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Off the top of my head i would....
1) Duplicate the layer, burn out the bike to black using a combo of burn tool and levels/curves etc.
2) Go to select>colour range and select all the white and cut out all the white.
3) flip this new layer horizontally, then select>all edit>free transform>skew to stretch the shadow to you taste, so it looks like a shadow being case at an angle. re-position under the bike.
4) Filter>blur>Gaussian blur and add blur so the edges of shadows are to taste to simulate light source size.
5) Adjust opacity of layer to taste, to simulate light source diffusivity. (made up word?)
6) Feel warm inside
*depending how you skew and position the shadow, you might have to extract the bike and place on new layer at top on the layer stack.
Or failing that a good old drop shadow, but that will put a shadow on the 'wall' behind it though and you'll have to extract the bike first.
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1) Duplicate the layer, burn out the bike to black using a combo of burn tool and levels/curves etc.
2) Go to select>colour range and select all the white and cut out all the white.
3) flip this new layer horizontally, then select>all edit>free transform>skew to stretch the shadow to you taste, so it looks like a shadow being case at an angle. re-position under the bike.
4) Filter>blur>Gaussian blur and add blur so the edges of shadows are to taste to simulate light source size.
5) Adjust opacity of layer to taste, to simulate light source diffusivity. (made up word?)
6) Feel warm inside
*depending how you skew and position the shadow, you might have to extract the bike and place on new layer at top on the layer stack.
Or failing that a good old drop shadow, but that will put a shadow on the 'wall' behind it though and you'll have to extract the bike first.
Adey
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Took a bit more than i thought but this is my quick effort.
Nice...except the shadow of the bikes tyres are under the tyres not alongside them.
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I actually started off like you said, but then convinced myself it didnt look right for some reason
It was a quicky what can i say
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Well i only did the pic as an example of the technique i suggested. But i agree it would look better that way. The bike would need to be extracted, and a mask and grad would be needed to so the shadow fades as it stretches out.
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I actually started off like you said, but then convinced myself it didnt look right for some reason
It was a quicky what can i say
It' was pretty good for a quicky acrually, I was nit picking and I'm sorry mate.
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Thought I might try a couple of different approaches to shadows for these images. Let me know if you like them and want the how-to (it's dead easy). These aren't refined edits just quick and easy to prove the concept:
Using a line shadow to enhance a 3d perspective to the floor:
Using a reflection to enhance a floor:
Using a line shadow to enhance a 3d perspective to the floor:
Using a reflection to enhance a floor:
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Sorry guys!
I like the reflection one that k-man did a lot -I'd love to know how you did that one!
Adey's second effort looks wicked too! Sounds complicated though...and I have about 16 images to do this on, so that'll be good practise LOL!
Jobe's one is great too- subtle, and more the thing I was after...natural looking, a real shadow.
I think I'll offer one version of each to the client and see what he likes the most.
If you guys could explain (in simpletons terms lol) how you achieved your effect, I'd be very grateful!
Thanks for taking the time, folks!
I like the reflection one that k-man did a lot -I'd love to know how you did that one!
Adey's second effort looks wicked too! Sounds complicated though...and I have about 16 images to do this on, so that'll be good practise LOL!
Jobe's one is great too- subtle, and more the thing I was after...natural looking, a real shadow.
I think I'll offer one version of each to the client and see what he likes the most.
If you guys could explain (in simpletons terms lol) how you achieved your effect, I'd be very grateful!
Thanks for taking the time, folks!
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Ok to do the reflection:
1. Cut the bike out from the background onto a new layer (you can delete the old background layer), so you just have the bike cut out onto a layer with no background.
2. make a copy of that layer.
3. on the copy go to edit - transform - flip - vertical. Gives you an upside down image of the bike. with the move tool and arrow keys bring this upside down bike lower and into position as the reflection.
4. create a layer mask and select the gradient tool. with default colour palette, select white to black fade on the gradient tool (first one on left), linear gradient, and draw a line from the top of the reflection (where the floor is) to the bottom (i.e. off the page). this will give that fade out look to the reflection.
5. adjust opacity of layer to taste, merge the layers together and stick a fresh background underneath.
i think jobe's method for his shadow could well be very similar to my effort on that image - which was the following:
1. again cut the bike out onto new layer.
2. create a new layer and with the line tool draw a straight horizontal line with a very soft black brush.
3. go to edit - free-transform to adjust scale, rotation, perspective and movement of the line into position.
4. put this layer under the bike layer and adjust opacity to taste.
5. put a new background white in underneath.
1. Cut the bike out from the background onto a new layer (you can delete the old background layer), so you just have the bike cut out onto a layer with no background.
2. make a copy of that layer.
3. on the copy go to edit - transform - flip - vertical. Gives you an upside down image of the bike. with the move tool and arrow keys bring this upside down bike lower and into position as the reflection.
4. create a layer mask and select the gradient tool. with default colour palette, select white to black fade on the gradient tool (first one on left), linear gradient, and draw a line from the top of the reflection (where the floor is) to the bottom (i.e. off the page). this will give that fade out look to the reflection.
5. adjust opacity of layer to taste, merge the layers together and stick a fresh background underneath.
i think jobe's method for his shadow could well be very similar to my effort on that image - which was the following:
1. again cut the bike out onto new layer.
2. create a new layer and with the line tool draw a straight horizontal line with a very soft black brush.
3. go to edit - free-transform to adjust scale, rotation, perspective and movement of the line into position.
4. put this layer under the bike layer and adjust opacity to taste.
5. put a new background white in underneath.