This is a time-consuming and tedious process, but it will always be worth doing in order to create a much better image. While you're in your editing program, you might as well add some subtle filters to help add to your image. Use the Smudge tool to smooth out the colors you've just added.Ĭontinue editing rough spots until you reached your desired outcome. Use the Colorpicker tool to get the exact colors of the surrounding shadows, and apply the colors to the spots you want filled. Here's the before and after of this trouble spot.įor spots where shadows should be but aren't, you need to use the Paintbrush tool. Think of it as if you're rubbing your computer screen to clean off a fingerprint. Use the Smudge tool and smudge the shadow lines away in tiny strokes. Zoom in onto a trouble spot in your screenshot. The two tools I use to edit shadows is the Smudge and Paintbrush tool. For those new to it, think of it as a tool that has its quirks, but is just as powerful as Photoshop. The image editor I use is GNU Image Manipulator, [or simply known as GIMP. However with the magic of post-editing, these issues can be solved. Looking closer, you can see shadow transitions that aren't entirely smooth, as well as shadow artifacts and missing shadows. Post-editingHere is a screenshot I took with the settings I have shown in the autoexec.cfg section of this guide. These commands rarely need to be adjusted. These commands may require experimentation on your part to see what looks best for your scene, but I personally keep mat_slopescaledepthbias_shadowmap at 2, and mat_depthbias_shadowmap 0.000005. If you go too low (both commands at 0), shadow artifacts will appear. The difference of mat_slopescaledepthbias_shadowmap values are much more noticeable in-game. When mat_slopescaledepthbias_shadowmap is set to 2. With mat_depthbias_shadowmap set to 0.000005, this is what the subject looks like when mat_slopescaledepthbias_shadowmap is set to 10.

This is what the subject looks like when mat_depthbias_shadowmap is set to 0.000005

Take notice of the subject's collar and underneath her hat brim. I want to make a bind that automatically makes it so my gamma is maximum due to a brightness problem in my pc. This is what the subject looks like when mat_depthbias_shadowmap is set to 0.001. ago JillSting What's the console command for adjusting brightness levels in the settings Other than manually going to the video settings and adjusting it. If left unchecked, small parts of objects may be ignored or shaded incorrectly. These two commands determine how biased the Source engine will be when tracing shadow maps. TL DR keep mat_slopescaledepthbias_shadowmap at 2, and mat_depthbias_shadowmap 0.000005

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