Lighting Techniques for Animation

Instructor: Peter Markowski Venue: LAAFA/EIDO

Painting process

Step I: Light logic

How To Render by Scott Robertson and Thomas Bertling A book covering the basics of calculating lighting, i.e. "light logic". Direction and placement of shadows, amount of shadow, fall off.

Step II: Theatrical lighting

Theatrical lighting may work counter to logical light placement. This is lighting that is necessary to "tell the story."

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Step III: Procedural layering

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