'Multiply' Drop Shadow acting up

[annebaars]

Hi hi!

I'm trying to add a darker drop shadow to my letters, the mode is on overlay and the colour is on black.

However, the shadow becomes white instead of a darker colour.. Any way to fix this? 😕

[jdanek]

Have you tried some of the other Blend methods, like Lighten?

[annebaars]

I have, but it stays white with every option I choose.

I also tried adding a outer glow and this didn't work either...

[Monika Gause]

Is it process black or spot black?

Which document color mode?

Did you already restart the computer?

[annebaars]

It's process black I think, my colour mode is CMYK and I haven't restarted my laptop yet.. should I try that?

[Monika Gause]

Especially if you haven't done so for days.

Restarts just clean everything up.

[annebaars]

Restarted my laptop but it still isn't working.. do you think it has something to do with the file?

[Monika Gause]

That would be the next thing to try. Can you create a new file, make two objects and apply a drop shadow. Does that work?

[Emma5E31]

Just in case anyone else has this issue and is looking for a solution, I did and it was because the layer had "dim images set to 50%," something you could try checking.