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Hard Shadows (Effect)Original Image
2.0

This filter requires Filter Forge 2.0

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This is one of over 4599 effects generated by Filter Forge, a Photoshop plugin that allows you to create your own filters.

This effect:

  • can be easily altered;
  • offers up to 30,000 variations;
  • can be applied to any source image in Photoshop.

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Author: jitspoe

Filter Details

  • Downloads: 608
  • Requires Filter Forge 2.0
  • Submitted: Mar 09, 2011
  • Usage Rank: Low
  • Comments (19)

Description

This filter combines a custom map script, used to generate directional lighting and shadowing, with Filter Forge's built in environment lighting and ambient occlusion to achieve maximum realism. A variety of noise sources are available to test. Use source 10 for image inputs.Light pitch is the upward angle of the light and should be between 0 (parallel to the surface) and 90 (straight down). Light yaw starts from the right (0 degrees) and moves up (90 degrees is from the top).The shadow step settings control the quality of the shadow. Smaller step distances means better quality but requires higher step counts (slower render time) to avoid shadows from being cut short.

Keywords

hard shadow realistic directional lighting ambient occlusion

Filter Controls

  • Surface Color
  • Directional Lighting
  • Shadow Step Count
  • Shadow Step Dist
  • Light Pitch
  • Light Yaw
  • Source