Save it as a .png file and then in your graphic program apply the shadow  image to itself as a mask in order to get rid of the background.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi