How To Make Realistic Shadows in Photoshop [Technique That You Probably Don't Know]

In this tutorial, you will learn how to make realistic shadows in Photoshop.
Getting shadows right is extremely important in compositing.
Realistic natural shadows will make your subject fit better within the scene make the whole composite more cohesive.
One of the most difficult things about making realistic cast shadows in Photoshop is getting the right shape and perspective.
In this video, I'm going to show you a great way of getting the right shape and perspective in all your shadows!
📘 INDEX
00:00 - Introduction
01:32 - Detaching Drop Shadows Technique:
03:18 - Use Photoshop 3D to Make Realistic Shadows
10:50 - Fine-Tune Your 3D Cast Shadow
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  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel
    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel6 жыл бұрын

    *Perspective* Tutorial: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaN8yLx_nJmbltI.html All My *Photoshop 3D* Tutorials: kzread.info/head/PL3bfN-31F9RcUECu7umC4IrSCwWbBq8uT

  • @morpheuz2006

    @morpheuz2006

    6 жыл бұрын

    yes i will :D nice work

  • @santiagomolinerocarlier2860

    @santiagomolinerocarlier2860

    6 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I will definitely use this in the future, thanks!

  • @kathleencrisp1

    @kathleencrisp1

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes I will.

  • @thealphaproductions1996

    @thealphaproductions1996

    4 жыл бұрын

    i cant use 3d because ..my video graphic wont let me use 3d options .. so how am i suppose to make a shadow ... m having a hard tym here ..making my conposite

  • @nik0_plays

    @nik0_plays

    3 жыл бұрын

    so much better than drop shadows thank you!

  • @van_creative
    @van_creative6 жыл бұрын

    You're an exceptional teacher. I always understand your explanations and learn so much. Keep up the GREAT channel

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Vanessa!

  • @maacdesmond
    @maacdesmond6 жыл бұрын

    one more best thing, after you done the 3d extrude, simply switch off the depth layer. reveal only the light layer and then rasterize it. it will produce more realistic instead of making mask on it.

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    👍🙂

  • @JeffClough
    @JeffClough5 жыл бұрын

    This is completely amazing. I'm going to have to watch this again and practice it a few times, but this is going to be a big help. (Thank you!)

  • @tomaszstramel3594
    @tomaszstramel35946 жыл бұрын

    I actually started an old school notebook (like in pen and paper) where, time permitting, I jot down the techniques you show together with the tips, tricks. It helps me memorize stuff and I find it handy when trying to recreate some of the procedures you show. Photoshop Reference Manual is more like a tools inventory; you explain the way these tools may be handled and what we can build using them. Much appreciated every time!

  • @richardstalter5461
    @richardstalter54615 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Jesús. Yes I will. One of the things I've always struggled with is making the shadows look realistic. They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but I'm learning every day.

  • @earlglass6328
    @earlglass63285 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I will use this technique. Thanks! You are one of the Best Photoshop Educator on the planet. Maybe, the best because you method is always so concise.

  • @erinhowley4567
    @erinhowley45675 жыл бұрын

    very cool! I've been trying to figure out how to do shadows easily for ages, this is so helpful.

  • @TheSkunk1996
    @TheSkunk19965 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I will and thank you so much for your time teaching this tutorial!!!!!

  • @marindageel703
    @marindageel7035 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much I was struggling a lot with shadows and will surely give this one a try you explained it amazingly and understandably. You are just great

  • @mstrssdae
    @mstrssdae4 жыл бұрын

    This is a great tutorial! I love the explanation of where you are going and what you are doing there. I also love the explanation of why you are doing what you are doing (i.e. why you're using the marquee tool before rendering the noisy shadow), as well as the comparison of commonly used techniques and the one that you are demonstrating. I used this technique in an illustration assignment in order to get a shadow shape that was being projected on the ground plane from an object that was suspended in the air. It kept the shadow shape in correct perspective as well. Thank you for this tutorial!

