want to share your button shadow settings

[nesser1981]

with me? And maybe what you do for random elements? Say like an owl, LOL! that's what I was just working with.

I'm trying to do better shadows and I followed Sheri's tutorial last month when I was doing some of the challenges. I need a new button setting.

 

[jacinda]

Hmmm......I don't have any standard settings - I tweak them depending on the size and colour of the button. I use a brown outer glow to define the opposing edge, and a brownish drop shadow on linear burn (or tinged a slightly similar colour to whatever is beneath it).

OK, just had a play around. My settings for a brown button on a blue paper would be something like:

Outer Glow:
Colour #c2aa88
Linear burn
Opacity 28%
Spread 0
Size 16

Drop Shadow:
Colour #344949
Linear Burn
Opacity 28%
Distance 17
Spread 0
Size 16

The end result:

 

[nesser1981]

Thank you!

 

[SeattleSheri]

I don't have PS in front of me at the moment, but if I have a button directly on the paper I will use 15 distance / 15 size (0 spread) with a dark brown color on multiply.

 

[BrattyMeg]

what do you know..a diff setting

I use
color#202020 (i use a dark dark grey/black for mine)
linear burn
opacity around 40% depending on the bg paer
45 degrees
size 18
spread 0
distance 20

 

[nesser1981]

Thanks girls! I'm going to play with all of these!

 

[nun69]

I am totally saving this and have no idea what kind of setting I use, but I have a "button" shadow action from somebody LOL!

 

[maryinaz]

I am totally saving this and have no idea what kind of setting I use, but I have a "button" shadow action from somebody LOL!

I use the button shadow style from Jenn.

 

[carrie1977]

Yep...add me to the Jenn style users. LOL! I wish Elements had better shadow settings.