GWCTas Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 Hi, I have tried to create a drop shadow around a rectangular image (in AF Photo) but I am having no luck This is what I am looking to do. I have previously taken the image, added another transparent layer and made that say 10pixels wider than the image and added outer shadow. I can't get that to work now? I must be doing something wrong? Looking forward to some help please? Thanks, George Quote MacOS Ventura iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) Intel Core i7(4.2 GHz) 32GB DDR4 2400MHz 1TB SSD Hard drive 12TB OWC Thunderbay 4 Built-In Retina LCD 5120 x 2880 AMD Radeon Pro 580 8GB
firstdefence Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 Why don't you just use the Layer fx outer shadow? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), 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
GWCTas Posted June 8, 2019 Author Posted June 8, 2019 Thanks FD. I have tried that - I am a newbie and I can't get the background layer larger than the image I am trying to create the drop shadow for (I have done before but can't repeat it). I have made the Canvas larger than the document but when I do that the document increases in size also and there is no area behind the image as in your example? Quote MacOS Ventura iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) Intel Core i7(4.2 GHz) 32GB DDR4 2400MHz 1TB SSD Hard drive 12TB OWC Thunderbay 4 Built-In Retina LCD 5120 x 2880 AMD Radeon Pro 580 8GB
HVDB Photography Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, GWCTas said: I can't get the background layer larger than the image Document > Resize Canvas Quote Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB
GWCTas Posted June 8, 2019 Author Posted June 8, 2019 Yes, as above, I have done Document>Resize Canvas but as I said the document increases in size as well as the canvas? Quote MacOS Ventura iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) Intel Core i7(4.2 GHz) 32GB DDR4 2400MHz 1TB SSD Hard drive 12TB OWC Thunderbay 4 Built-In Retina LCD 5120 x 2880 AMD Radeon Pro 580 8GB
HVDB Photography Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 3 hours ago, GWCTas said: (I have done before but can't repeat it) Document > Clip Canvas perhaps ? Quote Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB
GWCTas Posted June 8, 2019 Author Posted June 8, 2019 HVDB - THANK YOU!! That worked and I will store that in the memory bank. Quote MacOS Ventura iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) Intel Core i7(4.2 GHz) 32GB DDR4 2400MHz 1TB SSD Hard drive 12TB OWC Thunderbay 4 Built-In Retina LCD 5120 x 2880 AMD Radeon Pro 580 8GB
HVDB Photography Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 You're welkome Quote Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB
jmwellborn Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 13 hours ago, firstdefence said: Why don't you just use the Layer fx outer shadow? What a terrific car!!! Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.7.6. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.6. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.7.6. Publisher, Photo, Designer 2.6. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards.
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