Quote - > Quote - Here is an image of what I mean. How  would I go about getting that nice shadowed edge without the shine on the soil. Do I attach the AO node to the casket or the cloth plane? I'm a bit confused about where to put it when it's not "ground"

 

The soil is shiny?!? Do you have specular on it?

You probably also want to put the AO node on the casket too. It will do the right thing.

I don't have a casket. Where can I get one? Free stuff? I'll go look.

No, sorry.  I was trying to hurry up and type because someone was waiting at my door,  LOL  that will teach me ;)

The soil isn't shiney. What I meant was without the shine that is on the ball in your image examples.

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