Add Depth with Strokes and Shadows
Learn how to enhance your screenshots with strokes and shadows. These effects can add depth, emphasis, and visual interest to your titles, icons, and device frames. Follow this guide to master these essential design elements.
Working with Strokes
Strokes add outlines to your elements. You can customize their appearance with various styles, colors, and properties.
Stroke Styles
Choose from four stroke styles:
• Solid: Continuous line
• Dashed: Series of dashes
Customize stroke properties:
• Width: Adjust thickness (in pixels)
• Color: Set stroke color and opacity
• Line Join: Choose between miter, round, or bevel corners
• Line Cap: Set end caps to butt, round, or square
For dashed lines, you can adjust:
• Dash Length: Length of each dash
• Gap Length: Space between dashes
• Dash Offset: Starting position of the dash pattern
Pro Tips: Strokes
• Use consistent stroke widths for related elements
• For clean corners, match the miter limit to your design needs
• Adjust dash patterns to create custom rhythm in your designs
Creating Shadows
Shadows add depth and hierarchy to your design. Control their appearance through position, blur, and color properties.
Adjust shadow properties:
• Offset X: Horizontal position (positive moves right)
• Offset Y: Vertical position (positive moves down)
• Blur: Softness of the shadow edge
• Color: Shadow color and opacity
Common shadow styles:
• Subtle Elevation: Y: 2px, Blur: 4px, Opacity: 20%
• Medium Drop Shadow: Y: 4px, Blur: 8px, Opacity: 25%
• Dramatic Shadow: Y: 8px, Blur: 16px, Opacity: 30%
Pro Tips: Shadows
• Use consistent shadow styles for similar elements
• Lighter shadows work better for subtle elevation
• Combine offset and blur for realistic depth
Keyboard Shortcuts
Use these shortcuts to quickly adjust effects:
↑ / ↓- Increment/decrement values by 1
Shift + ↑ /↓ - Increment/decrement by 10
Video Example
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