How Do I Do That in Photoshop?

Separate a Drop Shadow from a Layer?

You can remove a Drop Shadow layer style from your current layer and have it appear on its own separate layer (so you can edit it on its own, erase parts of it, etc.) by going under the Layer menu, under Layer Style, and choosing Create Layer. Now the drop shadow is no longer attached to the layer—it’s on its own separate layer directly below the original layer (as seen above left). They’re no longer linked together in any way, so you can treat it as a completely separate layer. If you just want to hide it from ...