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Subject: Drop down shadow

BowOnix opened this issue on Jul 22, 2003 · 23 posts
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BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 12:15 AM · edited Mon, 02 December 2024 at 12:01 AM

Hi, one question for you all pro :D Is there a way to create a drop down shadow form a path selection ? I use PhotoShop 6.0 Thanks for your help.

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 12:51 AM

i've not found yet

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 12:56 AM

If ever i find how, i will post here a note for sure. Thanks kd_kedar :D

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 1:51 AM

do u want to give shadow to transparant object. if it is so, i can help u out

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 2:00 AM

Not sure about what you means, i want to draw shape with the pen tool, then make it a selection then if possible find a way to make a drop down shadow to this shape. I know that panter4 was able to do that easily but in PhotoShop, i am not sure it's possible even with a lot of work. But maybe give a shadow to transparant object is a way to look at it. I am all eyes or ears if you like :D

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 2:21 AM

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ok i get u Well.., After u make selection, fill white colour. then go blending options-->blend if---> move the arrow which is on white to black. then give the drop shadow / bevel to your object and here the image. kd

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 2:22 AM

so do u want this kind of effect

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 2:39 AM

I think it's working for text, but if you give a try with the pen tool, draw any shape, make it a selection then try to put a drop down shadow. Tell me what you think ! Thanks anyway for trying to help me with that. You are very kind. :D

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 2:46 AM

its same with pen tool. make selection fill white & do as i said above(blending modes)

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 2:47 AM

the method is same after filling here i took text as selection filled white changed blending mode.

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 2:48 AM

Ok, i will give it a try for sure.. Thanks. I will keep you posted my friend. :)

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 3:06 AM

me too :) kd

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 3:09 AM

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Youppi, i was searching for a long time how to do this in PhotoShop. Thanks again to you Kd_Kedar :D

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 3:14 AM

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its a good day for me having a new friend

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 3:15 AM

For me too.. you can be sure of it :D have a nice day !

Graviton ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 5:23 AM

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If you stroke the path rather than making it a selection & filling it you can make a hollow shape with a drop shadow.

Neat huh?

Anytime I see something screech across a room and latch onto someone's neck, and the guy screams and tries to get it off, I have to laugh, because what is that thing?

kd_kedar ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 5:39 AM

oh yeah, thax buddy

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 8:43 AM

Thanks Graviton, great idea :D

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 8:45 PM

Graviton, i may be slow a bit but i have try to reproduce what you have made without success. Can you give me a step by step explanation on how to do what you show as sample. Please. Yhanks :D

BowOnix ( ) posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 8:48 PM

hgush my poor english :( h. hope you can make sense of what i am trying to say :))) BTW not Yhanks but Thanks :) LOL

Graviton ( ) posted Wed, 23 July 2003 at 3:00 AM

Your English makes perfect sense BowOnix.
I did this with Photoshop 7 but I think it's the same or similar with 6

Create a new layer & then draw your path on it with the pen tool.
Click on the paths tab in the layers pallet, then click the arrow next to it & choose "Stroke Path".
A menu will come up asking you what tool you wish to use to stroke the path with (before you start make sure your brush tool is set to the size & colour you want to stroke the path with).
Duplicate the layer & then choose the layer underneath that one.
Fill that path with black & apply a Gaussian Blurr (from the filters menu) to it so it makes the desired shadow you want.
Then simply drag the shadow with the move tool so it is offset from the path & appears to be its shadow.

Hope that helps.

Anytime I see something screech across a room and latch onto someone's neck, and the guy screams and tries to get it off, I have to laugh, because what is that thing?

BowOnix ( ) posted Sun, 27 July 2003 at 12:59 PM

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Hi Graviton, i have found an other way around... here is the resulting image... Once again thanks for your help :D

karosnikov ( ) posted Wed, 20 August 2003 at 11:06 PM

Ah gota love vecor layer masks fun fun.. made a web page out of them

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