🔥 Create Realistic Cast Shadows in Photoshop

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  • @matheusmuller1535
    @matheusmuller1535 Жыл бұрын

    Why am I watching this? It’s 1 am and I have a test tomorrow. I DON’T EVEN HAVE PHOTOSHOP!

  • @DudesOnline

    @DudesOnline

    Жыл бұрын

    That's what I asked myself after finishing the video, minus the test part

  • @pedrobrandes8097

    @pedrobrandes8097

    Жыл бұрын

    it's the algorithm it know you wanted to know this 🤣

  • @isxndy

    @isxndy

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea it’s the same for me

  • @adrianghandtchi1562

    @adrianghandtchi1562

    Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the Internet, where you are compelled to scroll and for some reason comment.

  • @doober.43

    @doober.43

    Жыл бұрын

    4am rn

  • @Palooz
    @Palooz Жыл бұрын

    The shadow tip is ok at best, but UNLINKING TO ADJUST THE GRADIENT on the mask is crazy useful for other edits! 📣🔥

  • @JaredGauthier

    @JaredGauthier

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve struggled with using the gradient tool to get the correct gradient. Unlinking and moving is genius. 🤦‍♂️

  • @mazens82

    @mazens82

    Жыл бұрын

    p

  • @p1kkuma

    @p1kkuma

    Жыл бұрын

    Never knew you could do that! I just keep redoing the gradient over and over until I get it where I want it lol

  • @BoZl_

    @BoZl_

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m gonna act like I know all of this

  • @SPJ-88

    @SPJ-88

    Жыл бұрын

    Important tip after unlocking the mask is ALWAYS LINK IT BACK after editing the position. Otherwise the next time you move a group of layers with one of them having an unlinked mask, the mask will not follow and mess up that layer. Especially if the mask is too subtle to notice.

  • @capcut.cassxx
    @capcut.cassxx Жыл бұрын

    I think I’ll just stick to making shadows by hand.

  • @Bax365

    @Bax365

    Жыл бұрын

    Chad move. It'll ultimately be more useful especially when the tools aren't there, it'll force you to learn the mechanics of light and shadow.

  • @telephoto

    @telephoto

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bax365 traditional photo editing sounds like hell

  • @The.Good.Place.

    @The.Good.Place.

    Жыл бұрын

    This is definitely easier, especially when using keyboard short cuts for simple things, e.g. z for select, ctrl +, I for eyedropper, things like that. If your affiliated w/ PS then that's a lot easier

  • @Mong_Seungmin_Mong_Yeosang

    @Mong_Seungmin_Mong_Yeosang

    Жыл бұрын

    Seriously man… I don’t even photoshop..

  • @charlesajayi974

    @charlesajayi974

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @squiddog9682
    @squiddog9682 Жыл бұрын

    This one short taught me more about shadows than an entire semester of photoshop classes

  • @N0NESENCE
    @N0NESENCE Жыл бұрын

    Me watching this, even tho I don't have Photoshop: 👁️👄👁️

  • @fixsationon7244

    @fixsationon7244

    Жыл бұрын

    Me watching this. Has a photoshop. Who needs photoshop and is useful for me. But im going to forget it👍

  • @starxbutterflyyt8011

    @starxbutterflyyt8011

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol yes

  • @RelativeConfusion

    @RelativeConfusion

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@fixsationon7244 bro exactly 😂 I have photoshop and use it all the time but like hth am I gonna remember all these steps lol

  • @EEE.570

    @EEE.570

    Жыл бұрын

    Me:

  • @Josh72769

    @Josh72769

    Жыл бұрын

    also me:

  • @Akshingame-gs6tl
    @Akshingame-gs6tl Жыл бұрын

    Me watching this knowing I won't use any of these skills: 👁👄👁

  • @informer2142

    @informer2142

    Жыл бұрын

    Me watching knowing I don’t even draw

  • @Dazzle41

    @Dazzle41

    Жыл бұрын

    Bruh same

  • @ilikechoccymilk5605

    @ilikechoccymilk5605

    Жыл бұрын

    Same I don't even have Photoshop.

