Wile light study

A light and material study from this morning of a Wile E. Coyote figure I recently bought.

Schoolism class - Final Assignment

Here is my final assignment for the Advanced Lighting class I took!

The painting was based on Line Art by my instructor Sam Nielson.

Teacher/freelance illustrator/coding guru Mark Chong also gave me some really useful advice on how to proceed with adding texture and detail to this image. Texture density and Edge Tessellation, were some new concepts that I learned from him. Thanks Mark!

By the way, since I have enrolled in a Schoolism class, I am eligible to giving out discounts on any of their classes. If you want to try taking a Schoolism class, make sure you take advantage of my offer. You can do so by simply clicking on the Schoolism Alumni icon on the right sidebar of the blog.

Lighting Schemes

Objects are generally lit by a number of varying light sources at once. By changing the position of these light sources, we can extract different emotional effects from the subjects in our paintings. These are a few examples of common lighting schemes that can be found both in nature and in staged, man-made environments.

Form and Light examples

These are some typical examples of how I think about light interacting with form. Basic random shapes lit by different light sources to give the illusion of 3D form.

Mark Chong's excellent art tutorials, coupled with some of the principles gained from the early lessons of Sam Nielson's Advanced Lighting course, has inspired me to do these quite regularly.