# The shadows under the trees is just too much dark

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** shadow, building-lighting, light, light-build, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [July 6, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843 "2021-07-06T20:23:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Player\_003](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Player\_003](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Player_003)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/1 "2021-07-06T20:23:18Z")

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Whenever i build lighting the shadows under the trees just become too much dark

[https://ibb.co/wgxwH1Y](https://ibb.co/wgxwH1Y)

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**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/2 "2021-07-07T07:58:46Z")

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Can you show a pic pls… 🙂

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**Author:** ![Player\_003](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Player\_003](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Player_003)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/3 "2021-07-08T03:27:44Z")

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![343508-highresscreenshot00001.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/a/f/0/af08ec0d04cde151bb028adee724ce99bae8aeb8.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Player\_003](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Player\_003](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Player_003)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/4 "2021-07-08T03:27:56Z")

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If you want i can send you the lighting options

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**Author:** ![7blackphoenix712](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@7blackphoenix712](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/7blackphoenix712)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/5 "2021-07-08T05:05:44Z")

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You can add a. Post progress ( create- visual effects- post progress) and make ist effect to word. Then go to exposer setting in post pr  
ogress details, and play with it 🙂

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**Author:** ![7blackphoenix712](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@7blackphoenix712](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/7blackphoenix712)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/6 "2021-07-08T05:06:15Z")

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You can add a. Post progress ( create- visual effects- post progress) and make ist effect to word. Then go to exposer setting in post progress details, and play with it 🙂

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**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/7 "2021-07-08T06:58:30Z")

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I notice you haven’t built the light yet. If you’re intending to use static lighting, then it’s best to build it, because it will look totally different afterwards.

If not, then change your directional light ( and skylight ), to moveable. The probably increasing your skylight intensity will sort it out…

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**Author:** ![Player\_003](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Player\_003](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Player_003)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/8 "2021-07-11T17:33:09Z")

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Its working man, thanks

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**Author:** ![Santuswill](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Santuswill](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Santuswill)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-shadows-under-the-trees-is-just-too-much-dark/485843/9 "2023-08-18T05:07:11Z")

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Maybe you can add a post progress and set skylight leaking value.