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title: "Shadow"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VRAYNUKE/110625161/Shadow"
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This page gives some basic details about the Shadow Render Element and how it is used in compositing.

## **Overview**

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UI Path: ||Toolbar|| >** V-Ray Menu icon > Render > VRayRenderElement > Type: Shadow**

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## **Properties**

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The Shadow render element has no controllable properties.

![image](media://c2f97217-ab62-4f69-8f59-7d72545f4fbc)

 

## **Common Uses**

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The Shadow Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of shadowed areas in a compositing or image editing application. Below are examples of possible uses.

 

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**Compositing Formula**  
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[Shadow Raw](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYNUKE/pages/110625159) x [Diffuse](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYNUKE/pages/110625511) = **Shadow**


![image](media://15639c26-45ce-4f62-b0ce-63c40bd0ffdf)

 

## **Notes**

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- The Shadow pass can be both added and subtracted with the final beauty comp at a composite level without rerendering.
- Shadows can be color-corrected using the Shadow element.