Re: Curving a shadow
Good effort dcahall. Here are a couple suggestions for you. The shadow should reflect the surface color it is cast upon.
Therefore:
1. Either use black with some transparency or a darker color of the surface it is cast on with some transparency. Because if the shadow is too dark it can look like a hole in the object it is cast on. Shadows are transparent to some degree.
2. Think about how far the light source can reach around the object the shadow is cast on. In your example I would try and make the shadow visible only about 1/2 as long before fading out. I think you will be surprised how convincing the shadow will look. Looking forward to seeing what you do with this.
Shadows have a tendency to get blurrier and less distinct the further they are away from that which they are cast by.
Larry a.k.a wizard509
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