yet another shadow request

[dooki]

Hey all shadow gurus (Marcel??)

I can't seem to get a grip on casting shadows on a background plane.

1. create plane in layer one.
2. created and object in layer two.
3. selected the 'zmode' in the light/shadow menu.
4. make sure I am NOT in edit mode.
5. I want the object to cast a shadow onto the background, like in Marcel's last post. I end up with no shadows.

Thanks for the help!!

-D :D

[marcel]

hi Dooki... the layer's plane has to be very close to the layers with the object... Aurick has written an explanation, but I don't know exactly when...maybe you can try with very simple thgings, in the beginning, one sphere and one plane, and see what happens; don't forget to use a long shadow (in the light palette), and of course to click "shadow" in the render... also, I often rework shadows in post work, after the render, to darker them...

[marcel]

I mean, something like that: just a sphere, and two planes at 90° (more or less), and try in z mode, and no z mode... you see, it works! http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200404/user_image-1081552018zqu.jpg

[aurick]

It looks like you're not turning shadows on in the Render palette. You must also do a Best Render for the shadows to appear.