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Problem rendering shadows

I am having trouble rendering shadows in best render mode. In the attached screenshots you can see a great simple shadow in preview render mode and a very nice AO rendering in best render mode. Both have the same light settings ( Very basic single
key light , a little fog , that’s it ) . How can I get that best rendering going with the hard shadow see!n in the preview render ?

Hello @zzeebee

If your mesh is a 3d tool, I suggest using BPR, and not the “Best” render mode in the render palette. The Best render mode is a legacy mode designed to work with 2.5 pixols. BPR only works with live 3d geometry, but is more accurate with many more options.

Thanks Spyndel. Another one of those confusing little things in Z Brush, otherwise by far the most fun 3D software I ever used.