Week 05: Basic Lighting

Learning Goals

Students will be able to:

1. Accurately describe the light in an image.

2. Recreate the light in an image.

3. Recreate simple theatrical lighting designs.

Agenda

Note: The exact timing and topics covered may shift.

Dailies: 9:00am-9:20am

1. Homework Review: Torso & Textured Room

2. Q&A: Have any questions come up since last class?

Lighting Theory: 9:20am-9:45am

1. Watch: Sparkles and Wine Teaser by Nacho Guzman

2. Theory: Describing Light

3. Exercise: Describe the Light in Three Photographs

Outdoor & Studio Lighting: 9:45am-10:30am

1. Exercise: C4D Lights

2. Theory: Differences in Real & CG Light

3. Technique: Create a Better Default Light

4. Exercise: Light a Fruit Bowl

Tips & Tricks: 10:30am-10:45am

1. Technique: Spot Lights

2. Theory: Bounce Lights

3. Technique: Exclusion Lists

4. Technique: Volumetric Lights

5. Technique: Gobos

Homework 10:45am-10:50am

What:

1. Project: Recreate the lighting of one of your photographs. You may use the Fruit Plate or Bust on Infinite Plane scene as a starting point.

2. Project: Add character/play/scene-appropriate lighting to your bedroom scene and post the finished render.

Recommended Reading / Viewing

• Light - A Detailed Tutorial by Richard Yot

• Digital Lighting & Rendering (3rd Edition) by Jeremy Birn

• Studio Lighting in Cinema 4D by Donovan Keith