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Adding a Shade

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Add realism to a picture by adding a shade!

  • Get an image with a figure ALL CUT OUT on a different layer then the background;

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  • Duplicate that layer, placeit beneath the original and make it totally black by pressing CTRL+U and change the lightness;

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  • Press EDIT>TRANSFOR>DISORT and place the shadow in the way YOU want it to be; (NOTE: You must now a thing or two about shades)

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  • Give it a Gaussian Blur of let's say, 2-4 pixels;

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  • And lower the opacity and you're done...

    Adding a Shade