  • @tismarguerite
    @tismarguerite4 жыл бұрын

    This was SO helpful and you explain the steps so clearly. Thank you so much

  • @abdigitaluk_photography
    @abdigitaluk_photography4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I will!!! I used to always use the first technique, I'll be doing it the 3D way from now on! Thanks!

  • @reneedeemer3490
    @reneedeemer34903 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing. Thank you SO much. You explained everything so very clearly and it was very easy to follow along.

  • @terrandrelampart2304
    @terrandrelampart23042 жыл бұрын

    Hell yes, I will. I've been very interested in photo editing and now this will help to make my productions look way more realistic!! Thanks so much, Jesús!!

  • @JQ24
    @JQ245 жыл бұрын

    I love your teaching style! This has saved me so much time!

  • @mcivannamboya1430
    @mcivannamboya14304 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial ! I'm definitely using this as my go-to shadow method

  • @jawadsoomrotheboss
    @jawadsoomrotheboss5 жыл бұрын

    Your presentation is so awesome. Your smile, your positive attitude and way of explaining keeps us stick to you. Good job brother.

  • @hannahsdesigns
    @hannahsdesigns3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a beginner, especially with CC. I've been using PS since version 4 with a 5-year break due to illness. I've tried several teachers on youtube and you are by far the best one I've found. I have watched 4 videos so far and with your techniques and explanations, my confidence level has greatly increased. Thank you so very much. In regards to a question on whether I prefer short tutorials vs the more lengthy ones, I choose the longer ones.

  • @khanhle8995
    @khanhle89953 жыл бұрын

    Yes I did follow your techniques and it was perfect, thank you for your instructions!

  • @katherinesanmugam7590
    @katherinesanmugam75904 жыл бұрын

    YES! I will definitely be using this technique!!! Thank you

  • @nadamamdouh992
    @nadamamdouh9924 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I'll definitely use it and i will watch the other recommended videos thanks a lot

  • @HarisRizwanLodhi
    @HarisRizwanLodhi5 жыл бұрын

    I have been following your tutorials and Man they are great. Learned a lot and it has actually helped me improve my work. GOD BLESS you and keep posting

  • @WanderFeetChronicles
    @WanderFeetChronicles6 жыл бұрын

    Yes I will, and thanks to your watching I am now a subscriber. Much help garnered from this one video alone. Thank you!

  • @gailynnesam9877
    @gailynnesam98774 жыл бұрын

    You're an excellent teacher. I will definitely use your tutorials. Thank you.

  • @yaoskarojas2344
    @yaoskarojas23445 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time and making this tutorial. I'm new with graphic design and I'm always lost. I already applied your technique and it looks great :D

  • @Heartkwt
    @Heartkwt5 жыл бұрын

    Bro, you are better than I thought. In fact, you are AWESOME. I simply have to try out your technique. Thank you for the training. God Bless, Mohummed

  • @Prince_Charming_1
    @Prince_Charming_14 жыл бұрын

    Awesome and will definitely use this techniques.

  • @mvereker
    @mvereker6 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tut. I look forward to giving this a go.

  • @twisterjester
    @twisterjester5 жыл бұрын

    I definitely foresee using this. I'm just finding your tutorials but have already subscribed.

  • @lawrenceferreira1051
    @lawrenceferreira10514 жыл бұрын

    Jesus, I love all your tutorials and use them. My favorites are this one and the one about matching luminosity, saturation and color. I will definitely use this one for all shadows. I am a beginner but to me, these results are spectacular. This technique is so much easier to use as well. Thank you.

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc6 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I (certainly!) will. Thanks a lot, Jesús!

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @mattsingley
    @mattsingley5 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic tutorial, thank you! Works great for what I need.

  • @bicktoriousmedia4667
    @bicktoriousmedia46675 жыл бұрын

    Definitely using this for product photography. Thank you!

  • @jimbutta5444
    @jimbutta54444 жыл бұрын

    Great step by step walkthrough! Thanks!

  • @BradleySkaggsNYC
    @BradleySkaggsNYC5 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I will. Great video. Thank you!

