Manipulating a 'Drop Shadow' Clive R. Haynes FRPS |
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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. |
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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 | |
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we'll add the 'Drop Shadow' - as described in Part 1
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Above:
The Layer order
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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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'Delving
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The Text / Typing Layer
(information being prepared)
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