  • @thedude7202
    @thedude7202 Жыл бұрын

    It's 5AM. I haven't slept. And now I'm capable of a photoshop skill I never had.

  • @jetboxtm4038

    @jetboxtm4038

    10 ай бұрын

    Please sleep 🥺

  • @znedj

    @znedj

    8 ай бұрын

    Chad.

  • @aghaanantyab
    @aghaanantyab7 ай бұрын

    Field Blur is what I was looking for for more than 10 years as a graphic designer 😂

  • @adventure_junkie5340
    @adventure_junkie5340 Жыл бұрын

    It is best to remember that shadows change drastically with the lighting of the background, so it would be better to try and see where the light is coming from, and take a color from the background rather than the body. Even then, for the sake of perspective it is sometimes better to draw in shadows yourself, like when the shadow would be below the person. The softness of the shadow also depends on how bright it is. The brighter the light the more solid the shadow will appear, and if there are multiple lights, there will actually be multiple shadows.

  • @mari_xq9916

    @mari_xq9916

    Жыл бұрын

    Very well said.

  • @angelmichael5030

    @angelmichael5030

    Жыл бұрын

    So whose gunna get him to 1k likes? I'm 997 😎

  • @woopyboi

    @woopyboi

    Жыл бұрын

    998 boyz

  • @woopyboi

    @woopyboi

    Жыл бұрын

    1k when?

  • @galacticlaser4461

    @galacticlaser4461

    Жыл бұрын

    hey man i like your old music playlist

  • @apjgraphix
    @apjgraphix Жыл бұрын

    That shadow is ok...if it was an overcast day or diffused light source. A shadow cause by direct sunlight would be a darker harsher shadow with barley any blur. Sometimes looking up some references can help in getting the right type of shadows to match. In this case "desert sun light shadows" are a good set of key words to use.

  • @minnow1337

    @minnow1337

    Жыл бұрын

    even so he gave you all of the tools to make and adjust shadows for most situations

  • @Sarcastican_

    @Sarcastican_

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah. Just give it less blur and stretch it further if it's a hard light or spotlight.

  • @kittenmimi5326

    @kittenmimi5326

    Жыл бұрын

    His tip still works tho

  • @RCmies

    @RCmies

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it's a flat space with not much indirect light coming from the surroundings

  • @dustin202

    @dustin202

    Жыл бұрын

    That and there would be different lighting on the person

  • @executedcode4280
    @executedcode4280 Жыл бұрын

    ah yes, I'll remember this easy and simple strategy

  • @neroshome3520
    @neroshome3520 Жыл бұрын

    As an artist, it pains when people add this warped shadow without an obvious lightsource that will make a shadow that way, if we actually consider the environment and how the girl herself looks, the shadow will be from above thats tilted to the side which will give a shadow on the bottom that is *slightly* to the side and probably wont show the proportions

  • @kaiserkuhnz7163

    @kaiserkuhnz7163

    7 ай бұрын

    This is a tutorial to "Create Realistic Cast Shadows in Photoshop", not to show us how to draw a perfect shadow for that specific picture. Focus on the relevant.

  • @AccountName9390

    @AccountName9390

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@kaiserkuhnz7163the shadow is not going to be realistic if it does not match the light source. Might as well just draw it by hand.

  • @MrWaffle888
    @MrWaffle888 Жыл бұрын

    i didn’t understand how to do the second one so i’ll just stick to the one that you simply draw 😅 fun fact: i don’t know how to do the first one neither 😂

  • @wildhogOW
    @wildhogOW Жыл бұрын

    By the time you're done fiddling with all the settings and setting up the layer mask, I have drawn the shadow by hand ten times over.

  • @solaris5922

    @solaris5922

    Жыл бұрын

    Honestly 💀

  • @bbew2914

    @bbew2914

    Жыл бұрын

    airbrush does the work💀

  • @kllause6681

    @kllause6681

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean as someone who has actually used this technique once you get it down, it only takes like 5 mins tops,, this tip is also really good for beginners who struggle with drawing shadows by hand,,, by using a mixture of this and drawing not only can you teach them to draw by hand, but also allow them to make something solid in the process.

