To draw smoke digitally in Photoshop, follow the steps given below:
- Import your image on Photoshop or make a new canvas
- Click on Filter > Render > Clouds
- This would give a smoky background layer, repeat this process two to three times
- Go to the layer’s panel and change the blending mode to ‘Screen’
- Use Hard Eraser and erase those portions of smoke that you think are irrelevant
- Finally, choose Soft Eraser tool, increase its pointer size and then blend the smoke.