# Realistic lighting for lamps

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/realistic-lighting-for-lamps/359552>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** dark, shadow, light, unreal-engine, Rendering, question\
**Created:** [June 3, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/realistic-lighting-for-lamps/359552 "2016-06-03T20:26:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_f0d16264](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_f0d16264](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_f0d16264)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/realistic-lighting-for-lamps/359552/1 "2016-06-03T20:26:52Z")

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Hey guys,

I wonder if anyone has some sort of trick to get my lights look beter especially the shadow on the ceiling (it’s real dark and sharp). I prefer to use movable light because I intend to make the light swing a little. But I can leave that out if there is no other way.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![Roel](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Roel](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Roel)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/realistic-lighting-for-lamps/359552/2 "2016-06-04T11:37:21Z")

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If it moves just a little I would create a static light to get proper indirect lighting and a movable light for the specular highlighting+ maybe dynamic shadowing. Make sure there is a lightmass importance volume around your playable area. This will place indirect lighting samples for movable objects. Always rebuild your lighting as well before checking for issues.

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_f0d16264](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_f0d16264](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_f0d16264)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/realistic-lighting-for-lamps/359552/3 "2016-06-05T19:58:14Z")

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I just altered the lamp so lighting got “unbaked” but even when baked it was pretty much the same.

Everything you said I have, I even bumped up the indirect illumination to 2.0. Still just a near black circle on the ceiling.

I gave my point light a source radius but it changed nothing. Do I need to turn on “Generate Mesh Distance Fields”?

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**Author:** ![hhjrsusj](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@hhjrsusj](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/hhjrsusj)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/realistic-lighting-for-lamps/359552/4 "2024-03-08T15:56:52Z")

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