medli20 on DeviantArthttps://www.deviantart.com/medli20/art/Notes-on-lighting-and-shading-350003013medli20

Deviation Actions

medli20's avatar

Notes on lighting and shading

By
Published:
13.2K Views

Description

~x666NiGhTmArE666x sent me a note asking me for help on lighting and shading. Since light logic isn't a topic that I can properly discuss without the aid of visual media, I figured I'd compile whatever came to mind in this format. This is by no means an in-depth tutorial on how to do things correctly, so please do not take it too seriously. I'm still learning a lot about these things myself, so chances are I've probably made some mistakes here and there.

These are just some of the basics I've picked up from experimentation, observation, and sitting in class. I haven't even touched some topics like different materials or colored lighting because I wanted to keep this short and sweet. I hope somebody will find this useful, though.

Wall-eyed shady face man was referenced from this picture: [link] ...even though it ended up looking nothing like David Tennant lol
Image size
600x4646px 982.08 KB
© 2013 - 2024 medli20
Comments55
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
johnnygatthird's avatar
Too late already took this as the gospel truth...this is a very good and easy to understand tutorial. This should help me with the lighting in my tags. Thanks :)