PhotoLine Tip: Create a ball with a shadow
1. Start with a new image, for example 80 x 80 pixel in size, RGB color.

2. Create a Circle Lasso (click on the Free Lasso icon an hold down the mouse key. Select the circle from the popup. Press the Alt key and drag the circle at the document)

3. Select a color of your choice from the color list panel for the foreground color, for example red.
4. Select Tool/Lasso/Fill with foreground
Resulting Image 1
5. Select the Blend Tool from the toolbar.
Blend Tool

6. Create a blend from black, full transparent, to black no transparency.
Blend Tool Options

7. Apply the circle blend on the ball
Resulting Image 2

8. Select Effects/Special tools/Shadow Filter. Set Angle 45, Intensity 50, Width 8, Soft 10 and press OK

9. You can now take a small unsharp brush and place a little white point on your ball.
Resulting Image 3

10. Press Ctrl + D to remove the lasso and save the image

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Please email questions and suggestions on these tips to Gerhard Huber.