How to Create a Simple Shadow in Photoshop CS3: 9 Steps

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How to Create a Simple Shadow in Photoshop CS3: 9 Steps
How to Create a Simple Shadow in Photoshop CS3: 9 Steps

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This wikiHow teaches you how to create a shadow behind an image in Adobe Photoshop.

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Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 1
Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 1

Step 1. Double click the "Ps" icon to open Photoshop

Once Photoshop is open, click File on the menu bar at the top of the screen, then click Open and select the image you want to edit.

Original images with transparent backgrounds are perfect for editing. You may need to separate the photo you want to edit from its background

Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 2
Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 2

Step 2. Click the layer containing the image you want to shadow

A list of layers will appear in the "Layers" window at the bottom right of the screen.

Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 3
Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 3

Step 3. Click Layers on the menu bar

Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 4
Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 4

Step 4. Click Duplicate Layer… on the drop-down menu.

You can name the layer you have duplicated. If not named, the new layer will have the name "[first layer name] copy"

Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 5
Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 5

Step 5. Click "Duplicate Layer"

Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 6
Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 6

Step 6. Click the "Layer Style" icon in the form of the "fx" button at the bottom of the Layers window

Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 7
Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 7

Step 7. Click Drop Shadow…

Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 8
Create a Simple Shadow Using Photoshop CS3 Step 8

Step 8. Adjust the shadows

Use the tools in the dialog box to customize:

  • Brightness level
  • Light point of view
  • Shadow distance from shape
  • Shadow spread or gradient
  • Shadow size

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