Week 05: Basic Lighting
Learning Goals
Students will be able to:
Accurately describe the light in an image.
Recreate the light in an image.
Recreate simple theatrical lighting designs.
Agenda
Note: The exact timing and topics covered may shift.
Dailies: 9:00am-9:20am
Homework Review: Torso & Textured Room
Q&A: Have any questions come up since last class?
Lighting Theory: 9:20am-9:45am
Watch: Sparkles and Wine Teaser by Nacho Guzman
Theory: Describing Light
Exercise: Describe the Light in Three Photographs
Outdoor & Studio Lighting: 9:45am-10:30am
Exercise: C4D Lights
Theory: Differences in Real & CG Light
Technique: Create a Better Default Light
Exercise: Light a Fruit Bowl
Tips & Tricks: 10:30am-10:45am
Technique: Spot Lights
Theory: Bounce Lights
Technique: Exclusion Lists
Technique: Volumetric Lights
Technique: Gobos
Homework 10:45am-10:50am
What:
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.
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