Light for visual artists : understanding & using light in art & design /
by Richard Yot.
- London : Laurence King, 2011.
- 176 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
1: Lighting fundamentals -- Basic principles -- Light direction -- Natural light -- Indoor & artificial light -- Shadows -- How we perceive surfaces -- Diffuse reflection -- Direct reflection -- Translucency & transparency -- Color -- 2: People & environments -- Light & people -- Light in the environment -- 3: Creative lighting -- Composition & staging -- Mood & symbolism -- Time & place.
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.