How to Make most REALISTIC SHADOWS in Photoshop, 3 simple steps

[@photoshopcafe]

Written companion to this tutorial: photoshopcafe.com/how-to-make-very-realistic-shadows-in-photoshop/

[@kbchronicles3048]

Collin, I have been TRYING to create realistic shadows for YEARS and you just showed me how in five MINUTES! THANK YOU!

[@photoshopcafe]

Glad to help. Stick around, more to come :)

[@SLA-ht1rw]

This is the most clear tutorial for photoshop I've ever found on KZbin. I have an architecture project due tomorrow and this gave me exactly what I needed to finish it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@ChristopherBriscoe]

Thanks for inspiring me through the years with every episode you post.

[@photoshopcafe]

Thanks so much Christopher! Made my day :)

[@Jeeprassic]

You are the best at showing "each" step in a good motion making the process easy. THANK YOU!

[@donquixote88]

This is by far the best and the most straightforward tutorial for adding realistic shadow to an image. You sir are a savior!

[@BestAudiovisualTricks]

Easiest shadows creation method I've ever seen in the last 20 years. Amazing trick Colin!

[@reubenitemedia]

Absolutely helped! I've had my fair share of struggles creating realistic looking shadows and have mostly hacked my way through various methods to accomplish my goal. The method you outline here is so commonsense, simple, and straightforward. Greatly appreciate your concise guidance throughout the video for sure. Cheers mate!

[@sarahbebe5022]

Just for anyone wondering on a Mac, for the create layer instruction at 0.48 you hold control and click on the effect. It will give you the drop down menu that you see him using ☺

[@rodcoots4175]

This is the first shadow tutorial I've seen that really works for me. Thank You.

[@juliengaut5448]

absolutely flawless video Collin... I love you

[@michaelaarvidsson1]

I have look at a few shadow tutorials now on youtube, but this was by far the best one! Thank you!

[@photoshoptipsbyali]

Thank you so much dear, this is the first shadow tutorial I've seen that really works for me.

[@jillbeexo]

Amazing. The best tutorial I've seen for this yet.

[@nathanrippon1]

Great video with clear instructions and explanations

[@sandykreit1752]

I always learn something new from you Colin.

[@jenniferatterton1587]

Looks fabulous. I used some of those steps when I make shadows, but haven't used the gradient or density tool, just the opacity, so that is very helpful, thank you, Colin.

[@RichardJohnson-xj5pg]

A great tutorial. I have looked at other tutorials but this is the easiest by far.

[@sunilchristian3430]

I've never done converting a layer of a drop shadow! I always select the object and copy it in black in another layer. And, then I go with the same rest steps you have shown here. But, now I'll try this drop shadow process. Thank you!

[@LaPubisLady]

This was super helpful! I had not yet seen the field blur, but now I don't think I can ever go back! Very handy. I love learning new PS tricks.

[@YashviJalan]

This is like a GROUNDBREAKING video. I now do shadows confidently because of how simple you have made this. Thank you so much!

[@MrBroomy]

Thanks, Colin! You're always informative and thorough!

[@glenrose7482]

What a tale nice tutorial. Very chill, easy to follow and quick. An additional compositing trick is to then tint the shadow to match the inverse colour of the light (in this case a slight blue/cyan tint) casting the shadow.

[@CJGlynnPhotography]

Nice use of Field Blur. Good job. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@DJI-mini3]

spot on, straight forward instructions, I will use this method in future. thanks

[@1chrisandrew1]

Fabulous tutorial - just what I was looking for - thank you!

[@LongTran-yv2nq]

Straight to the point and pleasant, easy to follow, thank you!

[@jkendall-marks3866]

This was super helpful - I forgot how to simply add drop shadow / create new layer trick. You've reduced the actions to easy-to-follow order. & kept it short & sweet.

[@bobthebuilder9275]

Thank you so much this has been a life saver for my digital art class 🙏

[@TerryWindell]

THANK YOU! I've been lookin for a way to up my shadow creation skills. This is exactly what I needed!

[@Chozend]

Man what I've learned today was holding alt and scroll key to zoom in and out.. This just sped up my workflow so much. Thank you

[@philparker97]

Thank you very much! I've just created a very realistic shadow, of which I wouldn't have known how to even start, let alone add the field blur and gradient, without your clear and concise tutorial.

[@aleksandarmiletic3814]

Great video and explanation Colin. The tutorial is complex but easy to understand!

[@nixonmanuel6459]

This is wonderful! Thank you for your conscientiousness.

[@Joanne0728]

Wow... it is a great feature to make the photo real. thank you.

[@remyfernandes7246]

The best tutorial on shadow after watching so many!!! Thanks for teaching me a new tool 'field shadow'

[@photoshopcafe]

Happy to hear that!

[@debbiecalnan9327]

I did and thank you so much. I really needed this for a project I am working on. I'm quite happy with the results.

[@kathiganong2777]

fantastic tutorial and I learned some great steps that I had never used.

[@P.F-t5j]

The best method. Works everytime. Thank you so much!

[@gunnarbrakel6539]

brilliant video, easiest to follow and looks great

[@judecruz1565]

Amazing ! thank you for sharing, ive been using PS for a while but i didn't know things like density or that field blur

[@mavenartistry]

Great tutorial! Thanks for the clear and concise instruction.

[@palmieritony]

I love to learn what I didn't know...which is the definition of "learning", I guess?! :-) Thanks for taking the time to share!

[@paulwoodward3453]

Excellent tutorial as always. I'll try this out today!

[@a.joshatt7518]

this is gold. clear in each and every aspect. Thank you so much.

[@Vidzette]

Great stuff!

[@bethmcelroy8253]

Thank you! I've been struggling with a shadow in a composite project. This was super helpful.

