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This wikiHow teaches you how to create shadows behind photos in Adobe Photoshop.
Steps
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Open the image in Photoshop. To proceed, double-click the application with the blue icon with the word ” Ps ” inside, click File in the menu bar at the top of the screen, click Open… and then select the image.
- Original photos with a transparent background will yield the best results. To achieve this, you need to separate the photo that you want to add a shadow to from the background image.
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Click on the layer containing the photo to which you want to add a shadow. The layers will be listed in the “Layers” window at the bottom right of the screen.
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Click the Layers option in the menu bar.
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Click the Duplicate Layer… action in the drop-down menu.
- You can rename the new layer, otherwise the layer will be named “[Original Layer Name] copy.”
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Click on the copy layer.
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Click the “Layer Style” icon. This is the fx button at the bottom of the Layers window.
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Click the Drop Shadow… option.
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Adjust the shadow. Use the tools in the dialog box to fine-tune:
- Opacity: transparency
- Angle: the angle at which the light casts the shadow
- Distance: distance from object to shadow
- Spread: the width, or inclination of the shadow
- Size: ball size
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Click OK .
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