Bart_B Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Hello Everyone, I need help with FX and dropping shadows, I can't figure it out for the life of me. Here are my steps; I'm trying to add shadow to my photograph with FX function. 1. I upload a photograph 2. Add new layer fill 3. Drag the layer fill below the photograph 4. Next I go to Documents - Resize Canvas- Input my values 5. Next I select the photograph 6. Next I click on FX and a box comes up and this is where in trouble. The FX box does not look right for one, and when I select outer shadow or any function and slide the value the gaussian blur selects automatically and blurs the photo. Thank you in advance. IMG_2634.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Bart_B said: The FX box does not look right for one, and when I select outer shadow or any function and slide the value the gaussian blur selects automatically and blurs the photo. I'm confused, in the video you have the Gaussian Blur selected in the FX. So the blur should be changed when the slider is moved. If you select the Outer Shadow, you would have other sliders shown. Then you should be able to change the Outer Shadow. Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Ticking the option for Outer Shadow does not automatically select it, you have to click on the name to actually select it, gaussian blur is selected by default and that is why you are inadvertently applying gaussian blur. Likewise selecting the name doesn't automatically activate the fx you have to edit the sliders before it will activate/apply a tick in the checkbox. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart_B Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 6 hours ago, firstdefence said: Ticking the option for Outer Shadow does not automatically select it, you have to click on the name to actually select it, gaussian blur is selected by default and that is why you are inadvertently applying gaussian blur. Likewise selecting the name doesn't automatically activate the fx you have to edit the sliders before it will activate/apply a tick in the checkbox. Thank you, I will give it a shot. I'm totally new to the software learning as I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart_B Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Gear maker said: I'm confused, in the video you have the Gaussian Blur selected in the FX. So the blur should be changed when the slider is moved. If you select the Outer Shadow, you would have other sliders shown. Then you should be able to change the Outer Shadow. Thank you for feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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