Adobe Photoshop CC Drop Shadows
Creating Drop Shadows in Adobe Photoshop CC
Sure, we have all had a good time Creating Drop Shadows in Adobe Photoshop CC. I am referring to the add drop shadow method from the Layer Effects options at the bottom of the layer's panel.
But, is that really a drop shadow? Can you really make it look the way you want it to look? Can you put that kind of drop shadow on a person, dog, or horse, then lay it down and give it the opacity you want and the detail that it deserves? Homey don't think so!
In this video, “Creating Drop Shadows in Adobe Photoshop CC,” we are going to create some realistic drop shadows that will knock your socks off. Trust me. As we share with you what is involved in creating drop shadows in Adobe Photoshop CC, we are going to use some tools that you had no idea existed in Adobe Photoshop CC.
Photoshop is truly strange. You see some menus and options in toolbars and panels and think to yourself, “Who would ever use that?” You might even watch a video and think to yourself, “So what? What good does that do me?”
In our video, “Creating Drop Shadows in Adobe Photoshop CC,” we are not only going to show you how to make realistic drop shadows, we are going to share with you a couple of tools that you have never used.
One tool is the “distort” tool. I have used this tool for 15 years. It has moved around from place to place in Photoshop over the years. I met a designer in San Francisco a few years ago and she told me, “ Look at this new tool they have added to Adobe Photoshop CC, the Distort Tool. She had been using Photoshop for longer than I have.
The other tool is the “Fill” Tool. No, not the paint bucket tool, but the “Fill” tool. Actually it´s a menu option, You´ll see.
Enjoy our video, “Creating Drop Shadows in Adobe Photoshop CC.”