Ugly jagged lighting on my avatar's face

[Loli Nori]

Hello everyone. I recently returned to SL after being gone for many years.  There are a lot of changes in both SL and the viewer and I'm having some difficulty getting things to look good.  I have SL running on ultra settings but the lighting on my character, her face in particular, is very ugly and jagged, not smooth at all.   She looks horrible :(  I still have an old avatar but she didn't used to look like this years ago...

 

Here is a picture to show what I mean.  See all the ugly jagged shadows on her face (cheeks especially)?  I would expect SL to look better than this running on ultra settings.  Is there a way to fix it?  Thanks :)

 

http://i.imgur.com/7x1dl3T.jpg

[Dora Gustafson]

This is what happens when the light source is straight up over your head. At 12 noon.
Use Windlight to make a better setting
Start trying the ready made 9 AM and 3 PM

I will not recommend the settings given by some merchants that is all ambient light without shadows at all
They are a step down from the powerful capabilities we have in windlight

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[Loli Nori]

Thank you for the info!  Is Windlight a separate viewer or is it a setting?

[Dora Gustafson]

It is a part of the viewer, LL or TPV
See Environment Editor

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[Loli Nori]

Oh cool! Thanks

[Dora Gustafson]

Where you find it in the standard viewer:

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