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Adding a Shade

Author: MickM.com More by this author

Added: Apr 22, 2005 Rating:  Average Rating: 3.34 Votes: 348 Position: 4829 of 13056Average Rating: 3.34 Votes: 348 Position: 4829 of 13056Average Rating: 3.34 Votes: 348 Position: 4829 of 13056Average Rating: 3.34 Votes: 348 Position: 4829 of 13056Average Rating: 3.34 Votes: 348 Position: 4829 of 13056 Level: Experienced Software:  Photoshop

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;



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





  • 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)



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



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

    Shadow someone Tutorial: Final Result


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