Light for visual artists: understanding and using light in art & design

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Light is as important as colour in creating the right effect, whether on a palette or on a computer. Whether you're an animator, painter, photographer or illustrator, you need to know how to harness light in your work to create the right effect. Light for Visual Artists is the first and only book that explores the way light can be used to create realistic and fantastical effects in a wide range of media.

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Full title :Light for visual artists : understanding and using light in art & design / Richard Yot.

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Publication Date:©2019
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Laurence King Publishing Ltd
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2019

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9781786276650, 1786276658, 9781786277558, 1786277557
oclc:on1135390915
Dewey Decimal:701.8

Intro -- Foreword -- Part 1: Lighting Fundamentals -- 1: Basic Principles -- 2: Light Direction -- 3: Natural Light -- 4: Indoor and Artificial Lighting -- 5: Shadows -- 6: How We Perceive Surfaces -- 7: Diffuse Reflection -- 8: Specular Reflection -- 9: Translucency and Transparency -- 10: Colour -- Part 2: People and Environments -- 11: Light and People -- 12: Light in the Environment -- Part 3: Creative Lighting -- 13: Composition and Staging -- 14: Mood and Symbolism -- 15: Time and Place -- Glossary -- Index -- Picture Credits