Article Discussion: Creating Drop Shadows the Professional Way

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I don't see the point in using this method if
you can use the layer styles to make a drop shadow.

This works for Photoshop 6 and 7

Make a layer of the background color.
On top add the layer with the object to shadow.
Layer Menu/Layer Style/Blending Options
select the drop shadow checkbox
click on the word drop shadow
adjust the parameters

An an example using the same text

URL

Here you can find the psd file to make it
dropshadow.zip (Sometimes it can take a moment for the webserver to respond)

Mario Veraart