  • @mjsliberiangirl
    @mjsliberiangirl6 жыл бұрын

    I will definitely!!!I I ve been waiting for such a tutorial for so long :-) I tried by myself but your way is much more clean and structured:-) Thanks so much.

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, mjsliberiangirl!

  • @juanfernandez1474
    @juanfernandez14743 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for the knowledge, very well explained

  • @marcromanbravo
    @marcromanbravo5 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I'll definitely use this! Thanks :)

  • @ai4373
    @ai43736 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting technique! Always great to learn new methods.

  • @blenderrender9222
    @blenderrender92225 жыл бұрын

    Just an awesome tutorial... Thank you very much !!!

  • @davidkipping4461
    @davidkipping44615 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jesus. I really like your tutorials - they are clear and precise with no time wasted waffling.

  • @aaronnord1949
    @aaronnord19495 жыл бұрын

    Thanks m8. Will definitely be using this. Its the best method I've seen so far...

  • @bertgeurtz1953
    @bertgeurtz19534 жыл бұрын

    very happy with your tutorials

  • @gimlets421
    @gimlets4216 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I will give this technique a try. Thanks for the tutorial!

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, gimlets421!

  • @aneesbata878
    @aneesbata8784 жыл бұрын

    Yes i will.. it was helpful . Appreciated👍🏻 Sir

  • @ricardobetel1723
    @ricardobetel17234 жыл бұрын

    Thank You so much, I will use it. Just subscribed to your channel with this video.

  • @normandj88
    @normandj884 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tutorial! Thanks for the help

  • @chriscapuozzo8658
    @chriscapuozzo86584 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial! I found out also that if you change the extrusion to 0 in the 3d section you don't need to line the 3d layer up with the regular layer. Just a small little benefit.

  • @MrPulka88
    @MrPulka883 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing!

  • @Romulusmap
    @Romulusmap5 жыл бұрын

    I definitely will. Once again, amazed. Thank you!

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, Romulus MAP!

  • @becxbecx2817
    @becxbecx28173 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I will use this; you are great at teaching such that even a beginner can easily follow!! Def earned a sub!

  • @duncanlawler6426
    @duncanlawler64264 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Will take time but very informative.

  • @Alicks112
    @Alicks1126 жыл бұрын

    awesome tutorial! Thank you for sharing

  • @gracesarneeya5477
    @gracesarneeya54774 жыл бұрын

    I have tried this method and it definitely worked so well on my picture. Thank you so much :)

  • @muehlemannfilms
    @muehlemannfilms4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this. i never realised u can use a layer and make it 3D i always searched for similar *D free models. This changes everything to the better for me. you rock!!!

  • @JPFilmmaker
    @JPFilmmaker2 жыл бұрын

    Helped a lot, ty so much.

  • @yatharthsinghal3211
    @yatharthsinghal32114 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Video, please keep bringing such awesome techniques for us!!!!

  • @danielleceleste4791
    @danielleceleste47913 жыл бұрын

    Yes. I just did. Great tutorial. Subbed

  • @johnz4412
    @johnz44124 жыл бұрын

    I’ll definitely use this. Great teacher!

  • @LanceMayer-eq9xd
    @LanceMayer-eq9xd3 ай бұрын

    Wow! Excellent technique! 3D and the rest are new to me. I, also, am taking notes. Thank you.

  • @allignm1
    @allignm16 жыл бұрын

    FANTASTIC VIDEO!! Thanks for clarifying how to use the 3D tool.

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, Jack!

  • @KyleW_TV
    @KyleW_TV6 жыл бұрын

    Love the video! Your tutorials have helped me out in so many ways, keep it up!

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Kyle!

  • @tomsutube2011
    @tomsutube20114 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely going to try this. 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @ipinkit
    @ipinkit4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! It was helpful!!

  • @paib6267
    @paib62675 жыл бұрын

    Love it! Thank you.

  • @wafulz888
    @wafulz8886 жыл бұрын

    I have needed this for such a long time. Thank you for sharing.

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, wafulz888!

