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bakasaru · 29-07-2003, 04:37 PM

There was a distant light in the scene as well so that's where the illumination was coming from. The area lights were cloned and one inverted so as to provide only shadow casting. So illumination was provided by the distant light and shadows provided by the cloned area lights. Cast shadows was turned off for all lights except the 'positive' area light.

29-07-2003, 04:37 PM	#2
bakasaru Full Access Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 15	There was a distant light in the scene as well so that's where the illumination was coming from. The area lights were cloned and one inverted so as to provide only shadow casting. So illumination was provided by the distant light and shadows provided by the cloned area lights. Cast shadows was turned off for all lights except the 'positive' area light.