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Ryan
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  1. Apply a drop-shadow as in your second example.
  2. Go to the blending options for the drop-shadow effect.
  3. Tick the box which says: "Layer mask hides effects".

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  1. You can now use selection tools to select the inner drop-shadow circle of your layer
  2. With this inner drop shadow selected, you can mask it out.

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  1. Invert the mask, if necessary with CTRL+i (for pc)//CMD +i (for mac?)Ctrl / Cmd+i
  1. Apply a drop-shadow as in your second example.
  2. Go to the blending options for the drop-shadow effect.
  3. Tick the box which says: "Layer mask hides effects".

enter image description here

  1. You can now use selection tools to select the inner drop-shadow circle of your layer
  2. With this inner drop shadow selected, you can mask it out.

enter image description here

  1. Invert the mask, if necessary with CTRL+i (for pc)//CMD +i (for mac?)
  1. Apply a drop-shadow as in your second example.
  2. Go to the blending options for the drop-shadow effect.
  3. Tick the box which says: "Layer mask hides effects".

enter image description here

  1. You can now use selection tools to select the inner drop-shadow circle of your layer
  2. With this inner drop shadow selected, you can mask it out.

enter image description here

  1. Invert the mask, if necessary with Ctrl / Cmd+i
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johnp
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  1. Apply a drop-shadow as in your second example.
  2. Go to the blending options for the drop-shadow layereffect.
  3. Tick the box which says: "Layer mask hides effects".
  4. You can now use the ellipse selection tool to select the inner drop-shadow circle of your layer that you wish to hide.
  5. With this inner drop shadow selected, you can mask it out.

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  1. You can now use selection tools to select the inner drop-shadow circle of your layer
  2. With this inner drop shadow selected, you can mask it out.

enter image description here

  1. Invert the mask, if necessary with CTRL+i (for pc)//CMD +i (for mac?)
  1. Apply a drop-shadow as in your second example.
  2. Go to the blending options for the drop-shadow layer.
  3. Tick the box which says: "Layer mask hides effects".
  4. You can now use the ellipse selection tool to select the inner drop-shadow circle of your layer that you wish to hide.
  5. With this inner drop shadow selected, you can mask it out.

enter image description here

  1. Apply a drop-shadow as in your second example.
  2. Go to the blending options for the drop-shadow effect.
  3. Tick the box which says: "Layer mask hides effects".

enter image description here

  1. You can now use selection tools to select the inner drop-shadow circle of your layer
  2. With this inner drop shadow selected, you can mask it out.

enter image description here

  1. Invert the mask, if necessary with CTRL+i (for pc)//CMD +i (for mac?)
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johnp
johnp
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  1. Apply a drop-shadow as in your second example.
  2. Go to the blending options for the drop-shadow layer.
  3. Tick the box which says: "Layer mask hides effects".
  4. You can now use the ellipse selection tool to select the inner drop-shadow circle of your layer that you wish to hide.
  5. With this inner drop shadow selected, you can mask it out.

enter image description here