User blog:DarrenDude/How to make Simulated Hurricane Images

So not that long ago (like an hour ago) I made this blog post taking hurricane simulation requests. But because everyone wants to know how to make them, I guess I will just spill the beans. :D

Make a Overlay image
Note: I use http://www.online-image-editor.com to simulate all of my images.

First, get a picture of the hurricane you want to use. Upload it to the editor. Then click "wizards" and the button that says transparency should come up. Select it. The on the side bar there should be a option that says fill-type. Set it to "replace selected color". There should be another option that says " fuzz factor". Set that to preferably 13% but you can play with that until you fond what you like. Then when you have that adjusted, click on the blue water in your hurricane image, and it should disappear. Keep clicking until all the blue in the picture is gone, but make sire that the edges of the clouds are gray. When it is good, save that image.

Then you have to go to the top of the page, in the upper, left hand corner where it says "upload new picture". Upload a picture of the basin where your hurricane occurs. The basin image should appear on the editor. Then go to " wizards" but this time select "overlay image". On the sid​ebar where it says "choose image" click it and upload your transparent hurricane image. Then click "upload" right below the "choose image" button. Your hurricane picture should appear on the upper left hand corner of your image, and it should be transparent so you can see the land between the rain bands and inside the eye. Click on the hurricane image and drag it so where you like. You can alter the size, transparency (which is the "set look though" bar) and rotation of the hurricane image in the sidebar. When you like what you've done, hit apply. Then your hurricane should appear on your basin image. Then, click the "basics" bar on the top of the page and then click "crop". Then, you should easily be able to crop out your hurricane with out needed explanation. There, your finally done! Your finished image should look somewhere along the lines of this https://s4.postimg.io/fne8yptql/IMG_20160819_140447.jpg

Make a Merge image
Merge images work a bit differently, but still use the same basic principles.

First, you have to use some sort of 3rd party program or website to make your basin image more bright and vibrant. I just use a simple app in my device to do so. Once you have somehow brightened your image, go to http://www.online-image-editor.com, and upload your brightened basin image. Then select a hurricane image you would like to use and upload it to " overlay image" under "wizards" which was explained in the first tutorial. The hurricane image you have should not be transparent. Then once you have uploaded it as an overlay image, you should be able to drag the hurricane around and use the sidebar options to resize it and rotate it. You should also see a bar that says "set look though". Use that bar to make the hurricane transparent, the storm should begin to look as if it is a satellite image. When you have the settings you want click, apply. Then go to the " basics" bar and select the "crop" option, where you can crop your hurricane image. And your done! The finished product should look something like this:

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/hypotheticalhurricanes/images/0/0b/Category4Colin.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20160819165531

However if your too lazy to do all that, then you can just, request a storm image here http://hypotheticalhurricanes.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:DarrenDude/New_Simulated_Hurricane_Images and I will be happy to make it for you!