Add smoke and fog to your designs: soft translucent white clouds you place behind or around an element to create depth and a mysterious mood.
Start designingWhy does smoke create depth?
Because it separates layers: whatever sits behind it reads as distant and whatever sits in front reads as near, turning a flat image into a scene with a foreground and a background. It is the cheapest way to add depth without touching the photo itself.
What can you design with them?
Dramatic and mysterious backgrounds
Album and podcast covers
Gaming and action designs
Separating a subject from its background
Night and cinematic moods
How do you blend smoke into a photo?
Place it at low opacity in several small layers rather than one dense one. Real smoke varies in density, and a single solid layer looks like a white smear added on top of the image.