I was playing around with ULead PhotoImpact XL 8.5 with drop shadows on
text. There is nice variety of different drop shadow "types" that can be
used in the options dialogue. Wanting to stick with my old tried and true, I
was wondering if there is a way to alter/manipulate just the drop shadow
effect in PSP 8? As an example I would like to be able to "elongate" the
drop shadow so that it starts at the very base of an image or the text and
extends from that point away from it; sort of like a wind-blown look.
Another way of looking at this might be the shadows that are cast during
late afternoon. I hope that is sufficient to describe what I'm wanting to
create.

Jeff

Pilgrim wrote:
> 
> I was playing around with ULead PhotoImpact XL 8.5 with drop shadows on
> text. There is nice variety of different drop shadow "types" that can be
> used in the options dialogue. Wanting to stick with my old tried and true, I
> was wondering if there is a way to alter/manipulate just the drop shadow
> effect in PSP 8? As an example I would like to be able to "elongate" the
> drop shadow so that it starts at the very base of an image or the text and
> extends from that point away from it; sort of like a wind-blown look.
> Another way of looking at this might be the shadows that are cast during
> late afternoon. I hope that is sufficient to describe what I'm wanting to
> create.

Create the shadow on its own layer and then deform it with
the - you guessed it - Deform tool. For more creative effects,
try deforming the shadow with Mesh Warp or the Warp Brushes.

> Jeff

Wasn't it Pilgrim who wrote:
>I was playing around with ULead PhotoImpact XL 8.5 with drop shadows on
>text. There is nice variety of different drop shadow "types" that can be
>used in the options dialogue. Wanting to stick with my old tried and true, I
>was wondering if there is a way to alter/manipulate just the drop shadow
>effect in PSP 8? As an example I would like to be able to "elongate" the
>drop shadow so that it starts at the very base of an image or the text and
>extends from that point away from it; sort of like a wind-blown look.
>Another way of looking at this might be the shadows that are cast during
>late afternoon. I hope that is sufficient to describe what I'm wanting to
>create.

Take a look at the "Perspective Shadow" in the free Eye Candy 3.1 plugin
(see earlier thread for where to find it). It's also possible (but more
difficult) to achieve the same sorts of effects with "ShadowLab" in the
commercial version of Eye Candy 4000.

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

For complete flexibility, just make a duplicate copy of your text; rename it
SHADOW and then change it to whatever color you want; distort to any shape
you desire; blur any part or all of it as you see fit, change the opacity to
whatever looks good, move it to where you want and enjoy the result.

"Pilgrim" <pilgrim2@directway.com> wrote in message
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> I was playing around with ULead PhotoImpact XL 8.5 with drop shadows on
> text. There is nice variety of different drop shadow "types" that can be
> used in the options dialogue. Wanting to stick with my old tried and true,
I
> was wondering if there is a way to alter/manipulate just the drop shadow
> effect in PSP 8? As an example I would like to be able to "elongate" the
> drop shadow so that it starts at the very base of an image or the text and
> extends from that point away from it; sort of like a wind-blown look.
> Another way of looking at this might be the shadows that are cast during
> late afternoon. I hope that is sufficient to describe what I'm wanting to
> create.
>
> Jeff
>
>

Mike,

Thanks for information. I've done quite a bit of "Googling" to try and find
that "Eye Candy 3.1 Plugin" since I doing a search in this group turned up
"0", and there doesn't appear to be a source for that one that I can find. I
did find several helpful tutorials, however, on making Perspective Shadows.
But, if you should find a working link for that Plugin, I'd appreciate it if
you would point me to it. :~)

Jeff


"Mike Williams" <nospam@econym.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Take a look at the "Perspective Shadow" in the free Eye Candy 3.1 plugin
> (see earlier thread for where to find it). It's also possible (but more
> difficult) to achieve the same sorts of effects with "ShadowLab" in the
> commercial version of Eye Candy 4000.
>
> -- 
> Mike Williams
> Gentleman of Leisure

Jeff,

Eye Candy 3.1 free downloads (from a recent thread):

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/showcase_ec3.html
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html


Gail

-- 
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http://www.nightingail.com
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Free Web Art and Graphics
"Pilgrim" <pilgrim2@directway.com> wrote in message
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> Mike,
>
> Thanks for information. I've done quite a bit of "Googling" to
try and find
> that "Eye Candy 3.1 Plugin" since I doing a search in this
group turned up
> "0", and there doesn't appear to be a source for that one that
I can find. I
> did find several helpful tutorials, however, on making
Perspective Shadows.
> But, if you should find a working link for that Plugin, I'd
appreciate it if
> you would point me to it. :~)
>
> Jeff

"Pilgrim" <pilgrim2@directway.com> wrote in message
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> Mike,
>
> Thanks for information. I've done quite a bit of "Googling" to try and
find
> that "Eye Candy 3.1 Plugin" since I doing a search in this group
turned up
> "0", and there doesn't appear to be a source for that one that I can
find. I
> did find several helpful tutorials, however, on making Perspective
Shadows.
> But, if you should find a working link for that Plugin, I'd appreciate
it if
> you would point me to it. :~)
>
> Jeff
 Its Free with a Eye Candy 4000 demo, when the demo times out you just
remove that part.

Gail,

Thanks mucho!

Jeff

"Nightingail" <gail@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Jeff,
>
> Eye Candy 3.1 free downloads (from a recent thread):
>
> http://www.planetphotoshop.com/showcase_ec3.html
> http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html
>
>
> Gail
>
> -- 
> Nightingail's Gallery
> http://www.nightingail.com
> Digital Artwork
> Free Web Art and Graphics
>