What I have found in the past is that how the curve/line is drawn affects this. Ie right to left / left to right / top to bottom or bottom to top. It seems that the programs takes that information and then the click point of where you selected the curve/line along with the option you selected in the dialog to determine how to draw the text. I did sample tests and then made sure I also drew the line/curve using the correct starting point I needed to get the text ithe way I wanted it displayed

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I'll work on the shadows but I should also darken the global sunlight as there would be little to none this time of year. Maybe I need some fires set out for lighting.

Based on where the island is and the location of the village I think it's above the tree line (too far North) so I was not going to add any trees or bushes.

I do live in an area that cold but far enough south to have trees.

Should be good no banding where the light is placed.