Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Preventing objects receiving shadows

AcePyx opened this issue on Jun 20, 2010 · 31 posts


seachnasaigh posted Sun, 20 June 2010 at 9:08 PM

Attached Link: cyclorama gradient

This isn't anything fancy, but I use it frequently to avoid having an -ahemmm- embarrassing  shadow on the backdrop wall of the Cyclorama, while retaining the shadowing on the ground.  I thought someone else might want to use it. ^^ ![differential shadowcatching](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/seachnasaigh/tutorials/P8_shadowcatcher_gradient.jpg)

demo using a mucho-mojo'ed Cyclorama;  notice that the huge tree's shadow fades away as it approaches the backdrop wall:
Miri's treehouse

Hotlink is for the gradient image.

Poser 12, in feet.  

OSes:  Win7Prox64, Win7Ultx64

Silo Pro 2.5.6 64bit, Vue Infinite 2014.7, Genetica 4.0 Studio, UV Mapper Pro, UV Layout Pro, PhotoImpact X3, GIF Animator 5