Lighting for Animation

Lighting for Animation Synopsis

Lighting for Animation is designed with one goal in mind - to make you a better artist. Over the course of the book, Jasmine Katatikarn and Michael Tanzillo (Senior Lighting TDs, Blue Sky Studios) will train your eye to analyze your work more critically, and teach you approaches and techniques to improve your craft. Focusing on the main philosophies and core concepts utilized by industry professionals, this book builds the foundation for a successful career as a lighting artist in visual effects and computer animation. Inside you'll find in-depth instruction on:

Creating mood and storytelling through lighting

Using light to create visual shaping

Directing the viewer's eye with light and color

Gathering and utilizing reference images

Successfully lighting and rendering workflows

Render layers and how they can be used most effectively

Specific lighting scenarios, including character lighting, environment lighting, and lighting an animated sequence

Material properties and their work with lighting

Compositing techniques essential for a lighter

A guide on how to start your career and achieve success as a lighting artist

This book is not designed to teach software packages-there are websites, instructional manuals, online demos, and traditional courses available to teach you how to operate specific computer programs. That type of training will teach you how to create an image; this book will teach you the technical skills you need to make that image beautiful.

Key Features

• Stunning examples from a variety of films serve to inspire and inform your creative choices.

• Unique approach focuses on using lighting as a storytelling tool, rather than just telling you which buttons to press.

• Comprehensive companion website contains lighting exercises, assets, challenges, and further resources to help you expand your skillset.

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