Slayman Posted October 9, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEC Posted October 9, 2020 Share 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 10 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayman Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 9, 2020 Share 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) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNKLN Posted October 10, 2020 Share 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 Sonoma (14.2) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.4 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayman Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted October 13, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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