ABSTRACT
Basic shadows on the wall and ground are easy and straightforward to create. Adjusting the lighting on an object is a key Photoshop skill, and this chapter looks at a couple of ways in which we can change the lighting on a figure. When we place shadows, especially on walls, we need to consider the light source. Adding the effect of late afternoon light streaming through a window helps to add interest and warmth to a picture. In real life, a light source wouldn’t cast a visible beam unless the room were full of smoke; but then real life is often far duller than fiction. Rather than painting directly onto the layer, create a new layer and set it to hard Light mode. Shading using the three light modes — hard Light, Soft Light and Overlay — can have a far more cinematic effect than shading using the Dodge and Burn tools.
