Darker shadows??

[studio2s]

I have a scene set up. The materials are good, the quality of light is good, everything is good, but I feel the shadows are a too light. I only have 1 bounce and my GI multiplier is at .5.

 

I want darker shadows, are there any "quick fixes" for this that will not alter my scene too much?

[studio2s]

I changed the color of the GI from white to .85 white. This seemed to help. Is this a "proper" adjustment?

[ipxstudios]

Try your Color mapping options.

[studio2s]

Color mapping? I'm not sure what that is. Sorry for my ignorance. Please explain a bit more.

[SandmanNinja]

I have a scene set up. The materials are good, the quality of light is good, everything is good, but I feel the shadows are a too light. I only have 1 bounce and my GI multiplier is at .5.

 

I want darker shadows, are there any "quick fixes" for this that will not alter my scene too much?

 

If you're using AO in the material, you can try changing the value of the Shadow Color in the AO group to a lighter colour (set VALUE to 0.5 to get 50% Gray, or higher if you want it darker).

 

Material (M) --> A&D Shader -> Special Effects tab -> [x] Ambient Occlusion

[Justin Hunt]

colour mapping = exposure control

 

JHV