How to Make a Drop Shadow in Paint.Net

Last Updated: January 31, 2023

This article explains how to create a drop shadow in Paint.NET, a free software product that originally doesn't support drop shadows. This article is for Windows users.

Steps

1
Open Paint.NET. If you don't have it, you can download it from http://www.getpaint.net/
2
Click File and select Open.

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3
Select the image you want.
4
Pick up the Magic Wand from the tools window select the background area of the picture. Now Press Ctrl +A and hit Delete. This will remove the background.
5
Go to Effects, choose Photo and click Glow.
6
In the Glow window, set the values you want. You can adjust the radius, brightness and contrast.
7
Select the entire picture and copy it. You can do this by pressing Ctrl + A, then Ctrl + C.
8
Go to File, and click New.
9
Click OK.
10
Go to Layers, and choose Add New Layer.
11
Go to Edit and select Paste. Now you have an image with a drop shadow.