Written companion to this tutorial: photoshopcafe.com/how-to-make-very-realistic-shadows-in-photoshop/

Collin, I have been TRYING to create realistic shadows for YEARS and you just showed me how in five MINUTES! THANK YOU!

Thanks for inspiring me through the years with every episode you post.

This is the most clear tutorial for photoshop I've ever found on KZfaq. I have an architecture project due tomorrow and this gave me exactly what I needed to finish it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

You are the best at showing "each" step in a good motion making the process easy. THANK YOU!

Easiest shadows creation method I've ever seen in the last 20 years. Amazing trick Colin!

Absolutely helped! I've had my fair share of struggles creating realistic looking shadows and have mostly hacked my way through various methods to accomplish my goal. The method you outline here is so commonsense, simple, and straightforward. Greatly appreciate your concise guidance throughout the video for sure. Cheers mate!

Just for anyone wondering on a Mac, for the create layer instruction at 0.48 you hold control and click on the effect. It will give you the drop down menu that you see him using ☺

This is by far the best and the most straightforward tutorial for adding realistic shadow to an image. You sir are a savior!

This is the first shadow tutorial I've seen that really works for me. Thank You.

Amazing. The best tutorial I've seen for this yet.

This was super helpful! I had not yet seen the field blur, but now I don't think I can ever go back! Very handy. I love learning new PS tricks.

Looks fabulous. I used some of those steps when I make shadows, but haven't used the gradient or density tool, just the opacity, so that is very helpful, thank you, Colin.

This was super helpful - I forgot how to simply add drop shadow / create new layer trick. You've reduced the actions to easy-to-follow order. & kept it short & sweet.

What a tale nice tutorial. Very chill, easy to follow and quick. An additional compositing trick is to then tint the shadow to match the inverse colour of the light (in this case a slight blue/cyan tint) casting the shadow.

Thanks, Colin! You're always informative and thorough!

Nice use of Field Blur. Good job. Thanks for the tutorial.

I love to learn what I didn't know...which is the definition of "learning", I guess?! :-) Thanks for taking the time to share!

Nice wrokflow. Better steps than my similar manual process. Loved the Layer effect to layer trick. Easier than making a selection and filling git.

I've never done converting a layer of a drop shadow! I always select the object and copy it in black in another layer. And, then I go with the same rest steps you have shown here. But, now I'll try this drop shadow process. Thank you!

The best tutorial on shadow after watching so many!!! Thanks for teaching me a new tool 'field shadow'

Great video with clear instructions and explanations

Thanks for this amazing tutorial

That was easilyone of the most concise, well made tutorials I've ever looked up. I spent 10 minutes trying to figure it out myself, starting by copying the object layer and painting it black... surely I'm glad about the results this gives :D

A great tutorial. I have looked at other tutorials but this is the easiest by far.

Man what I've learned today was holding alt and scroll key to zoom in and out.. This just sped up my workflow so much. Thank you

THANK YOU! I've been lookin for a way to up my shadow creation skills. This is exactly what I needed!

Great video and explanation Colin. The tutorial is complex but easy to understand!

Great content. Yes, I learnt lots, thanks. Got it saved now. You are always brilliant Colin. 👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you very much! I've just created a very realistic shadow, of which I wouldn't have known how to even start, let alone add the field blur and gradient, without your clear and concise tutorial.

This is wonderful! Thank you for your conscientiousness.

Thank you! I've been struggling with a shadow in a composite project. This was super helpful.

Thank you so much dear, this is the first shadow tutorial I've seen that really works for me.

Straight to the point and pleasant, easy to follow, thank you!

Great tut! One thing that I miss in many PS tutorials is a step-by-step listing of all steps needed to complete the effect. Naturally, I can go back and pause the video as I perform each step, but it would be most convenient to be able to print a step-by-step guide to have available as I'm working on my own image.

I always learn something new from you Colin.

Thank you very much . Your explanation is very clean and clear.

