Photoshop :: Gradient Shadows?
Oct 10, 2006
Iwhen I do a shadow I put my subject (selection) on a new layer. I then use Command Delete to turn it black. Transform>Distort to lay it down and place it where I want it and finally the layer opacity and Guassian Blur to feather it. If you really want extra realism you should taper the shadow from dark next to the subject to light at the far end. Finally my question - How do I taper the density of the shadow from dark to almost completely transparent?
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Mar 17, 2013
I recently saw a presentation that spoke of tinting shadows on an image by converting to black and white, then creating a gradient map layer. From there you went into the Gradient Editor and place the cursor directly beneath the gray scale, and starting from the black end, move it toward the white end until the arrow cursor changes to a finger pointer. You then use the value in Location...
Unfortunately, every time I do this my cursor is ALWAYS a pointing finger. I can put in color stops, but I don't believe that was what the technique used... I've tried using alt, ctrl, and/or shift in all the combinations I can think of, but no matter what I do, I always get the pointing finger instead of the arrow cursor.
what I need to do differently to get the Gradient Editor to show an arrow cursor until I reach whatever point I should be at when it changes to a pointing finger? Does it represent the darkest black in the image, or what?
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Apr 14, 2013
I have a shape with a 4 colour gradient on it but it wont accept shadows unless i turn off the gradient. Is there a way to have shadows on this shape and keep the gradient as well?
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Mar 21, 2013
I am using CS6. I have created some text with a gradient fill. I have converted it to shapes before addin the Fill. I appear to get a slight black shadow arround the letters. This appears to get worse when I Export it to png with a transparent background. This black shadow is not a stoke that I have added.
How can I remove this black effect?
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Jan 17, 2013
Is it possible to create a gradient similar to radial gradient, except that the shape is other than circular? This image would be the starting point, but I would like the white part fading to black to be another shape (say, a rectangle, a banana, etc.).
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Jul 9, 2012
I've been experiencing problems with the Gradient editor since I got PS and the problem is that whenever I create a gradient through the gradient editor and then load it, it does load it and instead just duplicates the ones that already exist.
I save all gradients at:
C:UsersRHAppDataRoamingAdobeAdobe Photoshop CS6PresetsGradients
However it does (mostly) work when I import pre-made (from web) Gradients.
I don't know why this happens but it also did the same thing when I had CS5.5!
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May 2, 2005
what is the best way to make a real shadow. you know one that mirrors its source. the shadow effect is nice but how would i make a shadow of say a person standing up arms out and make it look real
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Aug 1, 2006
How does one take shadows out of faces... is it possible?
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Nov 1, 2007
If you look at this pic from POTC there is some shadowing on the left, how is this done and how is the skin made to look almost wax like.
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Mar 21, 2007
I have a small studio and im taking pictures of seniors. It works out aside from the horrible shadows. I try to move my lighting around and even switch the umbrellas, but nothing seems to help.
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Apr 23, 2004
I found great use with the Drop Shadow ability. Especially when used with text; a nice soft, lighty blurred drop shadow would do wonders for the overall image.
But too many times do I see graphics with that ugly, heavy, and greatly offset dropshadow. Sure enough it actually DETRACTS the realism from the image.
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Oct 22, 2004
I need to use an object and a shadow shot in a studio shoot. It was shot on a light cream background and I need to piece the object and shadow back together and then place on a bright coloured background.
I've tried the background eraser but the quality isn't good enough,
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Jul 17, 2009
How do you all remove shadows from backdrops/walls behind people's heads/bodies? I use the healing brush, but is there an easier, quicker way to do it? I have PSE4 and CS3.
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Jul 29, 2009
It included the ability to change the amount, the tonal width and the radius, BUT, I cannot find it in my PS 7.
Is this function not available in Photoshop 7?
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Feb 10, 2004
How do you create drop shadows for pictures is photoshop 7.0? Also, is there a quick way to make frames or mattes for an image.
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Jan 5, 2004
Is there a way to change the shadow of a layer without modifying the other shadows...
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Aug 7, 2009
I want to place a sunlit object from one photo into another photo where the sky is gray and the light is diffuse.The surfaces which are half sunlit and half shadow in the first photo would appear unnatural in the second where light is diffuse. Does anybody know a technique where these light extremes could be evened out on the object?
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Mar 14, 2006
I get green shadows when i print my photos.The original photo looks fine on the screen,so i dont think there is a problem with the original,and the rest of the photo is fine,but the areas which should be light to dark brown are greeny-yellow.
