You need to select the part of the image that you want a drop shadow to
appear under, and make a new
of only
that part. Otherwise PS thinks you want a drop shadow of the whole
layer.
I have been using PS for a few years
now
but as a Portrait Photographer I
haven't
had any need to apply a drop shadow
to anything.
Ok I open an image in
CS2
I go to Layer/new/layer via
copy
I go to layer style/Drop
Shadow
I play with the
adjustments.
I see what it does to the square
in the preview
box.
I hit OK
Nothing has happened to the
image.
It looks the same as It did
before.
When I go to the layers
pallet
and click on the arrow it drops
down a
list that
shows
Effects
Drop Shadow
But nothing has changed on the
image.
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005
1:46 PM
Subject: RE: Drop Shadow
If you're asking this then you must be a newbie to Photoshop so I'll
start at the beginning:
At the bottom of the layers pallette, second from the left,
is the "layer-style" icon. It's black circle with a white
"f" in it. If you click this icon you'll get a list of styles and the
second from the top is "Drop Shadow"
Click on it and play with the interface.
(This won't work on a background layer. so you'll have to duplicate
it.)
herschel
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