Icon shadows... *a little bit confused*

...I'm currently working on some Icons for my new website (webdesign, hosting & content management) and I'm a little but unsure about the cast of the shadow. The Icons were done in Adobe Illustrator CS and the shadows should be added in Photoshop CS.

rotation x-angle: -18°

rotation y-angle: -26°

rotation z-angle: 8°

What do you think is the best/exact way, to add a "realistic" shadow in the right perspective in Photoshop?

Thanks in advance!

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Hi there.

I'm not quite sure about your question, but did you mean to add reflection?

Looking at your image it seems like you're trying to add a reflection, not shadow?

If reflection's the thing you're looking for, then the image's vertical angle shouldn't be changed..

I"m not quite sure how to explain this, take a look at my pic

If shadow's the thing you're looking for, then it depends on the light source I guess

my 2 cents

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oh, yeah - I meant how to add a reflection - not s shadow, it's not the same ;-)

I'm really stupid today, maybe I should sleep a few more hours, now - everything seems logical :cool:

thanks for your quick reply!

this looks better:

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