# Creating the shadow

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-the-shadow/45495>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 15, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-the-shadow/45495 "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/45495/1 "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?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-the-shadow/45495/2 "2004-03-15T07:18:40Z")

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Here you go:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-the-shadow/45495/3 "2004-03-15T07:28:21Z")

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ohhh drop not outer :D. With the szie to 15, thats what makes the good shadow.

Thanks very much prstudio :thumb: Heres what i came up with.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-the-shadow/45495/4 "2004-03-15T07:30:27Z")

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There you go! No problem. And you can make it lighter using the transparency in the drop shadow options.

Looks good!

🙂