Depending on the kind of project you are working on in Illustrator, you may need to add type in order to identify parts of your work or even complete them. Whether they are technical illustrations, ...

Launch Paint.NET and bring the mouse cursor to the “Effects” tab. Scroll down to “Objects” and from there, users will see the option that says “Drop Shadow.” Don’t click on it just yet, because first, ...

With Adobe Illustrator on your computer, you can create your own vector graphics. Add a drop-shadow effect to objects in an Illustrator document with Illustrator's "Stylized" setting, which applies a ...

GIMP allows you to manipulate objects to make your artwork have different characteristics. Adding a glow to an object can make it look shiny or make it stand out against a dark background. Glows can ...

Need to apply a drop-shadow, color tweak, or sharpening to a photo, but you're high and dry without Photoshop? PowerPoint has a surprisingly robust range of photo effects you can use to quickly pull ...

Judy Port wants to change the text color in desktop icon captions. Microsoft doesn’t provide that option, but there’s a trick to turning the default white text to black. You can also turn off the drop ...