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■ UNDERSTANDING LIGHTING, COLOR, AND COMPOSITION
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Understanding
Lighting, Color,
and Composition
Lighting is a cornerstone of any 3D project.
Although you can easily create and position
lights within a scene, an understanding of
lighting theory will help you make aesthetically
solid choices. The history of art and cinema
is full of inspiring examples to choose from.
Although 3-point lighting is a mainstay of
3D, 1-point, 2-point, and naturalistic lighting
provide alternative lighting methods that
better match the real world and the art
traditions of the past. On the other hand,
stylistic lighting can free an artist from
traditional bounds and thereby place no
limits on expression.
Chapter Contents
Common lighting terms
An overview of 1-, 2-, and 3-point lighting
An exploration of naturalistic and stylistic lighting
A quick review of color theory, monitor calibration, and composition techniques
Lighting examples
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