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    10. Lastly, we'll add a shadow. Copy the buildings layer and clear the layer styles.

    11. Move this layer underneath the buildings layer.

    12. Click on the move tool. My sun is in the southeast at about 4 o'clock. Using the arrow keys on the keyboard, move your shadow 1 pixel up/down and 1 pixel left/right depending on where your sun is. Since my sun is at 4 o'clock I went up one time and left two times.

    13. Copy this layer and repeat step 12. Make as many layers as you want...each layer makes the shadow longer.

    15. When happy, link these layers together and merge them (ctrl-e). Give it a 1-pixel gaussian blur. Then reduce the opacity to whatever you like (I went with 75%) and change the blending mode if you like (I went with multiply).

    Voila! Some clustered buildings that look more like a city than a village.
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    Last edited by Ascension; 02-10-2009 at 09:01 PM.
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