harry_whorlow Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Hi there beloved community, I'm looking for some advice on how to implement a bezier curve shadow as shown in the image below. I have tried creating curved shapes, then duplicating the layer and applying multiple blend modes with varying angles, but this results in a jagged shadow... As well as a hard end to the shadow in certain sections. Personally, this feel this is wrong as I end up with three or four layers for one shadow, I'm fairly certain this is a result of me not knowing how to apply the affect correctly. Can anyone suggest a way of creating this shadow shape? Thanks in advance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Hi @harry_whorlow, welcome to the Affinity forums! I'd try a separate object with a gradient applied. No shadow/effect at all. If wanted you can add a blurred object to partially cover or 'shape' the straight gradient. NotMyFault 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 To analyse how the gradient flows, add a rectangle with the base (light) color in blend mode darker color. you can then spot the individual color steps and the oval shape. i think it is elliptical gradient (shape can be rectangular) thomaso and harry_whorlow 2 Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 10 hours ago, NotMyFault said: i think it is elliptical gradient (shape can be rectangular) Oddly, I got the elliptical gradient in mind to give the gradient a curved shape – but only your last screenshot made me aware of the simpler solution just to toggle the gradient's colours and its position to achieve the required concave (not convex) shape. 🤦♂️ harry_whorlow 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry_whorlow Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 Thank you for this!! I've been banging my head agains a wall for days... I knew there was a better way to get this working, I honestly felt like a caveman trying to get my solution working. It's really appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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