Photoshop Drop Shadow Adding Tutorial

Drop Shadow Helps

Photoshop Drop Shadow Means the process of adding effects to a picture . We frequently find images with drop shadows for eCommerce business websites, newspapers, leaflets, magazines etc. a picture with a drop shadow effect illustrates the depth of an object, therefore the object becomes more realistic.

Here today, we'll discuss the way to add a sensible drop shadow in photoshop. we've tried to capture A to Z solution but if you would like detailed guides then you ought to contact photoshop drop shadow experts

Easy tutorial Steps are given below:

Step 1: Open the image in Adobe Photoshop

To open the image in Photoshop go to file menu from the menu bar then click open. or use shortcut:  ctrl+O


Step 2: Remove The Background

Make Clipping Path around the image and remove background. Create a white layer below the image from create new layer from the layers panel and add white background color from solid color.

Layers should appear as if the image below. Layer 0 is crammed with white and layer one is showing a shoe image which background already remove by clipping path.

Step 3: Copy the image layer

To make copy, select the Layer 1 and click Ctrl+J. Here will make a duplicate layer. 

Step 4: Foreground  color Changing

To easy changing the foreground color as black go the toolbar and choose the color black from the color plate. See the attached image bellow,

Step 5: Make black color the Layer 1 copy

To do it select the  Layer 1 copy  and press Shift + Alt + Delete to show the color of the image into black during this layer.

Step 6: Shadow Create

At first make free transform on the image layer Layer 1 copy  to pressing Ctrl+T to make  the shadow.

Click the highest middle square and drag the black image straight right down to cast a shadow.

Then Layer 1 copy drag down below Layer 1 .

Step 7: Release free transform

To get out from Free Transform Press Enter



Step 8: The shadow Place in the right position

Move down the shadow layer from image layer by clicking and dragging then the shadow layer will place under the show image .


Step 9: Use Motion Blur on the shadow

After selecting the shadow layer go Filter then Blur then Motion Blur.

Step 10:  Smooth of the shadow around 

Set the angle after adjusting distance and the angle will 0 Adjust the distance enough smooth to  round the shadow.

Click okay to apply the change

Step 11: Use Gaussian Blur on the shadow

Same as step 9 select the filter menu then blur and then Gaussian Blur


Radius Change into 3 PIX and click okay to apply changes.

Step 12: layer mask Adding  in shadow

After make sure that the drop shadow layer is chosen then “Add Layer Mask” from  the layer mask button in layer plate.

Step 13: Brush tool Swiping to get the perfect shadow 

Select the brush tools from toolbar and change the opacity to around 53%

Foreground change into black.

Change the brush size if necessary .

Swipe the brush on the drop shadow to form it perfect. If you would like to bring back the shadow, then change the foreground color by pressing the key shortcut  Shift + x and click on over the world .


Shadow Making Tutorial with video clip below: 



0 comments:

Post a Comment