AuthorYot, Richard
TitleLight for visual artists : understanding & using light in art & design / by Richard Yot
Imprint London : Laurence King, 2011
Descript 176 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

SUMMARY

An introduction to the use of light for students and visual artists, this book looks at the way light can be used to create realistic and fantastical effects in a wide range of visual media


CONTENT

Lighting fundamentals -- Basic principles -- Light direction -- Natural light -- Indoor & artificial light -- Shadows -- How we perceive surfaces -- Diffuse reflection -- Direct reflection -- Translucency & transparency -- Color -- People & environments -- Light & people -- Light in the environment -- 3: Creative lighting -- Composition & staging -- Mood & symbolism -- Time & place


SUBJECT

  1. Light
  2. Light in art

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