This is the first time I tried this technique and I’m so happy that I turned out well. Some of you even like it and asked this tutorial. So here it is.
Add your element by using Place instead of Open
Select Layer Style then Drop Shadow
I used the following setting:
Opacity: 55
Angle: 160
Distance: 5
Spread: 0
Size: 8
The drop shadow is added but you need to extract it to manipulate it. Click the F button
Click the Create Layer then click OK
Now the drop shadow has it’s own layer.
Here’s the fun part:
Select Edit then Transform then Skew
To manipulate the drop shadow, Hold Shift while pressing left click in your mouse.
When done manipulating, lower the opacity to 76%
Now your done.
Note: Click the image for larger view.







August 16, 2008 at 8:51 pm
hi tracy! thanks for the comment on my lp ha.
August 17, 2008 at 6:29 pm
hi tracy. i never thought of this. (i always use a negative value for my shadows, to make it look like the light is coming from lower right)
this is really nice. i really like it. (now i’m thinking how i could use this for my next LO hehehe)
thanks for sharing.
August 17, 2008 at 9:15 pm
hi sis! very nice tutorial. will give it a try!
August 17, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Hi sis! I am using Photoshop 7 (behind ako, hehe) and sadly it doesn’t have that feature. huhuhu… I found an alternative way to do this with PS7 is to create a duplicate of the tab layer, fill it with black tapos move it underneath the tab. Then add a little gaussian blur, skew it and reduce opacity.
August 18, 2008 at 9:13 am
Alpha, Your welcome.
Thea, Dati rin negative gamit ko. Ano lang yan experiment. Hanggang sa yan na ginagamit ko lagi na setting.
Gwacie, I’m sorry na wala yung feature na ginamit ko pero atleast may iba pa palang way. thanks for sharing.
August 19, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Hi thank you sis for sharing ha, im waiting for this talaga hehehe..more tuts! happy scrapping!
August 23, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Your welcome sis!
August 23, 2008 at 11:01 pm
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