Creating a convincing shadow

[Kenny100]

Hi Folks

I'm using CS 8.0. See this image here:
Image of a fork

You'll notice that the fork has a nice shadow. My problem is that I want to place the fork on a green background but still retain the shadow. What is the best way for me to do this?

Should I remove the current shadow and create a new one once I've placed it on the new green background? If so, how do I create a convincing shadow? I don't think the CS drop-shadow effect will cut it ... or will it?

Any advice on this would be great!

Ta,
Kenny.

 

[RegistrationMark]

Layer 1=Green bkgd
Layer 2 = whole image set to multiply
Layer 3 = Just the clipped fork set to normal
Voila

Mark

 

[dmacster]

A little more on Mark's way

http://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/cast_shadow/cast_shadow.htm