Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: how to render a shadow

K opened this issue on Dec 22, 2003 ยท 11 posts


K posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 4:25 AM

hi. i have a new problem ;). i render a scene but no render a shadow of character in the floor. why? i put in the render options "cast shadow". i see the shadow in the display mode but in render mode no . please help me. sorry for my english. merry chrismas.


narsil posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 5:01 AM

Hi K Have you put a floor in your scene use a square prop primitive scale it to the size you want, put it on the floor, put some texture on it and try that!


hauksdottir posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 5:24 AM

Also, in the Heirarchy Window, if you are using the ground, check to be sure that there is an "eye" symbol next to ground.


Simderella posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 5:38 AM

Most importantly, make sure that the lights you have on are pointing where you want and that at least some of them are set to cast shadows.. also like it has been said if you want shadows on the ground you will have to use a floor prop. But the most important thing is to check the properties of your lights making sure cast shadow is checked, you can also change the strength and cripness of the shadow. Creating good lighting and shadows is an art all to itself, just practise and you'll get there :) -SimderZ- xXx

My Gallery


Simderella posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 5:42 AM

oh and, the shadow that you see in the display mode is NOT how the actual shadows will render, is mainly a guide so u can see where the floor is for correct positioning. I usually turn the display shadows of by clicking on the buttons usually on the right of the display window.

My Gallery


JVRenderer posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 7:01 PM

Well, I am going to try to illustrate this in a mini tutorial. I am new at this so please bear with me. :o) If you have anything to add to this tut, please feel free to do so. Please read on.





Software: Daz Studio 4.15,  Photoshop CC, Zbrush 2022, Blender 3.3, Silo 2.3, Filter Forge 4. Marvelous Designer 7

Hardware: self built Intel Core i7 8086K, 64GB RAM,  RTX 3090 .

"If you spend too much time arguing about software, you're spending too little time creating art!" ~ SomeSmartAss

"A critic is a legless man who teaches running." ~ Channing Pollock


My Gallery  My Other Gallery 




JVRenderer posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 7:03 PM

Part 1





Software: Daz Studio 4.15,  Photoshop CC, Zbrush 2022, Blender 3.3, Silo 2.3, Filter Forge 4. Marvelous Designer 7

Hardware: self built Intel Core i7 8086K, 64GB RAM,  RTX 3090 .

"If you spend too much time arguing about software, you're spending too little time creating art!" ~ SomeSmartAss

"A critic is a legless man who teaches running." ~ Channing Pollock


My Gallery  My Other Gallery 




JVRenderer posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 7:04 PM

Part 2





Software: Daz Studio 4.15,  Photoshop CC, Zbrush 2022, Blender 3.3, Silo 2.3, Filter Forge 4. Marvelous Designer 7

Hardware: self built Intel Core i7 8086K, 64GB RAM,  RTX 3090 .

"If you spend too much time arguing about software, you're spending too little time creating art!" ~ SomeSmartAss

"A critic is a legless man who teaches running." ~ Channing Pollock


My Gallery  My Other Gallery 




JVRenderer posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 7:04 PM

Part 3





Software: Daz Studio 4.15,  Photoshop CC, Zbrush 2022, Blender 3.3, Silo 2.3, Filter Forge 4. Marvelous Designer 7

Hardware: self built Intel Core i7 8086K, 64GB RAM,  RTX 3090 .

"If you spend too much time arguing about software, you're spending too little time creating art!" ~ SomeSmartAss

"A critic is a legless man who teaches running." ~ Channing Pollock


My Gallery  My Other Gallery 




JVRenderer posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 7:05 PM

Part 4 I hope that helped JV :o)





Software: Daz Studio 4.15,  Photoshop CC, Zbrush 2022, Blender 3.3, Silo 2.3, Filter Forge 4. Marvelous Designer 7

Hardware: self built Intel Core i7 8086K, 64GB RAM,  RTX 3090 .

"If you spend too much time arguing about software, you're spending too little time creating art!" ~ SomeSmartAss

"A critic is a legless man who teaches running." ~ Channing Pollock


My Gallery  My Other Gallery 




JVRenderer posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 8:03 PM

In this render I checked "cast shadow" on all light. Notice the multiple shadows being cast on the wall, props and floor. You can actually turn down the shadow size on the "other lights" (to .2-.4) so the "non essential" shadows don't show up so prominent. I, however, like to turn them off to save on render time. JV :o)





Software: Daz Studio 4.15,  Photoshop CC, Zbrush 2022, Blender 3.3, Silo 2.3, Filter Forge 4. Marvelous Designer 7

Hardware: self built Intel Core i7 8086K, 64GB RAM,  RTX 3090 .

"If you spend too much time arguing about software, you're spending too little time creating art!" ~ SomeSmartAss

"A critic is a legless man who teaches running." ~ Channing Pollock


My Gallery  My Other Gallery