How to Make a Paper Cutout in Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Creative Cloud

Add a hand-crafted, layered look to your design. Start from scratch, or download practice files [] for a head start. Steps below. Prep your project: 1. Open . 2. Open the Layers panel (Window – Layers) and expand the fish layer group. Add depth with drop shadows: 1. Add a drop shadow: Click the front fin layer, then click the fx icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. Choose Drop Shadow and set the shadow properties. Click OK. Tip: We set the Angle to 133, enabled Use Global Light, and set the Distance to 35. 2. Copy drop shadow: Use Opt (Alt) drag to copy the drop shadow properties to the body and wave 1 layers. 3. Double-click the drop shadow on the wave 1 layer and modify the properties. Click OK. Tip: We set the Opacity to 60, Distance to 40, Spread to 15, and Size to 90. 4. Use Opt (Alt) drag to copy the drop shadow from wave 1 to wave 2 and wave 3. Add a paper texture: 1.