The Anatomy of Light on Form: Part II (Update 1/18/12) For a French translation of this post please click here for a downloadable PDF file: Now that it has been published I can share with you the second part of a two part article I was asked to write for the Portrait Society of America. It was originally published in the Journal of the Portrait Society of America, Volume XII, Issue No. 47. The Anatomy of Light on Form: Part II by Douglas Flynt ©2010 In the previous article we stayed much to the physics of what is occurring as light illuminates a form or object, particularly as it concerns our visual perception. Color Terminology As we continue it is necessary to speak in terms of color since the visual artist cannot express light and how it reveals forms without it. Questions and Assessment When painting, although I have to ask myself about the colors I am seeing and their relationships as a starting point, I feel I can't leave this as my final assessment in determining the correctness of what I have created. Conclusion
Illustration illustrationCOMICSABOUTSHOPBLOGCONTACT follow me here: Maciej Kuciara Using a Sphere to Understand Light on Complex Forms (UPDATE 10/27/11 -For French translation of this post please click "here.") Recently I received a question that concerns an earlier image I posted awhile back in the article, The Anatomy of Light on Form: Part II. Here is the image: The question centers around how the use of a sphere, an object so very different from the complex forms of the cast, can help us to better understand how the light on this complex form (or other forms) works. My short answer is, that by understanding how light affects the simple forms of the sphere we can better understand how light affects the forms of a more complex object. To do this, first I would like to start not with forms but with 2-dimentional geometrical shapes. Let's say that we needed to replace a section of the odd shape's contour with a section of the circle. We now need to apply this same concept 3-dimensionally to the sphere and the cast that we originally looked at in our first picture. Thanks for taking a look!
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Abhishek Singh December 2010 I often get regular questions regarding the kind of lighting I use in my studio. At this time I do not have the good fortune to have natural light in my studio. However during my studies I became somewhat accustomed to some of the characteristics of natural light and so a number of years ago I started experimenting with building my own light boxes to try and gain some of those characteristics. After building a few lights a number of other artists who saw them asked about building some for themselves and so I put together a few photos of how they were built. Below is a photo of how I often set up for small still life pieces and some shots that I took while makes changes to one of the lights. I thought I would share the process and the materials involved incase it is useful for others out there. Here is the setup I often use for small still life pieces. Photos 1 and 2 show the basic body of the light. The 4 light reflectors are 8 inches in diameter.
3D Paintings on Glass L’artiste chinois Xia Xiaowan et David Spriggs ont transformé ces tableaux en sculptures 3D grâce à de multiples couches de verre teinté et des crayons colorés. Des versions qui varie selon l’axe de perspective du panneau de verre : ses peintures apparaissent de manière holographique.