week2 still life

For homework, do a still life painting with 2 light sources... preferably two lamps of different types.

1. Any kind of material is OK
2. Limit to 3 hours.
3. Bring a reference photo

week 1 light logic

create a lighting scene with 4 primitive objects.
1. emissive shape
2. 2 lamps (one point light and one spot light)
3. make two lights colored.
4 plot overhead diagram

week 9

week 10

week 8 colored still life

thumbnails for Final

lighting diagrams

For homework: Diagram one of these photos, or find your own.

Also continue to work on your thumbnail.. low res, simple, and grayscale value, although you can work in color if you are feeling confident about that.

Bring in a low-res value thumbnail next week.

week 5 - thumbnailing

For homework, work on a crude, line sketch toward the final project. It does not have to be lit or detailed.. it should be a simple sketch that could be done in a few minutes.

week 4 - hair and cloth

For homework:

Do a cloth or hair study. You can do a still life with cloth or a wig.  Or you can use a photo for a hair study, but life is always preferable.

week 3 face swap

For homework:
Find a photo of a face. Paint the face as it appears. Do as much as possible without using the eyedropper.
Then using a mirror,  use your own face as a reference first to mimic the expression from the photo, and then to alter it.

week 1 light logic review

HW assignment

create a lighting scene with 4 primitive objects.

1. emissive shape

2. 2 lamps (one point light and one spot light)

3. make two lights colored.

4 plot overhead diagram



Essential hotkeys:

hotkey essentials

B = brush

E = eraser

Space = pan

Alt or option = color picker

X = exchange colors

Tab = turn off menus

Z=zoom

[  ]  = brush size

Tab= brush precision mode

L= lasso

Ctrl D= disable mask

week 9- colored still life

Dynamic light still life

For homework:

Continue refining the thumbnail.

1. Remove all traces of line and work in lit value (or color, if you are ready for it)

2. Create a detailed overhead diagram to plot your space.

3. Stay in low-res