Drop Shadow Overprint Outer Glow

[selondon]

Hi,

I am trying to use two effects on an object, a coloured outer glow and a black drop shadow.

I want the drop shadow to appear over the top of the outer glow (i.e. control the stacking priority) as I want to match as close as possible effects I have previously placed in Photoshop.

I can only get the outer glow to appear over the drop shadow though, thus 'killing it'.

I can attach screen grabs if it helps but imagine someone will know what I mean!

Many Thanks

[rob day · Accepted solution]

Try setting the Blending Mode of the outer glow to something that will overprint—Multiply, Overlay, Soft Light etc.

The default Screen on the left, Overlay on the right

[Zaid Al Hilali]

I was able to get the drop shadow on top of other effects by applying a glow on Object level, while drop shadow on the Fill level. Make sure the object has a Fill color

[selondon]

Thank You very much for the replies.....

I will look into it with my files and feedback!

[selondon]

Sorry for the delay, been so busy!

Also apologies both, I didn't fully explain, the Outer Glow has to be on Blending Mode 'Normal' as it is sitting over another image.

Zaid, I have tried to apply the shadow to the Fill but have had no luck, I am probably doing something wrong.

I have attached a screengrab.

The word 'hello' is text and the 'Icon' is a Bitmap Tif (which I am mostly using), coloured up as White in Swatches.

I cannot get the Drop Shadow to overprint the Outer Glow on both.

Many Thanks!