Setting the Colour and Density of the Shadow

Now that you have a "flipped version" of the image, you can adjust the colours to give it a shadowy appearance:

1. Select the copy of the image if necessary.
   
   
2. Select Colours > Adjust > Hue/Saturation/Lightness).
   
   
The corresponding dialog box appears.


3. Adjust the settings that will define the drop shadow's appearance:
   
   
- Set the saturation cursor to -100, so as to eliminate the colour.

- Adjust the lightness setting to obtain the desired shadow density.



Figure 3: Validate when you are happy with the settings.


Coloured shadows. Only modify the saturation percentage slightly if you want a shadow that is the same colour as the object.


4. Slide the flipped selection against the original text. If necessary, leave a space of one pixel between the two images.
   
   

Figure 4: Our image after the shadow has been adjusted.