Merrifield's plate of four cubes lit from the left, each casting a shadow to the right, against a light or dark background.

Concept · Seeing Light

Cast Shadows

A cast shadow is the shape an object blocks out on another surface.

It is usually darkest and sharpest where the object meets the surface, and softer farther away.


  • Its direction and length show where the light is.

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