This beginner class is about learning to look at images like a professional colorist, break them down, and get you started in creating a grade for yourself or a client.
This beginner class is about learning to look at images like a professional colorist, break them down, and get you started in creating a grade for yourself or a client.
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Welcome to Direct & Reflected Light, the third class in this three-part series, Understanding Color & Light. This third class covers the concepts and physics of direct and reflected light as they impact illustration and objects you want to capture in your work.
The skills in this class will allow you to render light from your imagination and capture realism. Once you've explored, understood, practiced, and applied these skills, you will have a huge advantage over those who depend exclusively on photo references.
Whether you're looking to expand your existing work in digital illustration, or you've never considered Photoshop for illustration and are just feeling inspired, this series is perfect for taking your work to that next level.
Throughout this three-part series, we'll cover everything you need to know to add value, color, and light to your scenes & cartoon character designs using Photoshop. By the end, you'll feel not only comfortable with Photoshop's techniques and tools, but also excited by their many possibilities. We will start with a simple monochrome scene, using just one simple light source. As we move forward, we'll add different light sources, colors, and materials. Our final scene will include various materials that each reflect light, color & depth differently.
Also see: Understanding Color & Light I: Ambient Light & Understanding Color & Light II: Color
What You'll Learn
In this class, you'll learn how objects and light sources work with direct & relfected light, and learn how to understand the intensity of light source and its effect on color.
Learn how to draw for beginners! Learn step by step how to sketch, pencil values, easy shading techniques, perspective, composition, proportions. Master drawing the source of light and learn to look at the world like an artist!
If you've ever wanted to learn watercolor, this class is your first step. We dive into the basics like choosing supplies, how to fill up a watercolor palette, and foundational watercolor techniques -- and then we'll put them together for three fun-and-easy projects to test your new skills and lean into the magic of watercolor painting.
Follow fashion photographer Artu Nepomuceno as he produces and photographs a fashion shoot using only natural light. You will learn different ways to use natural light to your advantage -- from diffusing, to reflecting, when to use them per setting. You will learn how to conceptualize themes for your shoots, and how to create out of the box concepts In addition to natural lighting techniques and conceptualizing procedures, this class will cover some tips and tricks for your gear, producing a team, building chemistry with your model, reviewing your photos, post processing, and everything in between.
Photograph a subject with irresistible emotion. This 90-minute class from fashion and portrait photographer Justin Bridges goes on-location to reveal how to use light to create a stunning dramatic portrait.
Whether you use a DSLR or iPhone, you'll learn how to prep your location, subject, and settings so that you can fully develop skills in composition, exposure, and styling. To make your portraits truly incredible, Justin also shares his favorite tricks for editing in Lightroom.
Throughout the class, Justin offers alternatives to every technique, making the class perfect for all levels for experience and equipment. This is a class for pros, enthusiasts, and everyone curious about how an incredible portrait comes to life.
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What You'll Learn
