Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Lighting and Shadows

Lighting is one of the most important parts of an animation. Light is created by you in the digital world. As you are creating light you have to keep one thing in mind, render time. The more lights you have, the slower your rendering process will go. Double check your work to make sure you do not have any unnecessary lighting. You can change so many things about the light, such as: the color, the intensity, the contrast, etc.. There is a long list of things in the Time line that you can add/change on the light.

Shadows are very important to use with light. Using a shadow on an object will help define placement and identity depth. For example, if you have a spotlight on an object, you should turn the shadow on so it does not look as if the object is floating there. Shadows also help increase the realism of the object. All in all, using a light will help the animation extremely by creating special effects, moods and feelings.

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