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The example on the left shows the background layers at 100%
opacity. The example on the right shows them at 50% opacity.
Adding drop shadows to layers
You can add a drop shadow to a single layer or to a group to enhance the appearance of an image. Drop
shadows are also helpful for developing Image Hose nozzles.
When you add a drop shadow, Corel Painter creates a new layer for the shadow and groups it with the
original. This enables you to select and modify the drop shadow layer independently from the original layer.
To add a drop shadow
1 Select a layer or group.
2
Choose Effects Objects Create Drop Shadow.
3 In the Drop Shadow dialog box, type values in the following boxes:
• X-Offset and Y-Offset — specifies the distance, in pixels, from the center of the layer image to the
shadow
• Opacity — specifies the degree to which the shadow covers underlying images. Setting Opacity to
100% obscures underlying images; lower values create a more transparent shadow.
• Radius — specifies the amount of blur at the edge of the shadow. The radius is half the distance
across the blurred region. If you set Radius to zero, you create a sharp-edged shadow.
• Angle — specifies the direction of the blur.
• Thinness — specifies the amount of blur applied perpendicular to the Angle. If a blur shows streaks,
increase Thinness to soften it.
If you want to merge the drop shadow layer with the image layer, enable the Collapse to one layer
check box.
Blending layers by using composite methods
Composite methods control how layers interact with the underlying image. You can change composite
methods to create special effects without changing the actual images that make up a document.
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