![animated clouds photoshop tutorial](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/photoshop-clouds-animation-tutorial.gif)
Tutorial Assets
For this tutorial you will need these stock images, textures and other resources.
- Fluffy Clouds Texture
- Seamless Grass Texture
- Seamless Grass Border PNG
- Clouds PNG image
- Wood Sign PNG (optional)
- Heart Tree PNG (optional)
Create a Blue Sky in Photoshop
Create a new layer and fill it with color white. Add a Gradient Overlay using the colors #0fbbe0 and #66d4eb to create a blue sky gradient.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut1.jpg)
Add this Fluffy Clouds Texture in a new layer and set the opacity to 25%. You can even use the Gaussian Blur filter to obtain a softer look.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut2.jpg)
Add the Seamless Grass Texture
Add the Seamless Grass Texture in a new layer. You can resize the texture and add multiple layers to create any size grass background. You can also make it Photoshop pattern to use it easier.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut3.jpg)
Add the Seamless Grass Border PNG
Below the Grass Texture layers, add this Seamless Grass Border PNG image. You can resize the border and add multiple layers to create a seamless grass edge for any size image. You can of course use Grass Brushes if you find it easier.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut4.jpg)
Add a Brightness and Contrast adjustment layer to lighten the image.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut5.jpg)
Merge the Grass Texture layers. Add a Layer Mask to the Grass Texture layer and use the Gradient Tool with black and white color for the gradient. Use the gradient inside the layer mask to create a soft edge between the grass texture and the grass border.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut6.jpg)
Add the Clouds Overlay
Download and add this Clouds PNG image in a new layer. Scale the image like in the preview and set the blend mode to Screen. You can even lower the opacity if you want.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut7.jpg)
Right click and rasterize the Clouds PNG.
Use the Lasso Tool to select one of the clouds. Use the Move Tool to move and rearrange the clouds.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut8.jpg)
Drop Shadow Photoshop Effect
Duplicate the Clouds PNG and call the layer Clouds Shadow.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut9.jpg)
Press Control-I to invert the colors and set the blend mode to Multiply.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut10.jpg)
Press Control-T to transform and Flip Vertical the clouds shadow.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut11.jpg)
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut12.jpg)
Set the opacity to around 40% .
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut13.jpg)
Duplicate the Clouds Shadow layer and the Clouds PNG layer.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut14.jpg)
Keep the Shift pressed and select the Clouds Shadow copy layer and the Clouds PNG copy layer.
First you have to know the exact width of your PSD file; go to Image > Canvas Size. Mine is 800px.
Press Control-T, change the Reference point location and set the horizontal position to -800px (in your case - minus your PSD width)
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut15.jpg)
Create the Clouds Animation in Photoshop
Go to Window > Animation. Click in the right corner and choose Convert to Frame Animation.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut16.jpg)
Click on the Duplicate Frame icon to create a new frame.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut17.jpg)
Select all four clouds layers and use the right arrow key to move them to horizontal right until the copy layers are in the same position with the original image.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut18.jpg)
Select the Frame 1 and Frame 2. Click on the Tween Animation Frames button to create the animation. The number of frames determines how fast or slow the clouds are moving.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut19.jpg)
Click on the last frame and delete it.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut20.jpg)
To test the animation click on the Play Animation button.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut21.jpg)
To save your animation go to File > Save for Web and Device. Choose Gif from the Preset list and set the other fields. Choose a small size for the image for better quality and details.
![](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/tut22.jpg)
So here is the final result for the animated clouds Photoshop tutorial. You can of course use a landscape image for the background.
![how to make moving clouds in photoshop](/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/how-to-make-moving-clouds-in-photoshop.gif)
Download Cloud Shapes Photoshop Action
With this Photoshop action you can create cloud shape images using real photos, graphics and text.
![](https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/how-to-make-animated-moving-clouds-in-photoshop/cloud-shapes-images-photoshop-action.jpg)
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