How to cast a SHADOW in PHOTOSHOP, NEW better way!

[@photoshopcafe]

The written instructions are now live here: photoshopcafe.com/make-realistic-cast-shadow-photoshop-new-way/

[@nonexman]

This is the BEST technique I've seen for this (and I think I've tried them all). A major CONGRATULATIONS to you Colin.

[@Rudy2053]

Colin.......You are the greatest, you have no idea how I enjoy your videos.

[@photoshopcafe]

Thanks for saying so :)

[@jenniferatterton1587]

That is an excellent way to incorporate shadows, particularly if you are dealing with figures, thank you, Colin.

[@blakemccracken889]

Photoshop has been an especially frustrating software for me to pick up. Just as I was getting very frustrated with other tutorials because they weren't "click for click" identical to my version and what I was trying to accomplish, I found your video. Thank you for the straight forward explanation, you just saved me from a bad mood. Subscribed.

[@ernestor.salazar1619]

Really dude the best tutorial for cast shadows on youtube. Great content.

[@taste_is_sweet]

That was really cool. And thank you for explaining every step like that. Sometimes knowing WHERE to click makes all the difference.

[@claremather1644]

Thank you, this is probably the best shadow tutorial i've seen, again, many thanks

[@ebohaberkorn]

Great way of doing shadows. This has always been a mystery to me how to do this properly. Thanks for great tutorial.

[@carlkristensen8398]

I just tried it out on one of my own images - it works amazingly well, and a lot easier than using dropshadow and then ad gradient. Thank you (once again)

[@photoshopcafe]

Awesome! Thats what I want to hear. I love it when tuts work on peoples actual images :)

[@MikeAdamsArtist]

I've just subscribed. Many thanks for this shadow video. I'm working on some shadows for some eBay items. I like the pace at which you speak in the tutorials--it's calming! Thanks from the Left Coast of North America ~ Mike

[@mannyd9328]

That’s a much better way to create a cast shadow with so much control. Thanks for the great tip.👍🏼

[@sunny20053]

you are a blessing to beginners like us!!!

[@M45YTH]

Loved the idea to use gradient overlay and of the use of field blur

[@robertcarter4177]

I am new to Photoshop and the learning curve is steep. I like how you present things. It is helping me. Thank you

[@photoshopcafe]

I try to keep things are understandable as I can

[@ralphpayne6259]

Getting the shadow at the beginning was really informative. How to use it artistically - well, that's gonna be the fun for us. Nice simple technique that seems to produce good results quickly. What would I really like to see for your channel? An index that lets me find techniques from the many different videos you've done, easily.

[@photoshopcafe]

Thats a good suggestion, where would I display it?

[@taimdala]

@@photoshopcafe Is there a character limit to the info section? If there isn't, perhaps you can make a video introducing highlights from your index as a slide show, with an index of links to the individual videos in the info section. If there's a way to pin that video at the top of your channel's listings, that would make it easy to find. As you add more videos, update the index with the links to the new videos.

[@ralphpayne6259]

@@photoshopcafe ideally as a fully up-to-date spreadsheet (dashboard approach)/database list on a website. In the long run that makes it easier for you. Keeping it within KZbin channel will be a good place to start but becomes more difficult to use. Intermediate approach would be an email feed but that had its own issues. On a spreadsheet dashboard it could even have a column that shows which version of PS it can be used from - especially as you have been doing it so long 😉 Whichever is cost effective and easy to use for all abilities, I do hope it happens. I'm sure it will be a first. Hey, maybe KZbin can help!

[@truthinvestment8962]

Hi Colin, Thank-you for your excellent tutorial. I am new to Photoshop and find I can follow your instruction easily without becoming flustered. Your pace of delivery is the magic.👍

[@JerrePaquette]

Your teaching manner is as effective as your knowledge/skill combo--thank you, Colin

[@photoshopcafe]

Thanks

[@BettyMcAllister1]

Wonderful tut and I did learn several new things. Hope we get notice when the written tut is available. Would like to hold on to that. Thank you!!

