6. Press F9 to render the current frame. You??™ll see that the shadow has a soft edge, as
shown in Figure 4.29. But the light itself is a bit too hot, and the teacup is washed
out in spots.
Figure 4.29 The default area light casts a sufficient shadow, but the light it casts might be a
little hot.
Note
7. In Layout, select the area light, and then press p to open the properties panel.
Change the Light Intensity setting to about 45%.
8. Press F9 to perform another render. Figure 4.30 shows the render with less intensity.
Note
If you increase the size of the area light, the shadow softens. However, it might appear
grainy or jagged. If so, simply increase the Area Light Quality setting in the Light
Properties panel.The default is 4??”good for most renderings. Often setting a value of
5 works slightly better but takes more render time. Isn??™t that always the case? Note
that 5 is your maximum value.
The cool thing about area lights is that you can size them. Because the area light here
was originally a spotlight, its size has remained. If, however, you created a new area
light, you would need to increase the size to soften the shadows.
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