Light for visual artists : understanding & using light in art & design / by Richard Yot.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Laurence King, 2011.Description: 176 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:- 185669660X (pbk.)
- 9781856696609 (pbk.)
- 701.81 YOT
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Standard Loan | Clonmel Library Main Collection | 701.8 YOT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 30026000069376 | ||
Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 701.81 YOT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100442616 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Light for Visual Artists is the first book to look at the way light can be used to create realistic and fantastical effects in a wide range of visual media. It is a valuable resource for animators, digital illustrators, painters, photographers, and artists working in any medium. Clearly written by a practicing illustrator, this book is essentialreading for both students and professional artists.
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.