Technology Context IV

Phil Legard, PR108P.P.Legard@leedsmet.ac.uk

Highlight:the brightest area, where light from the source falls most directly on the object.

Cast shadow: a dark shadow caused by the shape blocking out light from the source.

Crest shadow: a darker area that lies between the highlight and the reflected light in a rounded form.

Reflected light: a dim light reflected from light falling on surfaces that surround the object.

Image from Inkscape.org

Image from Inkscape.org

Image from Inkscape.org

Fuselli (18th century)Durer (16th century)

Caravaggio – The Calling of St. Michael (ca.1600)

Comic art: The Darkness (1996-2008)

Film noir style: Out of the Past (1947)

Lighting: Left 4 Dead (2006)

Experiment with your own design paying attention to light, shading and the ideas of chiaroscuro. Consider oing this in conjunction with some of the areas we have previously looked at, such as:

Observational drawingScene composition (picture plane)Depth of fieldPerspective – formal 1,2,3 point; aerial (atmospheric) etc.