.. _creating_shadows:

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Creating shadows
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.. _Creating shadows video: https://youtu.be/FE3q1Fk5pE0?si=bk6russS7aVRvpBX

Copy the picture of the bottle on to a new document and add a shadow. There are different ways of achieving this so you will need to choose your approach but one option is to use the :ref:`layers` approach.

.. figure:: _static/glass-bottle.jpg
    :align: center
    :alt: glass bottle

    Right click, copy image

Use the Quick Selection Tool to select the bottle. Copy it (``Ctrl+C``) and paste it (``Ctrl+V``) so it creates a second layer with just the bottle.

Select the new layer with just the bottle on and no background on the right hand side of the page.

:menuselection:`Layer --> Layer Style --> Drop Shadow` (Click okay on the dialog box that pops up)

:menuselection:`Layer --> Layer Style --> Create Layer` (Click okay on the warning dialog box that pops up)

You now have the shadow in a separate layer so you can select the layer and ``Ctrl+T`` to Transform it (move, rotate, resize etc.).

You can also skew it using :menuselection:`Edit --> Transform --> Skew`

The best way to learn it to have a go and practise so you can see what happens but if you are stuck, this `Creating shadows video`_ might help.

Here is one example of what the original picture might look like when finished:

.. figure:: _static/glass-bottle-shadow.jpg
    :align: center
    :alt: glass bottle with shadow

    One possible solution