Cheers everyone - combination of observations gave the answer. Micheal Shaffer wrote: "I believe 'drop shadow' as it pertains to layer properties is for objects and text, (leastwise, that's how I use it)."
Which gave me a clue. Both Rodolpho Pajuaba and Jan Sanders both commented: "The shadow must appear somewhere, don't you think? You must increase the canvas in a way that the shadow shows. Like, Image>Canvas size, then increase the file to about 10% more, each side, then select the layer and apply the Drop Shadow." Exactly - I'd tried enlarging the canvas, nothing to see...That's what was driving me nuts! The answer is a combination: Create a copy layer of the image, delete the original, go to layer style and add a drop shadow to the copy layer, then THEN enlarge the canvas size by the required amount. That way, you're adding the drop shadow to the dimensions of the image in the same way as you would to text etc. Cheers guys, I'm off to open some wine! Neill Watson --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/2003 =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
