Corel Painter Help | Adding drop shadows to layers

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Adding drop shadows to layers

You can add a drop shadow to a single layer or to a group to enhance the appearance of an image. Drop shadows are also helpful for developing Image Hose nozzles.

When you add a drop shadow, Corel Painter creates a new layer for the shadow and groups it with the original. This enables you to select and modify the drop shadow layer independently from the original layer.

To add a drop shadow

Select a layer or group.

Choose Effects

Objects

Create Drop Shadow.

In the Drop Shadow dialog box, type values in the following boxes:

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X-Offset and Y-Offset — specifies the distance, in pixels, from the center of the layer image to the shadow

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Opacity — specifies the degree to which the shadow covers underlying images. Setting Opacity to 100% obscures underlying images; lower values create a more transparent shadow.

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Radius — specifies the amount of blur at the edge of the shadow. The radius is half the distance across the blurred region. If you set Radius to zero, you create a sharp-edged shadow.

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Angle — specifies the direction of the blur.

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Thinness — specifies the amount of blur applied perpendicular to the Angle. If a blur shows streaks, increase Thinness to soften it.

If you want to merge the drop shadow layer with the image layer, enable the Collapse to one layer check box.

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