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title: "Flat Shadows"
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section_path: "User Guide > Materials, Lights & Rendering > Rendering > NPR > Flat Shadows"
description: "To produce stylized renders, ZBrush provides flat type shadows as an alternative to the classic gradient shadows. These flat shadows are monochromatic …"
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# Flat Shadows

## Flat Shadows

To produce stylized renders, ZBrush provides flat type shadows as an alternative to the classic gradient shadows. These flat shadows are monochromatic, providing a cell shading style for your models.

Flat shadows can be used both in the real-time renderer while sculpting and at time of final render.

To enable flat shadows during a BPR render, turn on the Render >> Render properties >> Flat Shadow mode. Shadows must of course be enabled to have access to this setting.

For real-time flat shadows, enable the Render >> Preview Shadows >> Flat Shadow mode. By default, the Vibrant Shadow mode located in the same sub-palette will also be enabled. For a better NPR look you will most likely wish to disable this option.

![2019_NPR_07](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2019_NPR_07.jpg)

On the left, flat shadows. On the right, regular shadows. Notice the shadow fading with regular shadows.