Shadow (Extension for Photoshop)

Photoshop extension for adding realistic shadow for standing objects. Supports: text, regular (raster) layers, smart-objects.

Key Features

• Supported layer types: text, smart objects or regular layers
• Choose angle (set manually or use the "Sun position" option), scale, blur (shadow dispersion), opacity, and color.
• Auto-updates in almost real-time

Panel UI Controls

• Angle: the angle of the shadow (1 - 359)
• Scale: the length of the shadow (1 - 100). It's a relative value based upon the object size and it varies from shadow angle. Sharp angles make longer shadows.
• Blur: shadow dispersion amount in pixels (1 - 100)
• Opacity: the opacity of the shadow (1 - 100)
• Color: the color of the shadow. Usually, outside on a sunny day, shadows tend to have a bluish tint.
• Sun Position: It's a feature that calculates the angle of the shadow based on the relative position of the object from the Sun (point created using the Pen tool in Photoshop).
• Auto-update: triggers the shadow creation process when one of the above parameters is changed. It makes it easier to get the desired look of the shadow.
• Bonus feature: Shadow parameters are saved in the current session of Photoshop even if the panel is closed and re-opened later.

System Requirements

• Photoshop CC 2017 or above
• Windows or Mac

What's Included

• The extension (.zxp file format)
• Installation guide (.pdf file format)

Running extension on M1 Macs: https://bbtools.io/news/64fd8ed888a6740e931f3c63

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/cpT9R9T4qvw

Support

If you are stuck or you noticed some bug please write me here to get the support.