Shadow Photoshop Extension
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Compatibility Photoshop Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below
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.
Running extension on M1 Mac: https://bbtools.io/news/64fd8ed888a6740e931f3c63
Photoshop | 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017 |
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1.0.6 (Current version) - Dec 28, 2020
- Removed creating the shadow twice when "Auto update" option is checked and the values are entered into the "Angle" input field.
- Fixed the position and the angle of the shadow when the angle is exactly 180 degrees. Now the object is vertically mirrored and glued to the bottom of the selected layer.
- Removed the error that was produced when the layer was locked and the shadow creation process started. In order to prevent this error it is now impossible to create the shadows for the locked layers.
- Optimized the code to make it work even faster.
- Fixed the position and the angle of the shadow when the angle is exactly 180 degrees. Now the object is vertically mirrored and glued to the bottom of the selected layer.
- Removed the error that was produced when the layer was locked and the shadow creation process started. In order to prevent this error it is now impossible to create the shadows for the locked layers.
- Optimized the code to make it work even faster.
1.0.5 - Oct 7, 2020
- Added the support to select multiple layers and add the Shadow at all of them.
- Speeded up the process of Auto-update when only Color or Opacity changes (then the shadow is not recreated again entirely but the changes are applied only for the Color or the Opacity).
- Faster sync between the sliders and the input fields (thanks to Vue.js reactivity).
- Added the support to use the arrow keys on the keyboard inside the input fields (the numbers next to the sliders).
- Speeded up the process of Auto-update when only Color or Opacity changes (then the shadow is not recreated again entirely but the changes are applied only for the Color or the Opacity).
- Faster sync between the sliders and the input fields (thanks to Vue.js reactivity).
- Added the support to use the arrow keys on the keyboard inside the input fields (the numbers next to the sliders).
1.0.4 - Apr 22, 2020
Removed the error that shows up when trying to align a shadow to the bottom of the subject that is outside the canvas. Now the shadow is not aligning to the bottom because it's not noticeable for the subjects that are outside the canvas and the error is not showing up anymore.
1.0.3 - Feb 26, 2020
Sun Point is no longer depended on UI language.
1.0.2 - Sep 19, 2019
Shadow aligns better to the subject.
1.0 - Aug 27, 2019
Initial release