# Shadows are to hard

**URL:** <https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadows-are-to-hard/35462>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 28, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadows-are-to-hard/35462 "2010-05-28T17:51:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![thorol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@thorol](https://forums.chaos.com/u/thorol)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadows-are-to-hard/35462/1 "2010-05-28T17:51:46Z")

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Hi all.

Does anyone have any tips or guides to good tutorials regarding shadows? As you all can see from my image, the shadows are to strong. I would like to soften them. Any tips and trick are appreciated.

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**Author:** ![DaveReyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@DaveReyes](https://forums.chaos.com/u/DaveReyes)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadows-are-to-hard/35462/2 "2010-05-28T18:39:12Z")

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Re: Shadows are to hard

In your visopt setting are you using vray sky? if yes got to the gi skylight and background and open the m and in sun size multiplier increase the amount!

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**Author:** ![aclark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@aclark](https://forums.chaos.com/u/aclark)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadows-are-to-hard/35462/3 "2010-05-28T20:06:17Z")

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Re: Shadows are to hard

Yes, also might want to increase the shadow subdivisions as well.

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**Author:** ![thorol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@thorol](https://forums.chaos.com/u/thorol)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadows-are-to-hard/35462/4 "2010-05-31T07:14:25Z")

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Re: Shadows are to hard

Well, that went ahead and solved al my grievances! Thank u guys!

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**Author:** ![dragonbizcut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@dragonbizcut](https://forums.chaos.com/u/dragonbizcut)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadows-are-to-hard/35462/5 "2010-06-27T05:18:48Z")

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Re: Shadows are to hard

Hey guys that was really useful in making the edges softer, but do any of you know  
how to make the shadows not so dark and have less contrast while still keeping  
the same GI/Sunlight brightness to the scene?