# Improve Realism by Adding Soft Shadows (https://academy.spline.design/tutorials/improve-realism-by-adding-soft-shadows)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: beginner
- Duration: 2 min 44 s
- Published: 2022-06-03
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q_CcaS0I4
- Part of: [Lights, Camera & Effects](https://academy.spline.design/collections/lights-camera-effects.md)

## About this tutorial

In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to use the new Soft Shadows feature to increase the realism of your 3D scenes.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q_CcaS0I4&t=0s) Introduction
- [0:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q_CcaS0I4&t=20s) Changing the penumbra settings for shadows
- [1:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q_CcaS0I4&t=70s) Shadow detail
- [1:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q_CcaS0I4&t=102s) Enabling shadows in your scenes
- [2:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5q_CcaS0I4&t=120s) Understanding the blur parameter

## Related documentation

- [Soft Shadows](https://docs.spline.design/lighting/soft-shadows)