Shadow Fun
21 Mar 2008



Drop Shadow is one of the many features available in a Layer Style Panel. To access and have fun with this feature

  • Double click on the selected layer to get to the Layer Style window
  • On the left hand side of the window you see the Styles, Blending Options.
  • The first one on top is Drop Shadow. Tick it to get the default shadow.
  • To get the Drop Shadow Panel, highlight it by clicking on the Drop Shadow text.
  • In Structure panel, you get the choice of Blending Mode, Opacity and to change the Colour of the Shadow.
  • To change the Angle and Distance, just put your mouse over the shadow and control is completely yours. No need to fiddle with Angle and Distance in the Structure panel.
  • Size and Spread will do what exactly they say they do, they resize and spread the shadow.
  • In the Quality panel you can either select a pre-defined quality by clicking on the arrow next to Contour, or double click on any Contour to open the Contour Editor.
  • Dragging the Noise to the right in the Quality Panel, will increase the noise of the shadow.

Play and have fun with the Drop Shadow.