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1: First, let's take the knocked-out
image and duplicate the layer
by dragging it to the layer
icon. Steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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2: Fill the vase copy with
the fill command. Make sure
"Preserve Transparency" is
turned on, or you'll end up
with the whole layer filled
with black. |
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3: Use the transform tool
(command-t for the Mac, ctrl-t
for the PC) to whip that shadow
into shape. I did a size-and-skew
type of thing to get the shadow
where I needed it. (Be sure
to check that your light source
and shadow direction match.) |
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4: Give the shadow a Gaussian
blur, and you're done. Now
you can vary the opacity,
set the layer to 'multiply',
or even try my favorite--duplicate
the shadow, blur more and
fade from a slightly blurred
shadow in front to the more
blurred in back to create
a realistic effect. Steps:
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5: Now we're going to add
the painted effect. Drag and
drop a texture you've painted
in Painter Classic right into
Photoshop… |
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6: ...and send it to the back.
Use the transform tool again
to give it the look of perspective. |
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7: Hold down the command key
and click on the Vase shadow's
layer name. This will select
the transparency mask. |
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8: Now click on the
Layer Mask icon, and Photoshop
will create a layer mask based
on the Vase shadow. Delete
or hide the Vase shadow layer,
and you're done. |
