How To Make Realistic Shadows in Photoshop

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4 жыл бұрын

Learn this Super-Simple way to create highly-realistic shadows in Photoshop!
By having realistic natural shadows in your composite, your subject will fit better within the scene make the entire image more cohesive.
Three of the most difficult things to get right when creating shadows are color, perspective, and shape. In this video, I'm going to show how to get all these right to create realistic shadows in Photoshop!
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📘 INDEX - How To Make Realistic Shadows in Photoshop
00:45 - How others create a shadow
01:50 - The Problem with common techniques
03:28 - Shadow color
04:50 - Match Shadow Perspective
05:45 - Use Puppet Warp to distort the shadow
07:16 - Blur the Shadow
07:40 - Add a contact shadow
09:15 - Use the Gradient Tool to fade the shadow.
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@jb7136 4 жыл бұрын

I'm new to Photoshop & I really appreciate your videos. I also appreciate the people who take the time to comment. I think we can all learn a lot from each other. Thanks to you and everybody else for inspiring me & holding my hand as my skills grow.

@flaviasignori3586 3 жыл бұрын

You're such a great teacher! This tutorial is really helpful and I'll be able to make better shadows for my food pics. Thank you and keep up with the good work!

@kyakya111 3 жыл бұрын

I always look into your channel whenever I have difficulties in Photoshop. Thank you very much!

@Torrboar 4 жыл бұрын

Working as a professional designer for 10 years, you videos are still super inspiring and helpful every single time!

@adeemmohammed7908 3 жыл бұрын

You been working for 10 years and you still don’t know this 😑

@_ozark5969 3 жыл бұрын

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@adeemmohammed7908 3 жыл бұрын

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@_ozark5969 3 жыл бұрын

@@adeemmohammed7908 I didn't see it until 2 months later. Understand?

@adeemmohammed7908 3 жыл бұрын

@@_ozark5969 yeah but damn like you didn’t had to reply

@jennhoff03 4 жыл бұрын

I've been using Photoshop professionally for 15 years, and I never knew you could make your own pins on puppet warp! Holy smokes, this is going to come in handy all the time! Thank you!

@elisandrasaldana331 3 жыл бұрын

thank you! color in shadow, contact shadow and the use of gradient on shadow, what wonderful tips!

@garypeterson555 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I don't know what I would do without you.

@AsyLumb 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this is great, such a simple thing but makes a world of difference.

@abrock6215 4 жыл бұрын

Very thorough explanation of how to work with a ground shadow. Thank you.

@RayGuselli 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Jesus....one of your best and easiest tutorials to follow but one one the most helpful - thank you very much. Often adding shadows...now I can do it correctly!!!!

@jayneekinsd 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I also learn so many tips and tricks from you!

@sabuck0 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really enjoy your no nonsense instructional videos! Very helpful!

@isabellethomas2108 4 жыл бұрын

This is another brilliant video tip for creating real composites! (I am trying to do composites with dogs so this is really helpful!). Can’t wait to watch your next video. So so so great!👏👏👏

@WeeSleeket 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jesús! I learn something new from you all the time.

@endosuanda2183 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a great tutorial. I will have to practice this technic for several times.

@shariqahmedshamsi 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is so much better. I am not a pro but watching you and a lot of practice will surely be the way. Thanks a lot for making these videos.

@garybaitson 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty amazing work.. Everything looks so easy

@Aspiremp 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! One of the better ones I've seen lately :). Very helpful!

@Vor1954 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a wonderful tutorial. The tilt-shift blur was recommend by Rocadamus below, so it could be another tutorial from you in the future.

@dunnymonster 4 жыл бұрын

Only thing I would add is to make the shadow a smart object first, then apply a bit more Gaussian blur. Then in the layer mask use the gradient to make the blur reduce as it gets closer to the subjects feet so it's gradually more blurry as the shadow falls away. 😉

@kouyopoto 4 жыл бұрын

Nice technique thanks

@rightalex7 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, how he miss that important feature

@DonicaCampbell 4 жыл бұрын

He did that in another video

@gregwoolliscroft6255 2 жыл бұрын

@@rightalex7 They all leave important bits out of the tutorials......its so annoying...

@etiennenaude2649 10 ай бұрын

You can also use "Iris blur" as an alternative to the gradient tool.

@brianmoriarty4699 2 жыл бұрын

i APPRECIATE HOW THOROUGH AND EASY TO FOLLOW YOUR TUTORIALS ARE. THANK YOU.

