-free-mini-course\/\">Edit video in Photoshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/make-animated-snow-photoshop-scratch\/\">Make Animated snow in Photoshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/make-an-animated-cartoon-book-from-video-in-photoshop-tutorial\/\">Make an animated cartoon Cinemagraph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/tutorials\/make-a-cinemagraph-from-a-video-in-photoshop-animated-gif-tutorial\/\">Make a Cinemagraph gif<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/star-wars-perspective-text-animated-photoshop-tutorial\">Make Animated Star Wars Intro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about animation and working with video in Photoshop, check out the 2 premium courses I have. (They both work on CS6\/CC\/2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/video\/products\/Photoshop_video_editing.htm\">Video In Photoshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/video-editing-photoshop\">Making Movies in Photoshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13267\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/02\/video.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/02\/video.jpg 314w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/02\/video-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/02\/video-100x81.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for checking it out. Drop a comment and don&#8217;t\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/photoshopCAFE.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=69dd14bbcb9895c234db8095c&amp;amp;id=548063c647\">forget to sign up on the PhotoshopCAFE list<\/a> for free goodies and tutorials from me each week.<\/p>\n<p>Great to see you here at the CAFE<\/p>\n<p>Colin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>PS Don\u2019t forget to follow us on Social Media for more tips..<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/photoshopcafe\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/photoshopcafe\">Youtube.<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photoshopCAFE\">facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/photoshopCAFE\">twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n(I've been posting some fun Instagram and Facebook Stories lately)<br \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/vault\/\">You can get my free Layer Blending modes ebook along with dozens of exclusive Photoshop Goodies here<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/vault\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter.jpg\" alt=\"photoshop goodies for free\" width=\"550\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter.jpg 550w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to make realistic animated rain in Photoshop. 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