# Improve Realism by Adding Soft Shadows - Lights, Camera & Effects - Spline Academy (https://spline.design/academy/tutorials/improve-realism-by-adding-soft-shadows)

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

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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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q%5FCcaS0I4&t=0s)
2. [0:20Changing the penumbra settings for shadows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q%5FCcaS0I4&t=20s)
3. [1:10Shadow detail](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q%5FCcaS0I4&t=70s)
4. [1:42Enabling shadows in your scenes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q%5FCcaS0I4&t=102s)
5. [2:00Understanding the blur parameter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q%5FCcaS0I4&t=120s)

## Related resources

- [Room - Girl ReadingTemplate](https://app.spline.design/academy/tutorials/improve-realism-by-adding-soft-shadows?redirect-duplicate-template-uuid=2f3a9499-16b4-4abe-b47d-860dd58b87f6&is-2d-file=false)
- [Soft ShadowsDocument](https://docs.spline.design/lighting/soft-shadows)

## Overview

- Spline 3D
- 3 min
- Beginner

## Last lesson

That’s the end of Lights, Camera & Effects.

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