View Full Version : Lighting and shadow  01-11-2006, 05:38 AM
Hello, I am a newbie in photoshop, need some help. ^_^ I browse
through the gallery and have been wondering how did the artisits
do the lighting effect in their work, example the sunlight. And
how did they do the shadow cast on the ground, etc ? is it done
but painting them or is there a tool to do the effect?  Thanx in
advance :)  01-11-2006, 03:17 PM To answer your question - no
there is no automatic way to create a cast shadow. If you are
bringing an image an placing it or "Compositing" it into another
image - you will have to create your shadow. A lot of PS users
simply create a selection based on the object (ctrl-click that
layer), create another layer, fill with black, and then distort
the shadow, blur and set it to multiply. This is fine for a
quick fix but I suggest going further if you are looking for
realism. Use your channels, gradients and layers to create
realistic shadows. Also don't forget to retouch/enhance the
lighting on your imag