Hello there! Today I have a quick peek at how to add drop shadows to elements in Procreate. I’m using items from some Today mini kits by The Studio designers.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/todaymini.jpg)
First, open the Layers panel, and tap once on the thumbnail of the layer you want to add a shadow to. From the flyout menu, select Alpha Lock. This locks the transparent or alpha channel so any changes you make are only applied to the non-transparent portion of the layer.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphalock.jpg)
Next, tap on the thumbnail again, and select Fill Layer. You may have to adjust the color of your fill if you don’t have a dark color already selected. You can do this by tapping the Colors panel, then tapping and holding on the canvas to select a color.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/filllayer.jpg)
Next, tap the thumbnail again and tap Alpha Lock to deselect it.
Finally, open the Adjustments tools, and tap Gaussian Blur. Drag right and left across the canvas to increase/decrease the size of the blur.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/blur.jpg)
Tip: To give a little warp to your shadow, you can select the Smudge tool with a hard brush (under the Airbrushing brushes) and nudge the shadow over a bit.
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/smudge.jpg)
![](https://blog.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/collage_startsomethingnew-1000x750.jpg)
That’s it! Hope this little tip will help next time you’re adding shadows in Procreate.
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