Shadow effects
In Canvas, when you apply a shadow to text, the shadow is a separate
text object that you can color, edit, and apply effects to independently
of the original text object. By applying the right combination of
effects, you can create oblique shadows and other lighting effects.
Because Canvas creates a separate text object for the shadow,
changes to the original text object do not change the shadow. You
should finalize text before applying shadows to ensure that the text is
the same for both objects.
To create a shadow: Select the text object(s) you want to apply
shadows to. Choose Effects > Shadow to open the Shadow dialog
box. Specify vertical and horizontal offset amounts and a color for
shadows. Canvas creates the shadows and arranges them behind the
original text object(s).
Text shadow effects
By combining Canvas effects,
you can create different types
of shadows.
A A standard shadow, slightly
offset and shaded black.
B The shadow text object was
skewed to create an oblique
shadow.
This example consists of three
objects: the original text, a
slightly offset shadow, and an
oblique shadow. To blur the
shadow, convert the text to a
paint object with the Area >
Render option in the Image
menu. Then, choose Filter >
Blur > Gaussian Blur in the
Image menu and set the radius
to 3.0.
A
B
C