  • @brutusthebear9050

    @brutusthebear9050

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@kllause6681 Isn't it better to struggle with something until you get it, doing it wrong, rather than taking shortcuts?

  • @BlueV205

    @BlueV205

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​​@@brutusthebear9050 For me, it's less of a shortcut and more of a "one of the many ways to Rome". If you want to draw by hand, go ahead. If you want to use this method, it's fine, too. Everyone has their own way of making art, and there's no "right or wrong" and "better or worse" at doing it.

  • @victorgillmore3180
    @victorgillmore3180 Жыл бұрын

    🎉 Whoa, this guy knows his stuff!

  • @bryankeith5012
    @bryankeith5012 Жыл бұрын

    Omg I’m a high school student with graphics tech and this helps so much

  • @Delta9Church
    @Delta9Church Жыл бұрын

    This works so long as you have a light source hitting from the right direction and don't mind fuzzy shadows, but we all have a shadow, we see it all the time, is it often that blurry and faded toward one end? I'm looking at mine right now, slight blur around the edge but nice and crisp for the most part. This type of shadow is more similar to early video game shadows.

  • @TapJegi

    @TapJegi

    Жыл бұрын

    then just put a lesser value into the blur field. His job is just to showcase that such option exists, not to make a perfect picture here.

  • @Delta9Church

    @Delta9Church

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TapJegi yeah that's why I opened with "this works" and followed up with extra words to indicate that, while it will paint an effective shadow, it doesn't look perfect. Like you said. I don't really see the problem.

  • @aeisling
    @aeisling Жыл бұрын

    Okay that’s going to work but now we have the separate issue of the background having a different lighting than the light on the person

  • @FranzFartinand

    @FranzFartinand

    Жыл бұрын

    And the fact that she's 5 inches tall.

  • @gnomewarlord8962

    @gnomewarlord8962

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@FranzFartinand you say that like you're not bozo

  • @Acurites

    @Acurites

    Жыл бұрын

    Well couldn't the shadow just have its position changed to align with the lighting?

  • @aeisling

    @aeisling

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Acurites it’s about the sun and how the shadows are on her face compared with the lighting of the sun everywhere else. Not the shadow added behind her

  • @Acurites

    @Acurites

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@aeisling ohh I see. Ty for explaining that

  • @WaterInmyHands
    @WaterInmyHands7 ай бұрын

    Already found a great use for this, thank you for much!

  • @12DAMDO
    @12DAMDO Жыл бұрын

    this is what i used to do back when i was an amateur (except without the gradient, i actually hadn't thought of that)

  • @user-bm6cr5tm5s
    @user-bm6cr5tm5s Жыл бұрын

    Me listening to this very carefully for 5 times even though I don’t have photo shop……. I don’t have my hw done💀

  • @dove3MC

    @dove3MC

    Жыл бұрын

    why the fuck is your name sushi cat

  • @RiArtaaaa

    @RiArtaaaa

    Жыл бұрын

    Same 😅

  • @emanuel3617
    @emanuel3617 Жыл бұрын

    Another tip to make the shadow more realistic is to make a very tiny black outline around the point of contact between the subject and the ground like a second shadow.

  • @jong9379

    @jong9379

    Жыл бұрын

    If you are an occasional photoshop user, sure. But if you want to regularly do image editing, then its really important you learn these things to do a job quickly.

  • @just_aweird0
    @just_aweird0 Жыл бұрын

    this dude taught me more than my art design teacher at school

  • @txo.kei1
    @txo.kei1 Жыл бұрын

    We are learning photo shop for our 3rd grading and this really helped me!

  • @Me-vq5yg
    @Me-vq5yg Жыл бұрын

    Very handy, especially for those like myself who are too poor to draw digitally

  • @eedazz
    @eedazz Жыл бұрын

    "Don't do shadows by hand instead do this!" *proceeds to make it 100x harder than doing it by hand*

  • @kllause6681

    @kllause6681

    Жыл бұрын

    this is definitely NOT harder than doing it by hand wtf are you on about 💀. doing a decent realistic shadow by hand can take hours to get right, whereas after doing this a couple times it take 5-10 mins tops.

