"Slime" <slm### [at] slimelandcom> wrote in message
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> > for this version, a 7x7 area light.
>
> Are you using adaptive? To smooth those shadows out, I'd use a 17x17 area
> light with adaptive 1.
>

yes, my area light is as follows
light_source {
color rgb <1,1,1>
area_light <1, 0, 0>, <0, 1, 0>, 7, 7
    adaptive 1
    jitter
}

i may up the size_1 and size_2 if i render it again, like you said. the back
wall is kind of grainy.

> > The wall and floor are
> > actually the same pigment and its curious to me why they are so
different
> in
> > brightness.
>
> Angle from the light.
>

maybe i was just thinking wrong about how light is emitted from an area
light. who am i to question a raytracer though?!

thanks for the advice on the lights

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