Tips for Creating Realistic Shadows in Photoshop

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In this Photoshop tutorial, we cover tips for how to create more realistic shadows in Photoshop. First we cover a bit of theory on shadows—what are the different types of shadow and when does each appear based on the lighting. Then we show how to create the primary types of shadows—cast shadows, ambient shadows and contact shadows.

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