
Creating a
Professional Shadow
April 2013
Requirements:
- Xara Xtreme 5 and up
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Tutorial
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Before you go giving your elegant illustration a solid or blurry shadow, check out April’s tutorial on using Live Effects to make a unique and photorealistic perspective shadow. This month, Gary shows you how a simple filter and some manual editing can help complete a scene with the finesse you need for professional-level illustration.
It’s a quick, effective tutorial this month, just like the steps you’ll want to learn to up your graphics output! Tune in right here!

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