[@TheJohnlentz]

Excellent video. I now understand shadows better!

[@pimaerts]

This was EXACTLY what I was looking for, many thnx, great stuff!

[@BhavnaVaswani-u8x]

O GOSH YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER! and brilliant!

[@SOFIAPINEIRO-WIDEJKO]

thank you this helped me fix my assignment for class!

[@Dormazain]

That was easilyone of the most concise, well made tutorials I've ever looked up. I spent 10 minutes trying to figure it out myself, starting by copying the object layer and painting it black... surely I'm glad about the results this gives :D

[@JOHAN5459]

this channel is worth followed and subscribed, Thanks for the tutorial

[@rodgermcreynolds4549]

Great tut! One thing that I miss in many PS tutorials is a step-by-step listing of all steps needed to complete the effect. Naturally, I can go back and pause the video as I perform each step, but it would be most convenient to be able to print a step-by-step guide to have available as I'm working on my own image.

[@photoshopcafe]

Glad you bought that up. Also most every tutorial on this channel has a written companion over at photoshopCAFE, this one is no exception. I probably do a poor job of telling people. You can see this one here: photoshopcafe.com/how-to-make-very-realistic-shadows-in-photoshop/

[@kayota0707]

Very usefull! Thank you very much for this tutorial, I need it for college. Now I know how to drop a shadow in a very simple way.

[@terrylong8465]

I use this method from now on! Thanks.

[@mandypriestley2408]

This is a fantastic tutorial for shadows. And so simple. Thanks Colin

[@photonsonpixels]

Fantastic tutorial, Colin. Thank you!

[@bobmcgraw]

Brilliant!! Thanks for this great technique!

[@brucefrandsen8473]

Excellent. I've often wondered how to do something like this

[@rajeshrelan]

very well explained. I definetely learned something new

[@DanushiChamira-kp3gn]

Thank you very much . Your explanation is very clean and clear.

[@photoshopcafe]

You are welcome!

[@Dannisa18]

This is so cool. I will definitely be doing this.

[@sonjon1000]

simple and effective, great tut

[@jlopez7596]

Thanks for showing us your process of creating shadows i am sure you have played with many variables to make it come out the way you want it.

[@photoshopcafe]

I have used all kinds of techniques throughout the years. This is my current go to method.

[@jlopez7596]

@@photoshopcafe thanks again colin. It is straightforward and effective.

[@4thwalltvandfilm]

Nice wrokflow. Better steps than my similar manual process. Loved the Layer effect to layer trick. Easier than making a selection and filling git.

[@bruceblaylock8682]

Colin, one of your best ever. Like others I have been doing shadows in a similar, but much less effective way. Thank you so much!!

[@WorkingTitles1]

Great technique. Thanks for sharing.

[@quirkworks4076]

Great stuff, as always!

[@larrylowemusic8748]

This, and you were the best tutorial EVER!! Thank you.

[@randomcallsign]

fast, to the point and useful. recommended

[@mediatrends3605]

You are my go to Photoshop guru! You are awesome!🙌🏾

[@photoshopcafe]

Thanks so much!

[@JasonHauser125]

That's really cool. I have an older version of PS and not sure it can do all that.

[@souvikofficial5734]

Thank you very much sir for this nice tutorial

[@ron95754]

Wow that really helps. Lot's new here. This is a much better method then I've been using.

[@nanztaxi123]

I’m very new to photoshop I’m fromNewZealand and have learnt a lot from your video’s and I am enjoying them I’ve almost watched all your videos I find them fell of information and easy to follow some are still to advanced for me as I’m still learning but I still watch them thank you for all that you teach us

[@photoshopcafe]

Kia ora it will come clear with practice

[@ChrisHunt4497]

Great content. Yes, I learnt lots, thanks. Got it saved now. You are always brilliant Colin. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@MsBittyIsSnoozy]

I have been creating shadows in the most complicated way possible. This is so helpful! Thank you!

[@you82.League]

Omg, by your tutorial I made a shadow that when I created it, I couldn't convince myself it's not a Real Picture! Thanks a lot

[@nightSkyacc]

still helps a LOT thanks!

[@Anujsyal595]

great man.. very easy way to add shadow...thank you a lot

[@Jen-kw2fn]

Massive thumbs up! This was such a simple method to get a high quality result. Thank you so much.

[@photoshopcafe]

Glad it helped!

[@marthaworthington1345]

Excellent 🥰 Thank you so much!

[@fielding68]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

[@nickteoh5089]

Thank you for doing this super useful tutorial and sharing your skill, sir.

[@kellylaurenblackvideo]

Excellent tutorial!

[@sjamesons]

Very good Colin, as usual. In fact, I have just finished a project where I need to fix the shadows. I have watched so many of your videos and will continue! Thanks so much once again. Scott Jameson.

[@photoshopcafe]

Thanks for watching

[@saltsheeeeps]

this is very helpful, thank you!

[@jeffbeamer9882]

Super helpful! Many thanks!

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

I had done shadows before with blur and opacity but not to this degree. Thanks for showing a lot more ways to do shadows.

[@sogandbayesteh6562]

i'm so glad for finding this video

[@raggadubdubgaming]

Short, informative and very usefull. Thanks!

[@FirebirdCreativeDesign]

Awesome!!! Thank you! Saved this so I can come back later when I forget. LOL

[@YanaLoran]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! It's so helpful!

[@nejanaturals6084]

thank you. i love how you explain

[@KEHA14]

Fantastic video thank you!

[@the_Kehindhe]

Mind Blown !!!

[@ZoranImsiragic]

This is great! Very nice way of using Field blur.

[@leadzmedia6109]

This... This is fire. Thank You Sir!

[@jMP0131]

Amazingly helpful, as always! Thanks.