Takes like 5 mins
create a new image
fill it with black
go to render-> clouds
create a new image
fill it with black
go to render-> clouds
Select some area of your clouds,
and crop it with C and hit Enter.
and crop it with C and hit Enter.
Great now erase the edges around this with 100% Opacity.
Erase a circle around it, then cut the opacity down to like 30% and erase the edges a bit more randomly. The keep is to leave some floaty smokeness at this point.
If you can't tell if you removed enough of the edges, create another layer, fill with a color and set that as the background. Any strange edges should be plain as day.
Once you get your brush setup how you like it. Define the brush.
Once you get your brush setup how you like it. Define the brush.
Name it and edit it with brush settings.
Window > Brush Presets
I recommand shape dyamics, heavy scattering and I personally always add color changes but you can play around with this and see what fits your needs.
Window > Brush Presets
I recommand shape dyamics, heavy scattering and I personally always add color changes but you can play around with this and see what fits your needs.