Manipulating a 'Drop Shadow'
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Clive R. Haynes FRPS

 

In Part One, 'Applying a Drop Shadow', we discovered how simple it is to create the 'Drop Shadow' effect. In this secstion we'll explore how to 'Manipulate a Drop Shadow'.

In esence what we'll be doing is creating a Drop Shadow as outlined in Part 1, then, separating it from the image and 'Rendering (Rasterising)' it so that it can be treated just like an image.

Our subject this time will be a studio glamour shot of a young lady with nothing except a strategically placed hat.
To simplify matters, we'll begin by removing the background and extending the Canvas Size
Next, we'll add the 'Drop Shadow' - as described in Part 1
Above: The Layer order
 
Above: Here we are - the subject with a 'Drop Shadow'.
Not particularly convincing but ready for further work.
What we need to do is to separate the shadow from the subject
Above: The Layer Order
 
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