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Improve Realism by Adding Soft Shadows

Lesson 8 of 8Spline 3DBeginner3 min

In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to use the new Soft Shadows feature to increase the realism of your 3D scenes.

What you’ll learn

  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 0:20Changing the penumbra settings for shadows
  3. 1:10Shadow detail
  4. 1:42Enabling shadows in your scenes
  5. 2:00Understanding the blur parameter

Related resources

  • Room - Girl ReadingTemplate
  • Soft ShadowsDocument

Overview

  • Spline 3D
  • 3 min
  • Beginner

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