I have an epson R1800 printer,and am using photoshop for colour management(printer colour management off).The clour profile is of the original photo(embedded)-sRGB,printer profile-SPR R1800 prmglssy.icc,rendering-perceptual.
I have cleaned the printheads,am using printrite ink.
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Oct 9, 2007
I'm trying to do some text design for a Web site template. I'm working on a logo for a blog right now. The logo is a play off the old-timey Western Union logo. I have matched the font, but I also want to add these inner shadows on the text.
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Oct 12, 2007
I have two layers. One has a drop shadow and one an inner shadow.
When editing either one, it is affecting the other. If I move the angle, it changes the angle for the other layer's shadow. I can not see why. How can I determine what is causing this "linked" effect?
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Sep 13, 2005
I'm editing some photographs in Photoshop and because of the sunlight, all my subjects have a dark shadow covering part of their neck/throat areas and shirt collars. I used the both the healing brush and patch tools to fix up the shirt areas and they look fine. However, whenever I tried using these tools using non-shadow areas of their neck as sampled areas, the results always look bad. Their necks, even though shadows are removed, look like plastic or plaster rather than real human skin. How would I remove these shadows from their necks without causing an unrealistic looking skin?
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Oct 14, 2008
I don't get drop shadows. I can apply a drop shadow to an object on a layer, then if I apply a drop shadow to another item on another layer the drop shadow on the first item is changed to be the same as the new drop shadow that I am applying to the second object/layer.
Why does a new drop shadow, on a different layer, affect a previous drop shadow on a separate layer? How can I apply different drop shadows to different layers?
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Jun 8, 2004
how to save an image that I've added a drop shadow to with a transparent background. I have it all set up with the transparent background and it looks as it should in .psd format, but when I attempt to save it as a .gif (appparently this and .png are the only formats that support transparency), the shadow ends up looking like black and white. Is this just the drawback of .gif colors or what?
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Sep 4, 2004
i am trying drop shadows on text. but when i go to add a second drop shadow to text in a new location. i cant move the shadow without the earlier drop shadow moving too. also is there a way to stretch a shadow longer?
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Mar 2, 2006
I work with virtual shoe samples, that means that many times I have to draw shoes from sketch and make them realistic. Observing real shoes, I noticed that when an area is going away to background, it does not only gets darker, but also loses a bit of its saturation and contrast. So my doubt is how to make a gradient loss of saturation and contrast. Maybe it could be done both with brushes or blending options (which I already use for shadows),
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Dec 27, 2004
I've got drop shadows on layers to help accentuate the edges, which is working fine. However, many of the lines overlap and when the shadows go over the top of each other they tend to "multiply" and get darker as they overlap.
I've tried changing the blending modes from multiply, to normal to ?. Do to I go about not getting the shadows to build up?
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Mar 2, 2006
I work with virtual shoe samples, that means that many times I have to draw shoes from sketch and make them realistic. Observing real shoes, I noticed that when an area is going away to background, it does not only gets darker, but also loses a bit of its saturation and contrast. So my doubt is how to make a gradient loss of saturation and contrast. Maybe it could be done both with brushes or blending options (which I already use for shadows),
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Dec 7, 2006
How do you add a shadow to an element in a webpage? This effect is very popular and I see it on a lot of websites out there. For an example of what I mean, take a look at the Blogger site. See the shadows on each side of the content box? That's exactly what I want to do, but I don't quite grasp how it's possible, especially if you are using a background that isn't a solid color, such as a tiled pattern. How could you create the shadows to work seamlessly with any background? What kind of code would you use to implement the shadows once you made them?
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Jun 20, 2008
i recently took this pic in utah and i posted it in another forum and someone said to lighten the shadows to make it look better. Now the only way i know how to lighten the shadows would be to use curves but then i always end up lightening the whole pic. So then i tried shadows/highlights but have never really worked too much with that in just working on shadows and not the whole picture.
So here is the before picture....
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Mar 14, 2006
I get green shadows when i print my photos.The original photo looks fine on the screen,so i dont think there is aproblem with the original,and the rest of the photo is fine,but the areas which should be light to dark brown are greeny-yellow.
I have an epson R1800 printer,and am using photoshop for colour management(printer colour management off).The clour profile is of the original photo(embedded)-sRGB,printer profile-SPR R1800 prmglssy.icc,rendering-perceptual.
I have cleaned the printheads,am using printrite ink.
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Jun 26, 2008
I am wanting to add a block shadow to some text in CS2..
I have tried many different ways but i only seem to be able to get a drop shadow, not a block shadow (extruding shadow)
and a quick image as to what i mean, i want it to look like the bottom text.. (these were created on a different system)
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