At some point in your design experience, you may have come across designs with shadow effects that add depth and make them pop out from their background. Shadows are great design elements to help make graphics appear more professional, modern and eye-catching; in this article we’ll teach you how to add one in Canva for maximum impact in your designs.
Step 1: Begin in Canva
with an initial design element selection. Step 2: In order to add text to an image in Canva, right click and select “Text Edit mode”. Step 3: From Canva select an element design you wish to include for editing in your document.
To create a shadow effect in Canva, first select an element you would like to apply the effect to. This could be anything from images and text to other design features – anything at all can work! Once your design element has been chosen, move onto step 2.
Step 2: Replicate the design element
Step two is to duplicate a design element by right-clicking it and selecting “duplicate.” This creates an exact copy that you can modify further to achieve shadow effects.
Step 3: Alter the color of duplicate elements
To create the shadow effect, you need to change the color of duplicated elements from their original hue to black or a darker shade within their palette. To do this, select all duplicated elements and click “Fill”, selecting black from its palette of available shades as needed.
Step 4: Make adjustments to the duplicated element size and position as needed.
Step two involves adjusting the size and position of a duplicated element to create the shadow effect. To do this, select it and click on “Position and Size”, from here you can easily customize its size and position until achieving your desired shadow effect.
Step 5: Blur the duplicated elements by blurring their images.
Finalize this step by blurring the duplicated element to achieve an authentic shadow effect. To do this, select it and click “Effects”, selecting “Blur” under Effects then adjusting its slider until your desired level of blurriness has been reached.
Conclusion
In this article, we have explained how to create a shadow effect using Canva. By following these steps, you can add shadow effects that make your designs pop out from the competition and look more professional. If you want to expand your design skills further, experiment with various shadow effects to determine which works best with your designs. We hope you found this guide both informative and useful – happy designing!
