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long shadow effect

SteveM17SteveM17 Posts: 985
edited December 1969 in New Users

Any hints on getting a character to cast a long shadow? Just a figure or two, on a flat plane casting a stretched shadow across the floor is what I'm trying to do, but either I have the spotlight in the wrong place or the lighting setting wrong or something.

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  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449
    edited December 1969

    The light has to have shadows turned on and the height and angle need to be low and shallow to cast long shadows.

  • SteveM17SteveM17 Posts: 985
    edited December 1969

    jestmart said:
    The light has to have shadows turned on and the height and angle need to be low and shallow to cast long shadows.
    Thanks for your quick reply!
    Below is a simple picture I've set up, to show where I have the distant light and spotlight (distant shadow setting is off). I'm trying to get their shadows to stretch across away to the horizon.
    shadows1.jpg
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  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449
    edited February 2015

    Try using Ray Traced Shadows. If the Distant light is to bright it may wash out the shadows created by the Spotlight, turn intensity down to 20% and set it to Diffuse Only.

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  • SteveM17SteveM17 Posts: 985
    edited December 1969

    You were right, my distant light was too powerful it seems.

    Cheers!

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