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      coreiter
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      Hey guys, I know that SKP changes the colors of your materials based on shadows (even if you have all shadow settings off) - but is there a way to prevent this? It happens all the time that I have a beige wall and then I change the angle and it's dark brown, then again and it's almost white. I've tried using the sun for shading but not much luck - is there an option to change a material so it always renders a consistent color? My task today is that I created a gradient in PSD (png so it has transparency) and then map it on a face to give the illusion that it is actually casting light. Looks great from the side, but underneath it looks gray. If I could prevent it from changing color it would be perfect - is this making sense?
      Thanks.

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        JQL
        last edited by

        Shadow Settings:

        • Disable shadows
        • Use Sun for shading;
        • Bright level 100 (slider max right)
        • Dark level 100 (slider max right)

        This should render all colors exacly as what you see in the material editor without any shadow effect or shade

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          coreiter
          last edited by

          Awesome- thanks! I'll give it a try.

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            coreiter
            last edited by

            That seems to have worked, however, there is still a slight darkening (is that a word?) on the underside of anything white. Also, I wonder if there is a way to do this by material only and not affecting the rest of the shadow settings, as it would really help to fake lighting.
            Or does anyone else have a better way to fake the glow of a light?

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              JQL
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