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This lesson demonstrates how to create clouds of early morning mist, over
water. You will find the start image Here. Unzip the file and open it onto Photoshop’s workspace.
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards. Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open your choice of photograph onto Photoshop’s workspace.
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Then double-left-click the Background layer to unlock it, and its name will change from Background to Layer 0. Now, click the following Create a new Layer icon, and name the layer, Mist.
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Press your keyboard’s D key to set the default Black and White, Foreground and Background colours, respectively.
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Now, working on the mist layer; from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Render then choose Clouds.
 
Note
Clouds (and their background) will always render according to the colour your Foreground and Background are set to. For example - the clouds represent the Background colour, and the cloud’s background, represents the Foreground colour - as illustrated below.
 
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From the Layers palette, change the Blending Mode (on the Mist layer) from Normal, to Screen. Changing the Mode to Screen, renders black pixels transparent - therefore, revealing just the mist, as illustrated below. Blend Modes Explained.
 
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Now, from the toolbar, activate the Eraser Tool.
Eraser Tool Tutorial Here!
And set the following (Soft Brush) settings into its Options bar.
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Now, carefully erase small areas of mist - so it appears to be patchy, and to emanate from the water.
Continue erasing the mist - especially over the sky and trees. When you have completed this, you are ready for the next step.
Tip
Tap your keyboard’s left bracket key to reduce the size of your brush - the right bracket key enlarges your brush.
Tip
To fade the clouds, (if necessary), lower the layer’s Opacity.
8/ Optional - for horizontal wispy (foreground) mist
Press your keyboard’s X key. This swaps your Foreground and Background colours, changing the Foreground colour to White.
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Then from the toolbar, activate your Brush Tool.
Brush Tool Lessons Here!
And set the following attributes into its Options bar.
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Now, Create a new layer and name it Mist 2, similar to Chapter 2.
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Then paint (white) dashes and dots onto the foreground, as illustrated below.
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Then from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Blur then choose Motion Blur. In the subsequent Motion Blur dialogue box, set the following attributes, or experiment - then click OK. You are looking to create wispy mist.
13/ Adding more clouds of mist
If you feel more clouds of mist are needed in certain areas; Create a new layer, then activate the Rectangular Marquee Tool - Lesson. And with a Feather of around 43 Pixels, draw a marquee over a mist-less area. Ensure you press D, to set the default Foreground and Background colours - then apply the Clouds filter to your marquee layer. Now, change the Mode to Screen - then press Ctrl then D to remove the marquee. As illustrated below.
 
 
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When you are happy with the result; from the top menu, choose Layer then choose Flatten Image, and save your work.
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