Inner Shadow Question

[HeatherPrins]

How do adjust the Inner Shadow layer style in PSE6, I can adjust the drop shadow, opacity etc. But there does not seem to be control over the Inner Shadow effect.

[HeatherPrins]

hmmm is this not doable in PSE6?

[ptknox]

I encountered this while writing a recent class Heather. And I couldn't find a way to control the Inner Shadow effect either. Here's the workaround I used.

I added a new blank layer above the item I wanted the inner shadow on.

CTRL-clicked on the thumbnail of the layer containing the item (in the Layers palette) and then applied a black stroke in the new blank layer (used the INSIDE stroke setting).

Then I ran a Gaussian Blur filter on the stroked layer to soften it considerably and reduced the opacity of the layer until I was happy with the look.

Hope that helps a little.

[maureenreynolds]

What does an inner shadow look like? I saw that in the settings and couldn't visualize it. Any example Pattie? (after your anniversary celebrations...) ;-) tia, Maureen

[HeatherPrins]

oh thanks for answering! I will give it a try

[heretopeasyou]

yes, can someone please post a photo or link to something with an "inner shadow"?

[HeatherPrins]

here is one that uses an inner shadow around the photos:

[Avas Mom]

Very cool! I didnt even know that inner shadows existed ...lol

[dugarner]

I don't have an answer to your question; I suspect you can't change them. In the styles dialog box there isn't an option, so you have to go with the defaults. But I don't use inner shadow on this beveled mat style; I use a simple sharp bevel instead, and the inner shadow is there. I just wondered how other people did it---and that answers my question!

[mugsbigsis]

Heather, those shadows on my page are custom shadows. The tutorial for those matts is this one:


But if you really want some fun with shadows THESE are really great. Shadows are my favorite part of scrapping.