6.8. Long Shadow
| 6. Light and Shadow Filters |

### 6.8. Long Shadow

#### 6.8.1. Overview

This GEGL-based filter appeared with GIMP-2.10.6. It simplifies creating long shadows in several visual styles.

#### 6.8.2. Activate the filter

You can find this filter in the image menu menu through Filters → Light and Shadow → Long Shadow….

This filter is normally disabled. You must add an Alpha channel to your image to use it.

#### 6.8.3. Options

Figure 17.122. “Long Shadow” filter options

Presets, Preview, Split view

  | Note
  These options are described in Section 2, “Common Features”.

Style
  Original: the text layer is Menus/layer/Layer to Image Size

  You can use different styles Finite that is default, Infinite, Fading, and Fading (fixed length).

  Figure 17.123. “Style” option examples

  Finite (default)
  Infinite
  Fading
  Fading (fixed length); length = 30
Angle

  Shadow angle, in degrees.

  Angle = 110°
Length

  Shadow length, in pixels

  Length = 30
Composition

  Shadow plus image is default.

  Figure 17.124. “Composition” option examples

  Shadow only

  Shadow minus image

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