Shadows: Drop Shadow Photoshop

Shadows: Drop Shadow Photoshop

Step 1 
  • Pick a charcter from a movie, a musician, hisorical figure or athlet. 
    • This may even be a cartoon
  • Make sure it is the Whole boday
  • Make sure it is high resolution 

Step 2

  • Open image in photoshop
    • Go to
      • Image
        • Image size
          • Write down the height & width in INCHES
          • Resolution
Step 3
  • Go to
    • File- New
      • Make the height and width DOUBLE the number you wrote down 
    • Keep the Resolution the same


Step 4

  •  Use Quick Select tool to out the image
Step 5
  • Move the image you quick selected onto the blank canvas
  • When the image is on the new canvas
    • Click Control T 
    • Drag the image to make a little bigger.  

Step 6

  • Double click on Layer 1
    • Rename the layer PERSON

Step 7

  • Make sure you are on the Person Layer
  • Click on the FX at the bottom of the layers pallet
  • Click on Drop Shadow

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 8

  • In the middle area, Change the Blend Mode to Multiple 
  • Move Opacity to 50%
  • Size 10pt

Step 9

  • You will now have 2 little layers indented below Person Layer
    • Right click on the Drop Shadow word
    • Click on Create Layer
  • You will not have 3 
    • Double click on this new layer and rename it Shadow
Step 9
  • You will now be moving your shadow away from the person
  • Click on the shadow layer
      • Click Control T 
  • Located and click on
    • Little middle box at the top of your shadow
  • Hold the Control Key
    • Drag your Shadow down and away from the object
Step 10
  • Change background color
    • Click on  white background layer
    • Click on the Gradient Tool 
    • Click on one of the boxes that appears at the top.  I like to use the first one but you may pick anyone.

Step 11
  • Click on the top left corner of your canvas
    • Drag the line to the bottom right of your image and let it go
      • If you don’t like how it looks you may try a different one

Step 12

  • Pick a quote from the person or character
  • Type the quote in the top area of your canvas
    • Pick any font style and any color
Step 13
  • Click on the FX at the bottom of the Layers Pallet
  • Choose Drop Shadow
  • Move the sliders to create a shadow below the words
    • You will see the changes happening to the text as you move the sliders
  • Flatten your image
    • Save image