[@photoshopcafe]

Are you on our mailing list? There will be an email when its live.

[@chrisconnolly645]

Learnt a lot with that thank you Colin. Excellent

[@FilipTin]

Once again, a learning video. Thank you very much.

[@fcarrizo60]

Oh, Thank you so much! I had requested a while a go a way to make an object looks like it's sitting on a surface, not hovering over it, and the trick was getting the pivot point set on the right place and then play around with the free transform tool, that solved my problem. Awesome!

[@photoshopcafe]

Yay

[@dmday316]

A Great learning video, thanks Colin!

[@GraphicallyChallenged]

Great tutorial!

[@cherylconnor2282]

Oh boy what a learning curve for me. Multiple layer masks as trying to do composites so had to learn how to combine into one layer mask for the gradient layer. Managed it . Only thing I could do was the fianl field blur as that was greyed out. What an excellent tutorial. Big thank you! have subscribed!!!

[@mallepalle100]

SIR YOU ARE SAVING LIVES TODAY THANK YOU

[@ronzufelt1428]

Great tutorial. Thanks. Helped a lot.

[@taimurmahmood953]

Love it Colin! Your teaching style is easy to learn from. It helps me with my own Photoshop techniques. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial!

[@tylergibson2724]

Wow! Excellent tutorial! Thank you, sir.

[@hl3025]

Thank you, Collin. Your instructional pace is perfect for me. I was able to follow easily and understand all the subtle commands. I did not have to keep pausing and replay like other channels. Keep up the good work.

[@paulkerr1313]

As a fairly new user, I learned a lot. Thank you

[@margaretstapper6907]

Awesome. Thank you so much. Very simple explanation. 🤓

[@ngalahgwet9253]

Very good job, i like your tutos

[@MadsBoPedersen]

Love the tip of using the gradient, and I never really had a good use for Field blur until now - that was amazing. Thank you Colin!

[@davidrachlin3557]

Great stuff. Thank you for the written instructions. I appreciate how well you explain things.

[@onlylazy8545]

i am really impressed how you manage to make the video so long

[@JoeHTX]

I've been needing to know how to do this for a long time. Thank you Colin, great tutorial!

[@ColinShinkin]

Thank you worked for me and yes learned a lot.

[@Rocadamis]

A useful technique. I knew you were going to make the effects into a layer, but I thought you were going to use the drop shadow effect to do it. This is interesting and jumps a few steps. Here's tip, you can hold the command key (Mac) or Control key (Windows) to adjust the Transform item as a Skew or Distort.

[@leticiaguastoni2332]

This is amazingggg! Thanks for sharing

[@photoshopcafe]

any time

[@elmafudd9703]

I need to know how i would mask inner glow (for example on an object or person) on a complicated subject so that only chosen areas are under this result of this FX. It is either on or off.

[@Tayyab.Mehboob]

Love U Sir It Was Really Cool And Best Wayy To Cast Shadow.

[@phattaxman]

Excellent tip! Thank you.

[@ravifleming]

Thank you for video it helped me a lot. ❤

[@seanconnelly2144]

cast shadows are so difficult for me - I feel dyslexic LOL - I've tried a few different ways - this one seem better - thanks, you are the best teacher.

[@faithkoch5113]

This is a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

[@alexandrugrecov8964]

After 10 years of using PS I saw first time that reference point for transform !....incredible :))

[@photoshopcafe]

There are so many little things in Photoshop. Hand around, lots more to come!

[@kenmorris2858]

Colin...amazing tutorial and YES I learned quite a lot. Cheers ...

[@EricaDyson]

Great. Shadows.. more please. Thanks a lot.

[@jessicachou4512]

Nice and clear tutorial, Thank you so much !

[@richardstalter5461]

Awesome tips! Thank you.

[@TomWindeknecht]

That's a cool shadow technique! I will definitely use this in my product photography. Thank you!

