How do I create an outer shadow?

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jammer20002
Jul 24, 2004
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Can someone tell me how I can create an outer shadow for an object?
i.e. I want it to have a shadow all the way round the edges.
I can’t seem to find the option in Photoshop.

Thanks.

Jam

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n8 skow
Jul 25, 2004
Pull out the User Guide and flip open to the index – look up ‘layer styles’…

n8

Can someone tell me how I can create an outer shadow for an object?
i.e. I want it to have a shadow all the way round the edges.
I can’t seem to find the option in Photoshop.

Thanks.

Jam
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wnor
Jul 25, 2004
Make a copy of the background. Increase the canvase size to show the shadow. Click on the add a layer style at the bottom of the layers palette and choose drop shadow. Play around with the spread and size sliders.

"n8 skow" …
Pull out the User Guide and flip open to the index – look up ‘layer styles’…

n8

Can someone tell me how I can create an outer shadow for an object?
i.e. I want it to have a shadow all the way round the edges.
I can’t seem to find the option in Photoshop.

Thanks.

Jam
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Pjotr Wedersteers
Jul 25, 2004
Jammer wrote:
Can someone tell me how I can create an outer shadow for an object?
i.e. I want it to have a shadow all the way round the edges.
I can’t seem to find the option in Photoshop.

Thanks.

Jam

I mostly use this technique for a shadow on all sides:
1. Select the object and if necessary copy it to a new layer.
2. Richtclick the layer and choose blending options.
3. Tick drop shadow, click on the word drop shadow itself to see the settings for that effect.
4. When you’re happy with the basic drop shadow click ok. Don’t worry about the shadow being one-sided.
5. Rightclick the effect sublayer and select Create Layer. Click ok at the warning dialog. This decouples the effect from the layer.
6. Ctrl click the newly created layer’s icon in the palette, this selects
the shadow.
7. Ctrl-T activated the Free Transform tool. Manipulate until the shadow neaty fits around the original object on all sides. Press enter to confirm the transformation.
Done!

Of course you can do anything you like further with the layer you created. But these steps should give you fair control over the outer shadow on all sides of any object.

HTH
Pjotr

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