Operation Manual

132 Effects
Simple shadow
(drag from object
centre)
Node controls:
(A) Shear X/Scale Y, (B) Shear Y/Scale X,
(C) Reposition shadow, (D) Opacity,
(E) Lock Point, (F) Blur.
(showing control nodes)
With subtle Shear and Scale adjustments you
can produce skewed shadows for realistic 2D
lighting effects. The example opposite has had
adjustments to Shear X and Shear Y, with
blurring and reduced opacity.
Applying drop shadows with Shadow Tool
1. With an object selected, click the Shadow Tool on the
Drawing toolbar. You'll notice control nodes appear which allow
adjustment as described in the annotated illustration above.