Lighting for Animation

Lighting for Animation is designed with one goal in mind - to make you a better artist. Over the course of the book, Jasmine Katatikarn and Michael Tanzillo (Senior Lighting TDs, Blue Sky Studios) will train your eye to analyze your work more critically, and teach you approaches and techniques to improve your craft. Focusing on the main philosophies and core concepts utilized by industry professionals, this book builds the foundation for a successful career as a lighting artist in visual effects and computer animation. Inside you¿ll find in-depth instruction on:

¿ Creating mood and storytelling through lighting

¿ Using light to create visual shaping

¿ Directing the viewer¿s eye with light and color

¿ Gathering and utilizing reference images

¿ Successfully lighting and rendering workflows

¿ Render layers and how they can be used most effectively

¿ Specific lighting scenarios, including character lighting, environment lighting, and lig