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How to Add a Drop Shadow Effect in Krita

Krita: Layer Styles Dialog, Drop Shadow (2025)

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A dialog window titled "Layer Styles - Krita." On its sidebar a checked checkbox "Enable Effects." Under it a list: Styles; Blending Options; (Checked and selected) Drop Shadow; (Unchecked) Inner Shadow; (Unchecked) Outer Glow; (Unchecked) Inner Glow; (Unchecked) Bevel and Emboss; (Disabled) Contour; (Disabled) Texture; (Unchecked) Satin; (Unchecked) Color Overlay; (Unchecked) Gradient Overlay; (Unchecked) Pattern Overlay; (Unchecked) Stroke. On the main pane, the label "Drop Shadow" and under it various settings: Structure: Blend Mode (Normal), a color button (black), Opacity (75%), Angle (120 degrees), Distance (21px), Spread (0%), Size (21px); Quality, Contour (Not implemented Yet), Anti-aliased (unchecked), Noise (0%), Layer knocks Out Drop Shadow (unchecked). At the right pane, the buttons "Save as..." "Import..." and "Export...". At the bottom, two buttons: OK and Cancel.

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Krita's Layer Styles dialog with the Drop Shadow effect enabled (note its checked checkbox) and selected.

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