  • @DeletedDevilDeletedAngel

    @DeletedDevilDeletedAngel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kllause6681 you gonna loop the tutorial after fucking up which adds half an hour or more to that edit

  • @BlackHaunter666

    @BlackHaunter666

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kllause6681 doing it by hand and pressing Ctrl+z a few times itsn't as complex as go to multiple dropdown menu's multiple times, drag here drag there, nah, hardest part is gradient but thats still quick, idk, i don't use PS, i can see the usage being helpful, so i don't think its useless or anything, just more tedious for something as small as one persons silhouette on a completely flat surface.

  • @Labor-thegoofiestone
    @Labor-thegoofiestone Жыл бұрын

    Bro's actually doing good shadows

  • @fatalexception3845
    @fatalexception3845 Жыл бұрын

    Another great use of the Shorts. Bravo! I generally do this, minus the gradient step. Great suggestion!

  • @BigAl444
    @BigAl444 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome tip. Don't forget to set the shadow layer to Multiply!

  • @theninja4137
    @theninja4137 Жыл бұрын

    This only works if youre looking in more or less the same direction as the sun (Think about someone standing with their side facing you and arms spread. You don't see the arms in the outline, but for sure in the shadow)

  • @ryankane4984
    @ryankane4984 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve never used photoshop and this was all super obvious (except for getting a shadow from the first image, that’s a really good tip)

  • @user-pugs4ever
    @user-pugs4ever Жыл бұрын

    omg thank you so much this really helped with making a custom shadow to my photos!

  • @notTakumo
    @notTakumo Жыл бұрын

    It's funny how I watch all these Photoshop tutorials and yet I don't even do anything related to photo manipulation lol

  • @Ozymandias664
    @Ozymandias664 Жыл бұрын

    You can add a shadow effect too

  • @Asylia5911
    @Asylia5911 Жыл бұрын

    Remember that you can also use the drop shadow effect and mess with the settings too if this doesn’t work for you :)

  • @RobertLoyale
    @RobertLoyale Жыл бұрын

    I will do what I want! I love my Shadowing technique

  • @yyyyyk
    @yyyyyk Жыл бұрын

    That shadow looks like the sun is a spotlight that is close to her and very low above her. (but the angle could be adjusted to fix that)

  • @happyboy6002
    @happyboy6002 Жыл бұрын

    Use 3D feature auto light shadow effect It better

  • @gddemon6654
    @gddemon6654 Жыл бұрын

    i actually have photoshop classes in school and this helps alot!

  • @El1sL1n
    @El1sL1n Жыл бұрын

    this is basically what i do when drawing(I dont have photoshop but I do draw a lot)

  • @Ed19601
    @Ed19601 Жыл бұрын

    Looked better without shadow. The shadow is also blurred too much . One would expect a harsh shadow there Tip: don't add a shadow there

  • @68thallabhanusamykya18
    @68thallabhanusamykya18 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @xavierjones6048
    @xavierjones6048 Жыл бұрын

    Shadows are really defined in the real world they aren’t always blurry

  • @alguien6649
    @alguien6649 Жыл бұрын

    I don't even have photoshop but these videos are entertaining for some reason

  • @mista_odie
    @mista_odie Жыл бұрын

    You're the only other person (other than Joss Rossi) who I've seen who applies a gradient mask so the further the shadow is, the fainter the shadow is. This is really attention to detail 👍👍

  • @phoenix3754

    @phoenix3754

    Жыл бұрын

    Only problem is that its broad daylight with harsh sun. So the shadow is going to be roughly the same darkness throughout.

  • @KrizzOnline
    @KrizzOnline Жыл бұрын

    1. Drop shadow 2.done

  • @Bubblegum-xm5cg
    @Bubblegum-xm5cg Жыл бұрын

    I learned this on my own. I feel cool now.

