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Realistic Human Shadow


Step 1

Create a new Photoshop document. After that set your object on new layer.

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Step 2

Now, you must to duplicate your object layer, so choose right click on object layer from layer palettes and choose Duplicate. See the picture below!

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Step 3

Under foreground color choose black, or just press "d" key on the keyboard.

Step 4

After that press Alt+Shift+Backspace keys on the keyboard.

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Step 5

Press Ctrl+T on the keyboard, to launch the Free Transform Tool. After that, within Free Transform frame press right click and choose Distort. Look at the picture below!

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Step 6

Then, do like it is shown on the picture below!

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Step 7

Open the Gradient Editor Window, and under Name set Foreground to Background. See the picture below!

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Step 8

In Layers Palette, for shadow layer, click on Lock Transparent Pixels icon. Look at the picture below!

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Step 9

Take the Gradient Tool (G), and do like it is shown on the picture below.

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Step 10

Turn off Lock Transparent pixels icon for shadow layer.

Step 11

Choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.

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Step 12

After that, set the options from the picture below.

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Step 13

Using drag and drop technique, move your shadow layer beneath first layer. Look at the picture below!

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Step 14

Choose Rectangular Marquee Tool (M), and draw a "squer" on the position like it is shown on the picture below.

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Step 15

After that choose Select > Feather (Alt+Ctrl+D). Then, for Feather Radius set 5 px.

Step 16

Choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, and after that for Radius set 2 px. Then, press Ctrl+D to deselect.

Finally, our work looks like this:

Realistic Human Shadow Tutorial: Final Result

Enjoy!



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