Wow... it is a great feature to make the photo real. thank you.

fast, to the point and useful. recommended

WOW! I've been messaging shadows in such a clumsy way with less than stellar results, BUT THIS TUTORIAL HAS CHANGED ALL THAT!! Thank you.

spot on, straight forward instructions, I will use this method in future. thanks

thank you this helped me fix my assignment for class!

The best method. Works everytime. Thank you so much!

Great stuff!

Great tutorial! Thanks for the clear and concise instruction.

this channel is worth followed and subscribed, Thanks for the tutorial

Excellent video. I now understand shadows better!

This was EXACTLY what I was looking for, many thnx, great stuff!

I did and thank you so much. I really needed this for a project I am working on. I'm quite happy with the results.

I have been creating shadows in the most complicated way possible. This is so helpful! Thank you!

this is gold. clear in each and every aspect. Thank you so much.

Thank you for sharing Colin. Yep always learn something new or something more. Your tutorials are easy to follow and well explained! I’ll be using these steps more often when I can 👍😊

Colin, one of your best ever. Like others I have been doing shadows in a similar, but much less effective way. Thank you so much!!

i never comment on youtube videos - but this tutorial is unbelievably clear and useful! worked like a charm, and incredibly well done overall :)

It is amazing! Thank you for step by step tutorial.

Mind Blown !!!

Very good Colin, as usual. In fact, I have just finished a project where I need to fix the shadows. I have watched so many of your videos and will continue! Thanks so much once again. Scott Jameson.

I’m very new to photoshop I’m fromNewZealand and have learnt a lot from your video’s and I am enjoying them I’ve almost watched all your videos I find them fell of information and easy to follow some are still to advanced for me as I’m still learning but I still watch them thank you for all that you teach us

Excellent tutorial as always. I'll try this out today!

Thanks for the help. I appreciate you.

Very informative! Thank you!

Very usefull! Thank you very much for this tutorial, I need it for college. Now I know how to drop a shadow in a very simple way.

fantastic tutorial and I learned some great steps that I had never used.

Wow that really helps. Lot's new here. This is a much better method then I've been using.

Awesome tutorial, thanks Colin.

Excellent and concise instruction!

Massive thumbs up! This was such a simple method to get a high quality result. Thank you so much.

You are my go to Photoshop guru! You are awesome!🙌🏾

I use this method from now on! Thanks.

Fantastic tutorial, Colin. Thank you!

Awesome tutorial. Thank you!

This is a fantastic tutorial for shadows. And so simple. Thanks Colin

still helps a LOT thanks!

i'm so glad for finding this video

great man.. very easy way to add shadow...thank you a lot

Brilliant!! Thanks for this great technique!

Amazing ! thank you for sharing, ive been using PS for a while but i didn't know things like density or that field blur

Thank you, that was very helpful! 😊

simple and effective, great tut

This is so cool. I will definitely be doing this.

Excellent tutorial!

this is very helpful, thank you!

Excellent. I've often wondered how to do something like this

Thank you Colin Brilliant. Sadly once again when you learn a couple of new things in Photoshop it reveals that there are another 25 things you didn't know that you didn't know :-) Ah the journey continues!

Thanks for showing us your process of creating shadows i am sure you have played with many variables to make it come out the way you want it.

very well explained. I definetely learned something new

Well, this will solve a lot of my shadowing issues. Never knew you could do that. Thank you.

Great technique. Thanks for sharing.

That's really cool. I have an older version of PS and not sure it can do all that.

Awesome tutorial - thanks

perfect explained!

Thanks a lot for your tutorials

Brilliant, many thanks for effort & sharing!

Nice shadow tutorial. I have been using the basic method to do shadows but will use this way in future as it looks far more realistic.

I had done shadows before with blur and opacity but not to this degree. Thanks for showing a lot more ways to do shadows.

This is great! Very nice way of using Field blur.

Amazingly helpful, as always! Thanks.

Great so easy once you know the steps! It was just in time. I just cut out a 90th bday cake with an elaborate sign from a terrible background and put it on a nicer one. I had added light from the side and was having trouble getting my shadow right.

Great stuff, as always!

This is what I was looking for thank you for making this .