Photoshop How-To: Defy the Laws of Nature with Aurora

How-Tos: Written by Bryan Hoff on October 25, 2002

Adobe Photoshop can do many, many things, but it takes a real artist to create natural-looking elements like sky, clouds, and water. That is, unless you learn to use Aurora, a plug-in that lets you add natural, three-dimensional effects to a Photoshop image. Follow along to see how it transforms an ordinary picture into an atmospheric landscape.