Looking for an approach to doing a certain effect?

[thegussbus]

I want to know how one would make animated rain cloud effects. You usually see them in weather reports on the news. Small animated icons. Anyone got any ideas?

 

[ssddx]

could be as simple as an animated gif in some cases.

different frames (pictures) are created then assembled into a gif image by a photo program. photoshop is the standard for this but there other alternatives.

for the ultra realistic looking ones.. clouds could be created/rendered in programs like vue, aftereffects, etc. there are tutorials for creating such clouds. then, they could be animated and made into a gif format.

 

[facultyrowreview]

Yes agreed with ssddx clouds could be created/rendered in programs like vue, after effects, etc.