@birpalsingh5078 3 жыл бұрын

Really lovely tutorial . Thats so accurate and professional. I just got my pc and started using photoshop,but the way you explain and tell shortcut keys all along is a big help for a beginner like me. Thank you for making this tutorial,by help of your videos i will soon learn to do decent editing Thank you once again.☺☺☺☺☺

@phattaxman 4 жыл бұрын

I have seen this method taught by others -- always thought it didn't look natural. I have recently been using Photoshop's 3D workspace to create more realistic shadows, which I saw in a tutorial from you some time back, maybe a year ago.

@supergolfdude 3 ай бұрын

This is great, Jesús! I never think of the puppet warp, but I will certainly use this now.

@cordellvandermerwe536 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tilta key shortcut that transfers brush to eraser as well as the cmd + new layer icon shortcut to create a new layer under current. Will be useful!

@user-sp4sh4lt8d 4 жыл бұрын

Very detailed teaching, thank you so much!

@BillFurlong Жыл бұрын

This helped with some shadows I had to add to a composite. Thanks so much!

@syedamunawarfatima6989 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing...Learnt many things today: Layer mask, Blur filter, Puppet wrap and contact shadow...Thank you

@Chinmayeesvlogs 4 жыл бұрын

Awesoem vid! I used just use the brush tool always to create the shadows and never know about unlinking the layers. Thank you so much.🙏. Please make vid on blending objects on the face if possible.

@ronny.f 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. The warp tool is a precious hint.

@thestudio2015 3 жыл бұрын

Another superb tutorial. I learned something new with the eraser shortcut!

@blz.415 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you are the best, I am so glad I came across your channel because I am new to Photoshop and I also subbed

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Blazecraft!

@cloudmonkey2011 4 жыл бұрын

I once seen this on a billboard, interesting way of doing this btw👌🏽👌🏽

@wmutoob 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting - thanks! I can imagine applying this to an image of 2 or 3 randomly placed flowers laying on a surface or some flower petals to get an interesting pattern. Perhaps an image of several tightly cropped, randomly placed, face-only shots of someone or of all members of a family would also make an interesting pattern. There should be no reason why all layers have to be a pattern of the same original image - my two previous ideas may be better with each flower or each face on it's own layer until the pattern is filled - seems like a fun technique limited only by imagination.

@KrunoslavStifter 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial, but I would like to see shadow that is useful for composting. Multiple shadows interacting with each other from various objects, displacement of shadows as it goes over various objects, and going from floor to the wall etc. We need more advance realistic usage.

@abstraqtwerbung 3 жыл бұрын

Great Tutorial to finally get nice shadows. Thanks!

@wesleynaleagaca5703 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Ramirez...Best Ps channel on youtube. Learned a lot with you. Thank you very much.

@DebbyThomasArt 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, Thank you!

@davidwahl5549 3 жыл бұрын

Just learned about Puppet Warp today, thanks!

@siavashhabibi6574 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these awesome videos!

@MentosCubing 4 жыл бұрын

I had never thought of using the puppet warp tool to match the shape of the shadow. That's really cool! The editing program I use doesn't have a puppet warp tool, but I think I could achieve a similar effect with a big enough Liquify brush. I think that this example's shadow could benefit from being a little softer at the bottom than the top, perhaps using a tilt-shift blur, but I could be wrong. The result looks very good nonetheless. Thanks for sharing!

@jokessparrow-ch. 4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this tutotial. god bless you

@LamaThubten 3 ай бұрын

Great tutorial. Thank you. 👏

@PhaedrusD Жыл бұрын

I like the tip on using Puppet Warp to fix the alignment issues!

@bogiwalker5990 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpful video! Thank you!

@abdouwaduka8455 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I have been having problems with this. Thanks

@a-muse6567 Жыл бұрын

I learned a few new tricks in watching this video, thank you!

@sagrenreddy 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. I convert the main shadow to a smat object and then usea blur effect. I then use a mask on that layer to vary the blur as the shadow moves further away. I also use the mask on the main layer, as you have.

@anazivick303 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice tutorial. I would only change one thing: adding a bit of directional horizontal blur to the shadow. In this context I think it would make sense, since the shadows in the original image have also that kind of ''movement'' to them.