  • @bestchannels7910
    @bestchannels79103 жыл бұрын

    Very amazing thank you so much for the help

  • @DaveTavres
    @DaveTavres5 жыл бұрын

    YES I WILL!! As always, thank you! :)

  • @coelisanctus
    @coelisanctus4 жыл бұрын

    I wish I'd know about this long ago! I'm definitely going to try this!

  • @SchytexGraphics
    @SchytexGraphics5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for the tutorial! It did help a lot :)

  • @JesseC_07
    @JesseC_073 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool! Yes, am gonna use this technique.

  • @GavinDavidson
    @GavinDavidson5 жыл бұрын

    Tx a mil. I can’t wait to try this out.

  • @diannescamera6496
    @diannescamera64966 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I can't wait to try this technique! Thank you :)

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, diannescamera!

  • @erikbally
    @erikbally4 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful Tutorial... Thank you very much!

  • @christinekrieg7536
    @christinekrieg75364 жыл бұрын

    Very, very cool! I will definitely try this!

  • @MrJkeefer
    @MrJkeefer5 жыл бұрын

    can't wait to try this

  • @JohnGiskes
    @JohnGiskes3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I will, this is so great. I used to do all kinds of things with film and chemicals in mid 1960's and 1970's in the graphic industry. We could hardly imagine what's possible nowadays

  • @acmtsing
    @acmtsing4 жыл бұрын

    Love this tutorial!

  • @plentius
    @plentius4 жыл бұрын

    Very cool! Thanks!

  • @gregpapiortiz9181
    @gregpapiortiz91815 жыл бұрын

    I used this technique on a project I did. The video was very helpful. You are a great teacher

  • @iancxxx
    @iancxxx5 жыл бұрын

    Will certainly this this method thank you!

  • @kenmorris2858
    @kenmorris28585 жыл бұрын

    Genius!!! I certainly use this technique....Many thanks...

  • @keannam6022
    @keannam60224 жыл бұрын

    You're an awesome teacher, thank you so much! Keep doing what you're doing because you're awesome :D

  • @ivanfavoured9356
    @ivanfavoured93565 жыл бұрын

    Very relevant tutorial. Thank you. I will use it

  • @RohitKumar-uk2lb
    @RohitKumar-uk2lb6 жыл бұрын

    Another fantastic tutorial with advance technique, Thanks for sharing

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, Rohit!

  • @josefsanchez8678
    @josefsanchez86786 жыл бұрын

    awesome technique I will do!!!

  • @fefesuiza
    @fefesuiza Жыл бұрын

    I will definetely try it!

  • @justintime1208
    @justintime12085 жыл бұрын

    This is good technique for architectural renders, I’ll defiantly be using it. Thanks.

  • @leroystone2894
    @leroystone28945 жыл бұрын

    thanks so much for the tut. i didn't even know photoshop had this.. Pretty cool!

  • @ronlintz3243
    @ronlintz32434 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic instruction. Meaningful step by step teaching.

  • @tubelesstube4237
    @tubelesstube42375 жыл бұрын

    As always...super

  • @AnujRaool
    @AnujRaool6 жыл бұрын

    Finally awaited tutotial is up.... Simple yet most effective... No guess work no trial and error Thank you 😀

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, Anuj!

  • @WilliamParmley
    @WilliamParmley4 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I will definitely study this and give it a try.

  • @asharasalah
    @asharasalah4 жыл бұрын

    It is amazing .thank for your efforts

  • @emmanueltettehgould1332
    @emmanueltettehgould13324 жыл бұрын

    I will.... great technique... thank you..

  • @simonsharky3880
    @simonsharky38806 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I'm going to try using this! Love it!

  • @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    @PhotoshopTrainingChannel

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @changmahwenn7632
    @changmahwenn76324 жыл бұрын

    You are awesome. Just awesome. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I learn so much from them.

  • @NeytJoris
    @NeytJoris5 жыл бұрын

    Ok, that is what i'am looking for, thanks a great workshop

  • @Sir-Prizse
    @Sir-Prizse5 жыл бұрын

    Really useful, nice.