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Who doesn't know the importance of adding shadow in Photoshop? There are different situations and elements where we want to create a shadow. Sometimes we want to add a shadow to images. Very often, we have to add shadow to text. It is an effective way to make any text more noticeable and eye-catching. Do you want to learn the process? Let's know how tou200b add shadow to text in Photoshop.
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How to Add Shadow Text in Photoshop Who doesn’t know the importance of adding shadow in Photoshop? There are different situations and elements where we want to create shadow. Sometimes we want to add a shadow to image. Very often, we have to add shadow to text. It is an effective way to make any text more noticeable and eye-catching. Do you want to learn the process? Let’s know how to add shadow to text in Photoshop. At the beginning, take the text where you want to add shadow. Here I am creating a new text. To do this open Photoshop and goes to this option showing below:
It will make a new white background. If you want to add text on your picture then you can go to open option and rest of the procedure are the same. I am setting my background to this value. After this step, now it’s time to create the text. To do so go to this option from the left bar:
Then create the text as you preferred I am writing Clipping USA here. Later on, you can transform the text according to your requirements like this.
It will allow you to move the text freely. Let’s make the text a little more interesting by adding an overlay. To do this go the layer panel and pick blending option.
There will be lots of option but in the blending section you need to choose the gradient overlay from the below side and customize it according to your preference.
I am customizing it in this way. In later step, make a duplicate layer and for this action go to the background layer right click followed by choosing this.
At this stage, you need to start the procedure of adding shadow. To do so, Transform the text vertically from the above option. But this is looking like a mirror reflection. Go to the gradient option once again and hit on the inverse option.
But that is not enough to look at the reflection like a shadow. Create mask of the newly created layer.
Next, go the gradient tool option from the left bar. Then draw drag the mouse upper side and you will get a shadow effect.
Repeat this process a few times to get the shadow as you expected. This was the easiest way to add shadow to text in Photoshop.