Step 5: Add a Curves adjustment layer and create a clipping mask from it The noise will still be there, but it should look a little blurred, or fuzzy. When prompted, choose to blur the image by 1 pixel and click OK to apply the changes. Now we are going to blur the noise pattern ever so slightly, using the Gaussian Blur filter. Step 4: Blur the noise layer using the Gaussian Blur filter It should look something like this: This noise pattern will be manipulated to look like falling snow flakes.

Once set, click OK to generate noise on the layer. When prompted, input the following presets: Now we are going to use the Noise filer to add a pattern to the layer that can be manipulated to look like snow. Step 3: Use the Noise filter to add noise to the black layer

Your layer should then be filled entirely with black: When prompted, leave the defaults presets as they are and press OK. Now we are going to fill this layer entirely with black, so make sure you currently have black set as your foreground color. You should notice a new layer added to the Layers menu. Leave the defaults as they are when prompted and press OK. Our snow overlay will be created on its own layer, so let’s add a new layer to the document by navigating to: Step 2: Add a new layer to the image and fill it with black It should be noted that this tends to work best with images that have a darker composition. Locate your image on your hard drive and select it to open it.įor this demonstration we will be adding a snow overlay to this example image: This photo has a darker composition, meaning the snow overlay will render nicely on it.

Snow overlay photo