Shadows Appear with Cycles but Not with Eevee

gotanidea · February 17, 2024, 1:53pm

The shadows appear if I use Cycle, but not if I use Eevee:

Please take a look at this blend file:

Shadows_Appear_with_Cycles_But_Not_with_Eevee.blend (1.5 MB)

How to make the shadows appear with Eevee?

nickberckley · February 17, 2024, 2:07pm

Select sunlight (or every light you want to have shadows)
Go to Light Data in Properties
Open Shadows panel and enable Contact Shadows
Turn down Bias to lowest so that it matches Cycles

gotanidea · February 17, 2024, 2:19pm

Thank you!

If I increase the Strength of the Sun to darken the shadows, it will wash out the surface colors:

Is there a way to darken the shadows without making the surface colors washed out?

joseph · February 17, 2024, 2:34pm

Add a Contrast node in your Compositor and turn up the contrast

gotanidea · February 17, 2024, 2:50pm

I guess the Compositor would be the only way to fix it. Thanks