How to use transform to create a drop shadow in Adobe...

How to use transform to create a drop shadow in Adobe Photoshop CS5

Subject Descriptors: Drop Shadow, Free Transform, Transform, Blur, Motion Blur.Application (Version): Adobe Photoshop CS5Task Description: How do I create a drop shadow using transform?Tutorial Date: 22 May 2009, by Arnousone Chanthalyxay. Updated 22 June 2010, Kasidy Stafford

Make sure that your layers look like the image below.

One layer is filled with white and the other is just the cut out of the car on its own layer.

How to use transform to create a drop shadow in Adobe Photoshop CS5 - 1

Duplicate the layer.

Make sure that the layer of the car is selected and then Press "Ctrl + j"


Change the foreground color to black.

Press "Shift + x"


Press "Shift + Alt + Delete"

This will make the image black.


Press "Command + t"

This will bring up "Free Transform"


Drag the image straight down.

Click the top middle square and drag the image straight down.


Press "Enter" or "Return"

This will get you out of "Free Transform"


Move the shadow layer.

Click and drag the shadows layer below the image of the car so that the car is in front of the shadow.


Select "Filter"


Set the "Angle" to 0

Adjust the "Distance"

Adjust the "Distance" just enough to smooth out the ends of the shadow.


Click on "OK"


Select "Filter"


Change the "Radius"

Click and drag the tab to around a 3 px.

Click on "OK"


Select "Add Layer Mask"

Make sure that the drop shadow layer is selected.


Select the "Brush Tool"

Click and hold down on the icon and then select the "Brush Tool"

Change the "Opacity"

Change the "Opacity" to around 50%


Change the foreground color to black.

Press "Shift + x"


Change the brush size.

Click and drag the tab to 300px.


Click on the drop shadow.

- Make sure that you are only doing clicks and not click and drags. - If you need to bring back the color then change the foreground color to white and click over the area.


Select the "Move Tool"


Move the drop shadow.

This is only if you need to move your drop shadow.


Make sure that your layers look like the image below. Duplicate the layer. Change the foreground color to black.Press "Shift + Alt + Delete"Press "Command + t"Drag the image straight down. Press "Enter" or "Return"Move the shadow layer.Select "Filter"Set the "Angle" to 0Adjust the "Distance"Click on "OK"Select "Filter"Change the "Radius"Click on "OK"Select "Add Layer Mask"Select the "Brush Tool"Change the "Opacity"Change the foreground color to black.Change the brush size.Click on the drop shadow.Select the "Move Tool"Move the drop shadow.

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