[@lindamaddocks8040]

This was great. I need some more practice with the field blur. My settings look different, with CC 2021 PSD. I couldn't get that much a difference in sharpness of front of shadow compared to back. I think I've got something good enough for today's needs though.

[@robertproctor7921]

Excellent, thanks!

[@rania-design5660]

I learned an amazing thing today, thank you!

[@webknack922]

That was very well explained , thank you !

[@suzanblackman9093]

Wonderful...thanks!..love the channel

[@mr.nobody8962]

Very good tutorial sir

[@pralhadshetye8863]

Thank you Colin

[@BassPlayerAvailable]

But can you readjust the gradient fade at the end as to me the fade doesnt seem to be in the right place

[@Carolinakid1984]

So easy and effective

[@photoshopcafe]

Thank you 😊

[@gregwoolliscroft6255]

great explanation thank you...

[@frankCsenior]

Most Enlightening! Thanks.

[@dudleymonks9050]

nice job learn so much cheers

[@LynnSmith]

Thank you

[@RusstafaB]

Fantastic tutorials thank you for these videos brilliant

[@MadPics]

as always - bite sized tips for the "real" world : ) thanks!!!

[@sinydedeugd6989]

This is niiiiiiice! Thank you Colin:-)

[@amiya19277]

Now I am Learn how to add shadow, Thanks brother. Can I make it CS3 vesion?

[@photoshopcafe]

You can, some of the tools may be a little different and there is no field blur, but you can, I have another tutorial on shadows that will work in CS3.

[@ron-manke]

Good overview thanks! Why not use the 3D features in photoshops to do shadows? Might be less steps...especially if you create a standard shadow template document.

[@photoshopcafe]

Thats definitely another option. although 3D in PS takes forever to render.

[@YOJIMMIE]

very good I like it

[@taleseternia1082]

Thank you sir.

[@taslimakhatun6624]

please share image download link for practice

[@josediazh3890]

Muchas gracias! :)

[@nunofreitas7137]

Awesome, thanks

[@akashadearg-due1435]

Amazing

[@fedekoen5996]

Any suggestions how i could make this into an action, and be repeated multiple times? I have 259 product-pictures i want to retouch ;)

[@centerdepenter]

Nice one

[@carlkristensen8398]

Nice!

[@thodorissiorikis8791]

PERFECT!!!!!

[@Mrtom40]

WOW

[@dharanimbarman2774]

Hello My dear Mentor, I am interested in making trifold and bifold mockup in Photoshop cc 2020. As such I am looking and searching the same for quite a long time. But unfortunately I did not find any one of them. But actually what I found there are some kind of duplicate and/or copy/paste. I shall be thankful to you if you please make a tutorial on trifold and bifold brochures so that your followers are benefited themselves. Thank you very much. Dharani M Barman

[@HPHaraldsen]

smart !

[@doceparesgirl]

dig that guitar :-)

[@chaseechenrode8679]

Brillant

[@gippymarley]

Ufffff EVH on your wall 🥵🔥

[@uixNinja]

Nice ((:))

[@sparshbhatnagar3153]

its confusing

[@nurb2kea]

Result is OK, but the many steps isn't.

[@photoshopcafe]

I have another tut on a simpler method, that wan't my goal here, it was realism and people notice the difference in images where a little more effort is put in.

[@markcomputertech7997]

There is a much easier way to do this . . .

[@photoshopcafe]

Easier is not always better, the title says "better" way, not easier. I have other videos for easy way.

[@timbrown2103]

looks like a fake cast shadow. don't make bad tutorials.

[@lauraflorez1319]

You are great, your tutorial is pretty clear, thanks to share this!

[@photoshopcafe]

You're very welcome!

[@sbl2051]

Excellent information, thank you.

[@RaptorDroid]

Excellent tutorial!

[@ester1257]

was very helpful, thank you!

[@miyamonrreal7925]

Amazing tutorial!

[@robinemura5656]

excellent tutorial, thank you!!