RE: Drop Shadows in PSP

by "Michael Gerholdt" <gerholdt(at)ait.fredonia.edu>

Date:	Fri, 15 May 1998 16:10:03 -0400
To:	"Steve Arnott" <steve(at)stevearnott.com>, "HWG Graphics Email List" <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
In-Reply-To:	progen200
	todo: View Thread, Original

> Hi guys and gals,
>
> Can anyone tell me how to add a drop shadow to an entire picture in PSP 5?
>
>

Well, of course, this can't be done, really, for the reasons you describe.

But _this_ can be done: Create a new image which is larger than the image
you want to shadow. Use a background which is either transparent or which
matches the background of the page you will display it on exactly.

Make the original image - the one you wish to shadow - the active image.
Ctrl-A selects all; Ctrl-C copies it to clipboard. Now make the new, larger
background you just created the active doc. Ctrl-E will paste from the
clipboard. Place it in the new image where you wish. While it is still
selected, execute the dropshadow effect.

pmg

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