# Creating the shadow

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-the-shadow/104341>\
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**Created:** [March 15, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-the-shadow/104341 "2004-03-15T07:11:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![minimalistik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@minimalistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/minimalistik)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-the-shadow/104341/1 "2004-03-15T07:11:23Z")

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I took a look at [http://www.web-specials.net](http://www.web-specials.net) and on the splash page, it has that lite “grey shadow” around the central image. I assumed it was layer\>layer style\>outer glow but I dont think its the right way. What is the right process of making that “grey shadow” effect?

My steps have been so far:

1. draw some rectangles with rectangle tool
2. put colors on them
3. layer\>layer style?