I need to cast a shadow on to a layer that will be invisible in my composition. How?

[Dan Ebberts]

For your “shadow catcher” layer, use a white solid, set its mode to Multiply, Accepts Shadows = On, Accepts Lights = Off.

Dan

[Scaramanga]

Strangly i did try this with the blue solid and thought ‘maybe if i change it to white’ but i thought id ask on here. Thanks a lot mate, works a treat! 🙂

[Mark]

You could also make a copy of the bike, add the fill filter and set to black, add gaussian blur, change to 3d layer and position as needed….

Mark

[Justin Productions]

Mark said it all.

You might want to check this.
And this.
And this!

:))

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