You can create a windblown rain effect by following the instructions in this tutorial.

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Add a new object that covers the entire image, and apply a rainy texture.

1. Click the Rectangle tool from the Toolbox.
2. On the Property Bar, click the Render To Object button.
3. Right-click the white color swatch from the on-screen Color Palette.
4. Starting at the top-right corner of the image, click and drag to the bottom-left of the image to create a rectangle that completely covers the image.
5. Click Effects menu, Noise, Add Noise.
6. In the Add Noise dialog box, move the Level slider and the Density slider to 50.
7. Click the Gaussian button, and click OK.

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Scatter the pixels using the Impressionist filter, and blur the image using the Motion Blur filter.

1. Click Effects menu, Artistic, Impressionist.
2. In the Impressionist dialog box, set the Horizontal and Vertical sliders to 2, and click OK.
3. Click Effects menu, Blur, Motion Blur.
4. In the Motion Blur dialog box, type 45 in the Direction box.
5. Type 30 in the Distance box.
6. Click the Sample Nearest Edge Pixel button, and click OK.

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Change the merge mode and opacity of the object so that the image is seen through the rain effect.

1. Click the Object Picker tool from the Toolbox.
2. On the Property Bar, click Multiply from the Merge Mode list box.
3. On the Property Bar, move the Object Opacity slider to 70.

You have now learned how to apply a windblown rain effect to your image. Here's an example of what your image might look like.

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