From the course: The Making of Amsterdam Mist: The Natural Elements

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Creating a fog brush

Creating a fog brush

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Creating a fog brush

The main focus of Amsterdam mist, of course, is the mist. That fog, the fog that builds up as it goes further back. Now, how I created that effect we'll cover in the next movie, but first, let's cover how the fog itself is created. I got a new file here. It's just a plain white file, and what I'm going to do is, I'm going to get a black brush, or rather, a deep gray. About like that. There you go. That's a good gray. Just about a mid-gray. Right there. Now, what I'm going to do is, I'm going to take my paint brush. I'm going to soften it up just a little bit. Just a little bit, and I'm going to draw a little shape in here, so I'm going to make my brush a little bigger, and just kind of draw a little shape in here, like so. Just a little shape. Okay, now what I'm going to do with this, is I'm going to get a darker, a darker gray, much darker gray, and I'm going to make my brush a little smaller, and I'm just going to draw a couple little dabs in here. Just a couple little shapes, right…

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