Shadow – Photoshop Extension

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

• Supported layer types: text, smart-objects or regular layers
• Choose angle (set manually or use “Sun position” option), scale, blur (shadow dispersion), opacity, 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 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 are changed. It makes it easier to get a desired look of the shadow.

Bonus feature: Shadow parameters are saved in the current session of the 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)

VIDEO TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/cpT9R9T4qvw

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

After the installation the extension can be found at: Window – Extensions – BBTools Shadow