What does the Clouds effect change?

Clouds layers the named weather element with depth-aware opacity, scale, and light response, adding atmosphere while leaving important subjects readable. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.

Which photos work best with Clouds?

Choose Clouds for product scenes that need environmental depth, landscapes that need visible weather, or seasonal campaign imagery when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains crowded frames, critical documentary images, or sources whose existing weather and light direction contradict the added layer.

Clouds applied to the same source image — The same source image before and after applying Clouds.

Original source image before Clouds — The same source image before and after applying Clouds.

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Clouds creates a believable layer of weather, light, particles, or material integrated with the photographed scene; tune the strength before exporting the finished image.

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Supported formats include JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, RAW, PSD. Maximum file size: 11 MB.

What you can do with the Clouds effect

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Apply the Clouds effect to any photo
Fine-tune the effect strength to taste
Preview your photo live as you edit
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Apply Clouds to many photos at once

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About the Clouds effect

Clouds composites scale-aware overlays through luminance, depth, and opacity masks so the subject remains readable. Its intensity control blends the processed output with the uploaded pixels, so the edit can remain restrained or become the dominant look.

How to use Clouds

Upload a photo, adjust the Clouds intensity, compare its processed preview with the source, and download the finished result.

Why use the Clouds effect?

Clouds, tuned to your photo

Use the intensity control to balance the Clouds treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

A fast Clouds workflow

A reduced Clouds preview keeps adjustments responsive. Free downloads are clean and web-size; Premium or a credit unlocks the original resolution.

Secure Clouds processing

Clouds uploads are processed on secure servers and automatically removed under the normal Pixoate retention policy.

How it works

Processing

Clouds runs as a classic image effect and does not use an AI action.

Best for

Clouds works best for product scenes that need environmental depth, landscapes that need visible weather, and seasonal campaign imagery, especially when the source is sharp and well exposed.

Less suited to: Clouds is less reliable on crowded frames, critical documentary images, or sources whose existing weather and light direction contradict the added layer.

Ways to use Clouds

Build product scenes that need environmental depth with the Clouds effect.
Use Clouds to prepare landscapes that need visible weather.
Try a lower-strength Clouds treatment for seasonal campaign imagery.

Clouds questions

What does the Clouds effect change?: Clouds layers the named weather element with depth-aware opacity, scale, and light response, adding atmosphere while leaving important subjects readable. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.
Which photos work best with Clouds?: Choose Clouds for product scenes that need environmental depth, landscapes that need visible weather, or seasonal campaign imagery when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains crowded frames, critical documentary images, or sources whose existing weather and light direction contradict the added layer.