  • @jakedempsey7073
    @jakedempsey7073 Жыл бұрын

    I am in a media class and this would have been really useful for first trimester

  • @audreyguo13
    @audreyguo13 Жыл бұрын

    "STOP dont draw it on, just do this - " *proceeds to list 1000 complicated photoshop steps*

  • @aprettydumbperson

    @aprettydumbperson

    Жыл бұрын

    It was medium difficulty at most

  • @rdg665
    @rdg665 Жыл бұрын

    Why don't you just copy the subject , then fill it with black and go from there , this needless overcomplication sucks really.

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Copying the subject would also copy the rest of the image and Layer Mask. You would then have to either, apply the mask, or keep both and unnecessarily bloating the file size.

  • @raeryuko

    @raeryuko

    Жыл бұрын

    Consistantly making layet masks helps in the long run Say you're making a big project and when you're already so far in you realized you cropped it wrong or whatever, instead of meticulously redoing your selection you can easily make adjustments to the layer mask And there's also tons of other applications for the technique aswell

  • @rdg665

    @rdg665

    Жыл бұрын

    @Photoshop Training Channel You can pick the selection of the subject witha click and copy bruh

  • @rdg665

    @rdg665

    Жыл бұрын

    @Rae Ryuko Actually i see it as making masks for every unnecessary thing like this is just cluttering your file.

  • @m00nb3am9
    @m00nb3am9 Жыл бұрын

    Definitely works when in graphics class, we are working in photoshop! 😀

  • @this-nerd
    @this-nerd Жыл бұрын

    You are a genius. I suck at shadows, now I don't.

  • @e-unit1579
    @e-unit1579 Жыл бұрын

    “Wait start over I didn’t quite get that”

  • @jellyenkh-erdenecamman1819
    @jellyenkh-erdenecamman1819 Жыл бұрын

    I kinda imagined somethinf like this good job u have read my mind

  • @kaloyanhristov4065
    @kaloyanhristov4065 Жыл бұрын

    When they say it is not rocket science, this isn't what they were thinking about

  • @pxog
    @pxog11 ай бұрын

    I've been doing this for a long time now. Easy and work's perfectly

  • @Sterben-xb5nt
    @Sterben-xb5nt Жыл бұрын

    Wow thanks thats actually ^^ really helpful

  • @SebAnt
    @SebAnt Жыл бұрын

    This is WONDERFUL!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @SleepyAdam
    @SleepyAdam Жыл бұрын

    Way simpler way to do this would be to just dupe the layer and apply a solid color, then do the warp and blur.

  • @DirtstainBeats
    @DirtstainBeats8 ай бұрын

    this was super helpful and quick holy shit

  • @martaswatek4157
    @martaswatek4157 Жыл бұрын

    Thx for advice!

  • @beargreen1
    @beargreen1 Жыл бұрын

    Nice shadow tip

  • @FrenchTopHat
    @FrenchTopHat Жыл бұрын

    As a person who have never photoshopped their entire life, this is really helpful

  • @curtisjones9372
    @curtisjones9372 Жыл бұрын

    You can also just use the opacity tool to make it sit on the background more realistically as you'll also be able to see some of the floor texture. Notice he edited the hardest bit, actually getting the shadow to sit properly in perspective

  • @ibcheel9021
    @ibcheel9021 Жыл бұрын

    This is so helpful for my brain!

  • @furiousgamingwithkittens1224
    @furiousgamingwithkittens1224 Жыл бұрын

    thats cool its a good tip

  • @OtakuClan7
    @OtakuClan7 Жыл бұрын

    I don't even have a computer or laptop And I don't plan to do photoshop And still I'm watching

  • @Lucky_Pumpkin
    @Lucky_Pumpkin Жыл бұрын

    This is so informative! Thank you for telling me this! I will never use this information in my life! Mainly because i don't have photoshop nor i have ever wanted to learn it lol.

  • @Ottobot4264
    @Ottobot4264 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, my class uses photoshop so this really helps 😊

  • @PhaserFelix
    @PhaserFelix Жыл бұрын

    Nice! Now all I need is this program and I am good to go!

