# Shadow on transparent plane

**URL:** <https://discourse.threejs.org/t/shadow-on-transparent-plane/9859>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** shadows\
**Created:** [September 25, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/shadow-on-transparent-plane/9859 "2019-09-25T10:19:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![POP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/pop/32/31182_2.png) [@POP](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/POP)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/shadow-on-transparent-plane/9859/1 "2019-09-25T10:19:30Z")

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Is it possible to create a plane on which only shadows from objects can be seen? Will shadows appear, for example, on a plane with 0 opacity?

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**Author:** ![Fyrestar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/fyrestar/32/52793_2.png) [@Fyrestar](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Fyrestar)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/shadow-on-transparent-plane/9859/2 "2019-09-25T10:26:21Z")

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Yes you can use a plane to only receive shadows.  
[https://codepen.io/Fyrestar/pen/QOXJaJ](https://codepen.io/Fyrestar/pen/QOXJaJ)

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**Author:** ![POP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/pop/32/31182_2.png) [@POP](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/POP)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/shadow-on-transparent-plane/9859/3 "2019-09-25T10:33:23Z")

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Thanks Fyrestar.  
I just discovered ShadowMaterial as well.

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**Author:** ![hofk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/hofk/32/44944_2.png) [@hofk](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/hofk)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/shadow-on-transparent-plane/9859/4 "2019-09-25T10:33:44Z")

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There are even more examples in the collection with links in the code.

> [@Collection of examples from discourse.threejs.org](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/collection-of-examples-from-discourse-threejs-org/4315):
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> The answers to some questions contain some very interesting and instructive basic examples. These are difficult to find in the large number of questions on discourse.There are also good examples in resources and showcase. Therefore I collected them and put them on one page, clearly arranged by time. The collection may be a help for beginners. slightly_smiling_face UPDATE 2019 [http://discourse.threejs.hofk.de/](http://discourse.threejs.hofk.de/) is now redirected to the safe side [\* discourse.threejs.hofk.de](https://hofk.de/main/discourse.threejs/) UPDATE 202…

For shadows see [eXtended eXamples](https://hofk.de/main/discourse.threejs/2017/Xindex2017.html)