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208 CHAPTER 6 ELEVATING THE ELEVATION

Figure 6.19
Drawing a shadow with
the Pen tool

12. Choose the Direct Selection tool in the toolbox (under the Path Selection tool). Drag a window
around a corner handle and move it to the edges of the window box, as shown in Figure 6.20.
Repeat and move the other handle to cover the other corner. Rename the Shape 1 layer to Win-
dow Box Shadow. Change the opacity of this layer to 50% to lighten the shadow.

Figure 6.20
Adjusting a shadow
path: drag these handles
to the edges of the
window box.

TIP You can use the arrow keys to nudge handles one pixel at a time.
13. The shape layer has a path on its vector mask that you will duplicate to make additional shad-
ows: select the Path Selection tool (press Shift+A). Click the shadow’s path, press Ctrl+C, and
then press Ctrl+V to duplicate the path on this shape layer. Drag the path to the right and then