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This tutorial focuses on using lighting as a design tool to enhance creative goals, detailing various techniques such as forward lighting, cast shadows, and colorful highlights. It emphasizes the importance of gradual setup, making lighting studies, and checking in on the process to ensure effective application. Additional resources are provided for choosing colors and building volume in art.

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2405_lighting as a design tool

This tutorial focuses on using lighting as a design tool to enhance creative goals, detailing various techniques such as forward lighting, cast shadows, and colorful highlights. It emphasizes the importance of gradual setup, making lighting studies, and checking in on the process to ensure effective application. Additional resources are provided for choosing colors and building volume in art.

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TUTORIAL CHEAT SHEET //

LIGHTING AS A DESIGN TOOL


OTHER RESOURCES

➤ CHOOSING COLORS
KEY LESSONS This tutorial shows you how I build up a color scheme,
especially with regards to highlight and shadow colors.
● How to use lighting to further your own
creative goals.
➤ OVERLAPPING SHAPES & FORESHORTENING
Volumes play a huge role in how I approach lighting.
● How to build up your lighting setup gradually
This tutorial talks about how I build volume in my art.
to avoid overwhelm
➤ SIMPLE TRICKS FOR LIGHING & MOOD
● Which lighting techniques I use, and why.
This tutorial shows you some interesting shortcuts and
techniques to quickly and efficiently capture lighting.

LIGHTING TECHNIQUES I OFTEN USE


TIPS
➤ FORWARD LIGHTING
It’s simple, straightforward, and captures volumes well. MAKE LIGHTING STUDIES
Studying different lighting setups will expand your
➤ CAST SHADOWS ‘toolbox’ for interesting lighting techniques that you
These are sharp, expressive shadows cast by volumes. can use at moments that you need them. It also helps
you to learn interesting shortcuts and techniques to
➤ DARK TO LIGHT convey different types of lighting.
Gradients from dark to light create more visual flow.
LEARN TO “CHECK IN” ON YOUR PROCESS
➤ COLORFUL HIGHLIGHTS & SHADOWS Pause every now and then and assess what your
Hue shifting creates more vibrance and visual interest. drawing needs to move forward. When you do this,
you’ll learn to intuitively apply changes to the drawing
➤ RIM LIGHT and allow it to evolve naturally. That way, you can use
A sharp, bright light that emphasizes the edges. lighting to further your own goals, rather than feeling
stuck on accuracy.
➤ BACKLIGHT
Light from behind makes the silhouette stand out. BUILD FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX
Lighting doesn’t have to be complicated to have an
➤ BOUNCE LIGHT impact. If you find yourself overwhelmed, just start
This is a color or light that fills up harsher shadows. simple and slowly build up complexity in your lighting
setup. That way, you can always take a step back if it’s
➤ GLOWING ELEMENTS not working.
These create a sense of magic.
SECTION TIMECODE DESCRIPTION

INTRO 01:45 how I developed my approach towards lighting

03:52 how photography has inspired my work

07:52 lighting techniques that I use often

12:56 why I use these specific lighting techniques

DEMO 15:08 initial sketch

15:47 version one: light version

21:15 version one: recap

22:11 version two: dark version

27:57 recap & comparison

CONCLUSION 29:07 tips

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