Real reviews from photographers using SmokeOverlay
No hidden tricks. No AI-generated effects. Just handcrafted overlays and brushes made for photographers who want realistic atmosphere in their images.
★★★★★ 4.6 / 5.0 Trusted by 7429+ Happy Photographers & Artists
Why we still make effects by hand
We’ve spent the last years building SmokeOverlay by hand... testing smoke shapes, light behavior, edges, opacity, texture, and real-world usability in Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Affinity Photo. In a time when AI can generate almost anything instantly, we still believe photographers deserve effects made with care, consistency, and control.
Jan Oplt
4.6
Based on 469 reviews
| 5 star | 76 | 76% |
| 4 star | 16 | 16% |
| 3 star | 4 | 4% |
| 2 star | 1 | 1% |
| 1 star | 3 | 3% |
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Wonderful! I started using them right away to add an extra touch to my hotel photography work. Until now I’d always been winging it, but this huge brush catalog gives me a level of freedom I’ve never had before. Thanks!
Absolutely fantastic! This “sky” bundle lets me approach editing certain images in a fully planned, zero-improvisation way. I can already picture, while shooting, exactly how I’ll finish the final image. Thanks!
Work perfect