@SushilKumar-ik3ir 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much sir I was trying since a year

@sonjon1000 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, great and informative tutorial

@marinamelnikova5947 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much indeed! I enjoyed this tutorial a lot. I have of course a wish to see continuation on how to create a shadow of someone who jumps, a shadow of someone who is falling into water to see the shadow on the water, and to create a shadow on steps, it is so much distorted and looks funny! So one thing is to catch such a shadow, which I am fond of, and another thing is to create a realistic shadow in Ps. Thanks a lot!

@jaydeep7932 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial

@MassiveEditz 4 жыл бұрын

This is a Great Video. Amazing Tutorial.

@susancoppola6530 2 жыл бұрын

Your PS tutorials rock! Thank you.

@angelpetrov 3 жыл бұрын

The best shadows-methods I've ever seen. Bravo Jesus

@362436yy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very useful.

@AnekaVisual 4 жыл бұрын

Wow Thanks so much sir, now I am more understanding

@DJCENTIF1 10 ай бұрын

Another excellent training video. Thank you

@lucienr 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent ! Very useful to me. Thank you. :)

@shevaandelpitiya366 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what i'd do without your help!!!

@gursharanbhamra6018 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial! Love the way you orate! :)

@The_f4lc0n 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Soo much. This video helped me a lot because I wasn't able to make shadows on PicsArt android version

@jasonng3239 4 жыл бұрын

lol the move trick is awesome!

@heruwongso6456 3 жыл бұрын

Try blur galeri instead of gaussian blur. Use tilt shift option and it will result more realistic transition from sharp in contact to the shoes to little bit blurry shadow in the below shadow area which means more far from the ground 😀

@timoteiafanasie4894 4 жыл бұрын

Very, very good tutorial, as usual.

@aloislemberger8365 4 жыл бұрын

Great,thank you!

@johnpragashjohnsingam2159 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you so much!

@charlesdup6803 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jesus, as always you provided me with the help that I need! Keep them coming!

@fernandofaixa 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, when it's you, I like before I watch it. And I am never wrong.

@KaRaTeJI812 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial) Thank you so much)

@RobiulIslam-ix7ox 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you sir.

@tc8421 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , your video help me so much !

@garyguest1999 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Thank you. Only thing I would change is the shadow might be better if it was stretch out as vthe light source is low therefore it would stretch out the shadow. But thanks again learnt heaps.

@manusara 4 жыл бұрын

perfect way,thanks a lot

@tahaabdulsalam9424 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u , u help me a much!

@AnOpticalView 2 жыл бұрын

Some great tips here. Thank you.

@irving-design5726 2 жыл бұрын

Very awesome, thank you so much!

@MrKobyp7 4 жыл бұрын

love it thank you so much

@wasimsuperb Жыл бұрын

Wonderful work for us to learn

@ikarus19 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this... One question/comment: It seems aligning the shadow to match perspective is only useful when the light source is obscured by the subject (directly behind and in line with the perspective grid) What do you suggest for accuracy when the source is at an angle that doesn't fall within the perspective plane with respect to the subject?

@waltermullins8854 Жыл бұрын

I have the same issue with a composite image I'm working on...

@raheelahsan 4 жыл бұрын

I believe the blur has to be gradual also, sharper near the person, blurrier as it goes away from it. May be tiltshift blur is a better option to use

@dibujando3939 4 жыл бұрын

Muy buenos tips, gracias :)

@jeremiahnorris7435 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Thanks!

@paulburwood8231 3 жыл бұрын

excellent tutorial as always.

@georgenavarrete8855 3 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool, great video.

@EditorBelal 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful video, thanks

@____Nw 3 жыл бұрын

realy helpful for me!! thank you brooooo

@rohithamahamalage3050 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Excellent, expect more

@UPick-Game 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a Lot man!

@bala1000mina 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Jesus! As always informative and very useful! God bless and good luck man!

@yasinaslanhan1571 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, thanx

@GibranLahud 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro, that's helpful

@MrChillywilli 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, you are doing excellent job...

@hiroshad3944 3 жыл бұрын

Super inspiring and helpful Video..Thank you so Much

@mariomifsud1302 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent as usuall.

@majodkajavs6977 2 жыл бұрын

Hey buddy you just won a new sub, your videos are amazing

@snakespeer2982 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video .....Thank you for sharing .

@LphWolf 4 жыл бұрын

amazing tutorial.... i started to work with photoshop in 1992 it was the PS 2.54....

@johngrey5806 2 жыл бұрын

I learned a bunch of useful hotkeys. Thanks!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, John!