if you drop an item and take it in your inventory the item have the wrong shadow when it flies to the char.
how to make the other shadows normal:
https://mojang.atlassian.net/browse/MC-17684
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Please attach a screenshot of that issue.
That is indeed the issue.
I posted the fix for the shadow issue with resourse packs on that very post you referensed. is this possibly the same issue?