Tutorial: Creating A Cast Shadow

Drop shadows are okay, but a cast shadow can make your photoillustrations come to life I like shadows. They create depth and make your images stronger and more lifelike. (…)

Drop shadows are okay, but a cast shadow can make your photoillustrations come to life

I like shadows. They create depth and make your images stronger and more lifelike. PhotoSpin.com has a great tutorial available now for creating cast shadows, which are shadows that retain the shape of that which casts it.

Figure 1: The cast shadow.

Click this link to view it.

This tutorial comes courtesy of Colin Smith and his site www.PhotoshopCafe.com.

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