Add Shadow Effect

Add realistic shadow effects to images with customizable direction, blur, color, and intensity

Image File *

Click to upload file or drag and drop file here

Maximum file size: 20MB Supported formats: image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, image/gif, image/bmp, image/tiff

Upload any image file to add shadow effect to

Shadow Direction *

Choose the direction of the shadow

Shadow Distance (pixels)

Distance of the shadow from the image

Shadow Blur (pixels)

Blur radius of the shadow (higher = softer)

Shadow Color

Color of the shadow

Shadow Opacity

Opacity of the shadow (0.0 to 1.0)

Shadow Size

Size scale of the shadow relative to the image

Background Color

Background color (leave empty for transparent)

Output Format

Choose output format or keep original

Quality (1-100)

Output quality for lossy formats (WebP, JPEG)

API Documentation

Request Endpoint

POST /en/api/tools/image-add-shadow

Request Parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Required	Description
imageFile	file (Upload required)	Yes	Upload any image file to add shadow effect to
shadowDirection	select	Yes	Choose the direction of the shadow
shadowDistance	number	No	Distance of the shadow from the image
shadowBlur	number	No	Blur radius of the shadow (higher = softer)
shadowColor	color	No	Color of the shadow
shadowOpacity	number	No	Opacity of the shadow (0.0 to 1.0)
shadowSize	number	No	Size scale of the shadow relative to the image
backgroundColor	color	No	Background color (leave empty for transparent)
outputFormat	select	No	Choose output format or keep original
quality	number	No	Output quality for lossy formats (WebP, JPEG)

File type parameters need to be uploaded first via POST /upload/image-add-shadow to get filePath, then pass filePath to the corresponding file field.

Response Format

{
  "filePath": "/public/processing/randomid.ext",
  "fileName": "output.ext",
  "contentType": "application/octet-stream",
  "size": 1024,
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  },
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)"
}

File: File

AI MCP Documentation

Add this tool to your MCP server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-image-add-shadow": {
      "name": "image-add-shadow",
      "description": "Add realistic shadow effects to images with customizable direction, blur, color, and intensity",
      "baseUrl": "https://elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=image-add-shadow",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

You can chain multiple tools, e.g.: `https://elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp`, max 20 tools.

Supports URL file links or Base64 encoding for file parameters.

If you encounter any issues, please contact us at [email protected]