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Photoshop realistic shadow
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I’m trying to produce a realistic shadow.Point 2:
I would like the shadow to have harder edges the closer it is to the object.Methods Tried:
-I’ve tried making two 50% grey layers with different gaussian blurs applied to them with layer masks used to smoothly transistion between the two layers, but it still doesn’t look right.
-I’ve also tried using brushes with varying widths and hardnessesAre there methods you have liked that you could share? Any help is appreciated.
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For those interested:
I’ve been experimenting with a linear black to white gradient in an alpha channel and applying that channel in an lens blur. So far it will only blur the interior of a clipped object. My next task is to see how to blur the edges of a clipped object. -
1. Try using blur brushes of varying sizes and flows.
2. Use gradient selections to apply blurs. (Put a gradient in a channel and load the channel as a selection.)
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
http://www.dfilminst.com
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