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arturs73452037
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November 12, 2017
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How to separate "Drop Shadow" effect from an object's appearance in Illustrator?

  • November 12, 2017
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Hi mates! Is there any way to create a different layer out of "Drop Shadow" effect in Illustrator? So, basically I need some shortcut way to have a shadow of an object separated from that object. Thanks in advance and have a nice day! (:

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    Are you referring to expanding the appearance?

    It will convert the shadow to a raster image and separate it from the object.

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    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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    November 12, 2017

    If you want only the drop shadow and keep the effect live, try this:

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      arturs73452037Author
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      November 17, 2017

      This one (Ton's first comment) seems to be interesting, but I'm stuck on the third step, cause if I'm changing the Fill Opacity to 0% then all the shadows just disappear too.

      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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      October 4, 2018

      Hi,

      Grateful if someone can confirm that this trick still works?

      I seem to get to where arturs was in step 3 - when i make the fill o% opacity all shadows disappear.


      Yes it still works, make sure that in step 3 the Drop Shadow item is above the Opacity 0% item.

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      November 12, 2017

      Are you referring to expanding the appearance?

      It will convert the shadow to a raster image and separate it from the object.

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