How To Create Realistic Steam in Photoshop | Brian Rodgers Jr. | Digital Art That Rocks™

Brian Rodgers Jr. of Digital Art That Rocks™ shows you how to create realistic looking steam from scratch, right inside of Photoshop CC! His unique approach will have you creating realistic steam in no time!

As a retoucher, one of the things that I love about Photoshop is the ability to create things from scratch. Recently I was shooting a commercial product assignment and I had a cup of coffee in the background as a prop. It really added to the image, but it was by no means the focal point of the image. By the time I had everything right where I wanted it on set, the coffee was cold and no longer had real steam. Instead of brewing more coffee, as I had drank enough already that day, I decided it would be best to create it in Photoshop. I tried a few a few things first before ultimately coming up with a really cool and repeatable technique. I tried creating some custom brushes, and I got some pretty good results, but it was taking way too long to do it with the brush tool. So after about 10 minutes of experimenting, I developed a really cool technique that allows you to create realistic looking steam in just minutes! It utilizes one of Photoshop CC's new features. Check out the video to see how it works! 

Brian Rodgers Jr.

Brian Rodgers Jr. is an American Advertising Federation award winning commercial advertising photographer and digital artist based out of South Bend, Indiana. He's the founder and owner of Digital Art That Rocks™ and specializes in product photography and architectural photography with an emphasis on high end retouching and post production.

With an affinity for creative thinking, visual communication and meticulous post-production, Brian has elevated brand visuals for a diverse clientele, partnering with SMBs, advertising agencies and global corporations, to translate ideas into powerful visual narratives. His commitment to aesthetic excellence and the transformative power of high-end commercial retouching has helped define his contribution to the creative industry, empowering clients to showcase their brands with unparalleled clarity and impact.

In addition to working with clients nationwide, Brian has also had the opportunity to travel the country to photograph some amazing architectural projects for architecture firms, museums, exhibit design companies and custom fabrication firms that feature immersive media and experience design.

Brian has provided high end retouching & post-production services to renowned brands like Snickers & Razer. His work has been featured on the cover of numerous publications including Photoshop User Magazine. He’s created a Youtube video on the subject of beverage photography that quickly reached over 1 million views! He’s also developed, produced and delivered high level education through commercially available product photography tutorials. These tutorials not only have a global audience, they've also made a positive impact to the careers of future creatives.

 

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Hi, I'm Brian Rodgers Jr. a commercial photographer and digital artist based out of South Bend, Indiana. Thank you for visiting the official Digital Art That Rocks™ website and for checking out my latest work. Any business that designs, manufactures and/or sells products and services needs great photography to help sell their brand. Whether you need a product photography services, architectural photography, professional headshots, or video production services, you’ve come to the right place. 

Digital Art That Rocks™ specializes in product photography with an emphasis on high end retouching and post production. This means whether you need clean product shots on white seamless for selling your products on e-commerce sites like Amazon, or you need that next great hero shot for your next digital marketing or advertising campaign, Digital Art That Rocks has you covered. 

If you're an architect or in charge of marketing at an architecture firm, be sure to check out some of my exterior and interior architectural photography in the architecture gallery.