Dorian Iten – UArtsy – Mastering Light and Form

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This updated course is the foundation of art practices. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, this 8 module course gives you a set of tools to overcome past struggles and confusions and begin using light with confidence. Understanding light effects makes it possible to capture nature’s beauty in refined images as well as creating quick sketches that effectively communicate your designs. These skills are a true force multiplier will take your artistic life to the next level.

Course Outline
Project 1 : Exploring Lighting Strategies
Covered Topics:
– Introduction
– Course Overview
– Shapes, Values, Edges
– Inclination & Brightness
– Demo – Speed Modeling 1: Boxes
– Modeling Factors 1+2
– Assignment 1: Hopes & Goals
– Assignment 2: Lighting Experiments

Project 2 : The Light Guide
Covered Topics:
– Overview
– Demo – Speed modeling 2: Organic Forms
– Modeling Factors 3+4 with demo
– The Light Guide
– Feedback: Hopes & Goals
– Feedback: Lighting Experiments
– Assignment 3: Light Guide Analysis

Project 3 : How Light Works – Light Effects Explained
Covered Topics:
– Overview
– Demo – Speed modeling 3: Combined Forms
– Halfway-to-Black Lighting Strategy with Demo
– Feedback: Light Guide Analysis
– Assignment 4: Halfway-to-Black Heads
– Demo: Halfway-to-Black Heads

Project 4 : Believability – Taking Your Rendering to the Next Level
Covered Topics:
– Overview
– Demo – Speed modeling 4: Combined Forms
– Modeling Factors 5+6
– Feedback: Halfway-to-Black Heads
– Assignment 5: Refined Halfway-to-Black Heads
– Demo: Refined Halfway-to-Black Head

Project 5 : Rendering Various Materials
Covered Topics:
– Overview
– Rendering various materials
– Feedback: Refined Halfway-to-Black Heads
– Assignment 6: Woodhead
– Demo: Woodhead

Project 6 : Rendering Skintones
Covered Topics:
– Overview
– Head Anatomy
– Rendering Skin
– Intro to the Munsell Color System
– Feedback: Woodhead
– Assignment 7: Skinhead
– Repetition + Q&A: Modeling Factors

Project 7 : “Pimp Your Art” – Using Your New Powers
Covered Topics:
– Overview
– How to keep color alive (Broken Color, Impressionism)
– Demo: Pimp Your Art
– Feedback: Skinhead + Woodhead

Project 8 : Final Evaluation and Next Steps
Covered Topics:
– Overview
– Reviewing Hopes & Goals
– Final Review
– Surprise
– Next Steps