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How To Create A Realistic Drop Shadow Using Photoshop

Many times you may wish to give your image a natural look by adding shading or kind of drop shadow, but don't know how to do it. The following tutorial will give you insightful steps to create the realistic drop shadow in photoshop.

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How To Create A Realistic Drop Shadow Using Photoshop

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  1. HowToCreateARealisticDropShadowUsingPhotoshop? Manytimes,youwillfindyourselfwithapicturethatyouwanttoaddsomeshadingtoorperhapsgiveitadropshadowtocreateamorerealisticimage.Sowheredoesonebegintoaddthisdropshadow? Thefollowingdropshadowtutorialwillgiveyoutipsonhowtocreatearealisticdropshadow,andaddittoapersonorotherimageusingthePhotoshopsoftwareprogram. Firstthingyouneedtodoisselectthephotoyouwishtouseforthistask.Youfindanimagethatyoulikeandisolatetheimageyouhaveselected,byremovingthebackgroundaroundtheimagebeforeyoudothedropshadow.Whenyouhavecompletedthispart,youarereadytomoveontothenextsection.

  2. Therefore,thefirststepyouwouldwanttodo,isopenalayerandthendouble‐clickintheblankspaceonthatfirstlayer.Thiswillbringupaboxwiththedifferentlayerstyles.Therefore,thefirststepyouwouldwanttodo,isopenalayerandthendouble‐clickintheblankspaceonthatfirstlayer.Thiswillbringupaboxwiththedifferentlayerstyles. Thenyouwouldstartbyaddinganormallayerdropshadow,whichisfoundintheupperlefthandcornerofthelayerstylebox.

  3. Thenyoumaywanttomovetheshadowofftotherightsoyoucanseeitbettertoworkon.Opacityisnotveryimportant,butyoucanleaveitat50%.Thenyoucanadjustthesizetogetanice“fuzzylook,”attheedgesoftheshadow,thenclickOK.Thenyoumaywanttomovetheshadowofftotherightsoyoucanseeitbettertoworkon.Opacityisnotveryimportant,butyoucanleaveitat50%.Thenyoucanadjustthesizetogetanice“fuzzylook,”attheedgesoftheshadow,thenclickOK.

  4. Nextyouwanttogobackuptolayerstyle,andselectcreatelayer,andclickOK.Nextyouwanttogobackuptolayerstyle,andselectcreatelayer,andclickOK. Basically,whatthatdoesisremovethelayerstyleanditaddsitonitsownseparatelayer.

  5. Thenallyouhavetodoistransformitandmoveitaroundtobehindtheimage,whereitwillactuallylooklikeadropshadow.So,youwouldplacetheshadowdirectlybehindtheimagetobeginwith,andthengotoCMD+T(Mac)orCTRL+T(PC)tobeginthetransformprocess,anddragthesmallvisibledotallthewaydowntothebottomoftheimage.Thenallyouhavetodoistransformitandmoveitaroundtobehindtheimage,whereitwillactuallylooklikeadropshadow.So,youwouldplacetheshadowdirectlybehindtheimagetobeginwith,andthengotoCMD+T(Mac)orCTRL+T(PC)tobeginthetransformprocess,anddragthesmallvisibledotallthewaydowntothebottomoftheimage.

  6. Thenyoucanbeginmovingthedropshadowaround;hereitwoulddependonyourparticularphotoandwherethelightisactuallycomingfrom,andtweaksitsoitworksforyou.Thenyoucanbeginmovingthedropshadowaround;hereitwoulddependonyourparticularphotoandwherethelightisactuallycomingfrom,andtweaksitsoitworksforyou. Acouplelittletricksyoucanuse.Like;youcaneitherholddowntheCMDkey(Mac)downortheCTRLkey(PC)togetthelittleicontomovethecornersaroundandslantthemalittletogetamorerealisticshadowappearance.Thenclick“return.”

  7. Youcanalsogoinamaskorremovetheextrashadowbitsatthefrontforacleanerappearance.Youcanalsogoinamaskorremovetheextrashadowbitsatthefrontforacleanerappearance. Nowyoucangobackandadjusttheopacitysettingstolightentheshadow’sappearance,whichiswhyyoustartedoutwithitat50%tobeginwithwhenyoucreatedthelayerstyleinthebeginning. t

  8. Sothereyouhaveit,afewquicktipsonhowtodobasicdropshadowtechnique,andaddamorerealisticappearancetoyourimages.Sothereyouhaveit,afewquicktipsonhowtodobasicdropshadowtechnique,andaddamorerealisticappearancetoyourimages. Youcanalsolearnmycreatedanotherdropshadowtutorial,whichisappliedinaproductimage. Abouttheauthor:RokaiyaYeasminMunni GraphicDesigner,SEOSpecialistandDeputyManager(MarketingDivision) AtOutsourceExpertsLtd,whichisthemothercompanyofhttp://www.clippingpathindia.com

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