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Print at Mar 20, 2010 12:13:59 AM |
| Posted by falkencreative at Dec 16, 2008 9:45:56 PM |
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Re: What's the easiest way to add a drop shadow of specific size? Assume I want to add a drop shadow to a (fixed width) area. Let's assume that the video is 400px by 400px, I want a 20px shadow, and the final result is going to be a transparent PNG. Here are my usual steps: -- create a new document with the size of the final shadow image I want saved (440px by 440px) with a transparent background. -- create a new layer within that document (your document should now have two layers, a background layer, and a new layer) -- within that new layer, create a box that is the size of your video player (400px by 400px). Usually, the easiest way to do this is create a new, temporary document that is the correct size, and copy/paste it into your original document. -- Then, go up to Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow, to add a new drop shadow layer style -- Play with the shadow settings until you like it, and then Save for Web, exporting the image as a transparent PNG. Make sense? I hope I am understanding you correctly... ---------------------------------------- Benjamin Falk | student : designer : developer Twitter: falkencreative |
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