Slayman Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 When I use drop shadows on projects, sometimes I like to make the shadow smaller than the object. This helps create a 3-D effect. It would be nice to have a SCALE shadow or SCALE Radius option. Quote
PaulEC Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 Couldn't you use inner shadow for the same effect? Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 – Windows 11 Home - Affinity Publisher, Photo & Designer, v2 (As I am a Windows user, any answers/comments I contribute may not apply to Mac or iPad.)
Slayman Posted October 9, 2020 Author Posted October 9, 2020 basically something like this. The shadow is scaled down giving the illusion that the square is closer to the viewer. Quote
Pšenda Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Slayman said: The shadow is scaled down giving the illusion that the square is closer to the viewer. I'm sorry, but for me it creates illusion of a strange shadow, than a square closer. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
RNKLN Posted October 10, 2020 Posted October 10, 2020 I would draw a 2nd smaller rectangle, apply a Gaussian blur effect (as well as maybe some other effects, e.g. perspective) and put it behind the original. ESPR 1 Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sequoia (15.4) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.6.x versions
Slayman Posted October 13, 2020 Author Posted October 13, 2020 that's what I'm doing but would be nice to have a scale feature in FX for outer shadow. It would save time. Quote
Cecil Posted October 13, 2020 Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Slayman said: that's what I'm doing but would be nice to have a scale feature in FX for outer shadow. It would save time. I don’t see a negative to your suggestion👍 Quote Cecil iMac Retina 5K, 27”, 2019. 3.6 GHz Intel Core 9, 40 GB Memory DDR4, Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB, macOS,iPad Pro iPadOS Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection
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