: How to achieve a shadowed shape behind a semi opaque surface? Imagine a white paper, a shape behind it, and behind the shape a source of light, like a candle. I want to achieve the shadow

@Kevin459

If I'm right in assuming what you're looking for is a similar effect of shadow puppetry, then you can achieve this in Photoshop using multiple layers:

I started with a blank colored background


I added a subtle vignette with a radial gradient


I thenj added my silhouette


I added another on top, enlarged it and gave it a gausian blur and reduced the opacity (You can move this one around to change where the light source is)


Finally, I changed the colors of the blured image to better mimic a shadow

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