![]() In this case, my offset value was 28.9 px and the angle value was 319 degrees. The angle is the direction of our drop shadow. Offset is the distance our shadow is from its original location. You’ll notice two of our settings for the Outer Shadow effect will update as we drag our mouse – the “Offset” slider (green arrow) and the “Angle” setting (blue arrow). With the Offset Tool enabled, click and drag your mouse in the direction you want the drop shadow to appear (in my case I dragged it down and to the right slightly, demonstrated by the mouse cursor in the photo above following the direction of the purple arrow). You’ll know it’s enabled because your mouse pointer will display an icon of two overlapping squares. This tool, when enabled, allows you to reposition the drop shadow on your layer by clicking and dragging your mouse on your canvas. The easiest way to setup your drop shadow is to click the “Offset Tool” button (red arrow in the image above). Here you’ll see your options for adding a drop shadow to your layer. Scroll down to get a better view of all the settings for this effect (the settings should automatically drop down when you check the Outer Shadow box). With your text styled and in place, navigate over to the “Effects” tab (blue arrow in the image above) and check the box labeled “Outer Shadow” (red arrow). Finally, use the Alignment icons in the Toolbar (red arrow) to align your text to the center of the image (purple arrows). ![]() Select a font from the dropdown in the Context Toolbar to change the font of your text (outlined in green), and click the justify center icon to center your text in the textbox (gold arrow in the image). Hit ctrl+a to select all your text (or go to Select>Select All), then choose a size for your text in the Context Toolbar (outlined in blue in the photo above). I simply used “Drop Shadow” as my text, hitting the enter key after “Drop” to put “Shadow” on a second line. ![]() You can also use the “T” shortcut key to select this tool.Ĭlick on your canvas with the Artistic Text Tool and begin typing your text (red arrow in the image above – text may be tiny by default like in my case). Next, I’ll grab the “Artistic Text Tool” from the toolbox (red arrow) as I’ll be adding the drop shadow effect to text for this example. I’ll go with the default settings (1920×1080 px composition – yellow arrow) and click “Create” (red arrow). For starters, create a new composition by hitting ctrl+n (cmd+n on a MAC) on your keyboard to bring up the “New Document” dialogue (outlined in green in the image above).
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