Trying to add inverted drop shadows

[anj]

I'm new to the forums, so hi!

I'm having difficulty with adding inverted drop shadows - the kind you could add with DrawPlus - but there doesn't seem to be a function for them in Affinity.

Is there a workaround that's not an excessive amount of work?  I need to add the inverted drop shadows to detailed drawings, as if there was a shadow on the ground of an image standing upright.  I need to add them to multiple images on each page.

Here is a simplified example from another user's post:

 

Thank you!

Anj

[Gabe]

Hi @anj,

Welcome to the forums. 

I'm afraid we do not have a Shear option in Photo. The only option to "fake" it would be to duplicate the layer, distort it to your desired angle and apply a gaussian blur.  

Thanks,

Gabe. 

[Pšenda]

You need to apply a gradient, as the shadow fades away with distance.