  • @stormycraft3052
    @stormycraft3052 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks that is gonna be useful, I'll try it tomorrow :>

  • @kalyndahaaf
    @kalyndahaaf Жыл бұрын

    gotta love the internet... I've been working in photoshop since.. well since I was a baby...(thank you dad :) ) and still learn stuff ^_^

  • @KiraAsakura14
    @KiraAsakura14 Жыл бұрын

    warded. This will make a fine addition to my collection

  • @wingdinggaster6737
    @wingdinggaster6737 Жыл бұрын

    Could you do a video on what all the blending modes mean

  • @Luke-mo3qo
    @Luke-mo3qo Жыл бұрын

    Hey cool thanks for the sweet tips to make it easier for me to make even cooler stuff for my KZread

  • @BlitzNyx
    @BlitzNyx Жыл бұрын

    Well it makes me feel better to know I already did this when I was younger (I didn’t do this on photoshop tho, I was an ibisX paint enjoyer)

  • @dazai.s_bandages
    @dazai.s_bandages Жыл бұрын

    That’s a lot of work ima stick with drawing my shadows thanks for the help though!

  • @yagirlashmash
    @yagirlashmash Жыл бұрын

    Nah why did the hand drawn shadow look good tho ngl

  • @Kol0ssal.
    @Kol0ssal. Жыл бұрын

    This video taught me more then my teachers combined teaches

  • @DreamyGraphics
    @DreamyGraphics Жыл бұрын

    Wow ! Good tutorial :)

  • @nickraph67
    @nickraph67 Жыл бұрын

    i dont even have photoshop..yet i stayed for the whole clip

  • @UnloadedTiktokFoto
    @UnloadedTiktokFoto Жыл бұрын

    I'm watching this like i have a project due tomorrow and i forgot to do it so i need to start learning... Bruh, i'm still in middle school with the minimal responsibility rn😑😮‍💨😐

  • @Dot_1
    @Dot_1 Жыл бұрын

    this looks like something you would see on india's youtube thumbnails

  • @NeoGoof
    @NeoGoof Жыл бұрын

    It looks as good as doing it by hand

  • @Aurora_Animates
    @Aurora_Animates Жыл бұрын

    Cooooll , I’ll forget this tomorrow but cooolll

  • @mnbvc56789
    @mnbvc56789 Жыл бұрын

    thank you this was so helpful

  • @aidandressel6884
    @aidandressel6884 Жыл бұрын

    It’s a good trick to know, saves a lot of time

  • @ThatSpadeGirl
    @ThatSpadeGirl6 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @htetmyattun9426
    @htetmyattun9426 Жыл бұрын

    Short yet very informative.

  • @oncezek
    @oncezek Жыл бұрын

    I ain’t even got photoshop but I’m learning more than school

  • @bananabutt9628
    @bananabutt9628 Жыл бұрын

    This is essentially what Artists do with shadows

  • @Ashtonima
    @Ashtonima Жыл бұрын

    a shadow is clear and seeable on the places near the contact to the shadow and the farther it gets for example to the head it would slowly get blurrier

  • @Nictator42
    @Nictator42 Жыл бұрын

    Friendly reminder that any kind of blending or masking an area based on pixel count shouldn't be a hard value but rather a ratio. Some images might be 600 pixels wide, and others 20,000

  • @patrikmatousek5450
    @patrikmatousek5450 Жыл бұрын

    It's pretty nice but after a few seconds i would be lost in functions 😅

  • @wedetarway7891
    @wedetarway7891 Жыл бұрын

    Thx it really helped😊

  • @xosefontes7163
    @xosefontes7163 Жыл бұрын

    Gonna have to take notes for future reference

  • @phoenixstudios5172
    @phoenixstudios5172 Жыл бұрын

    I don't have Photoshop, its almost 12 am, I have a test tomorrow and I havent even studied a thing... Good video my guy

  • @YoloSim
    @YoloSim Жыл бұрын

    Woow soo easy for begginers soo easy

  • @jhunmherzamora7720
    @jhunmherzamora7720 Жыл бұрын

    Every photographer assistant: SUBJECT!

  • @21stcentury55
    @21stcentury55 Жыл бұрын

    This was more help full than my real photo shop class where doing gmetrix