Colored Light and Shadow
Assignment
Using Adobe Photoshop:
Based on the in class demonstrations create a photorealistic
rendering of two primary shapes with light and shadow in matte white finish in
an indoor photo cove type environment. (You may use a rendering you created
previously in Vis 1)
Make a copy of the file of white objects and render each
of the two objects in different matte solid primary or secondary colors.
With two renderings completed:
A) White shapes in photo cove with
shadows
B) Color shapes in photo cove with
shadows
create 3 new renderings of each by modifying the color
on the rendering to depict the objects
in
1) warm light / cool shadow (
yellow/orange/ blue violet)
2) in red light with complimentary
shadow
3) in blue light with complimentary
shadow
You should have 2 base renders and 6 variations when
complete.
Technique / Materials
Adobe Photoshop. Render RGB file at 300dpi, 8.5” x 11”.
Recommended: portable hardrive, wacom tablet.
Create a final JPEG render of each file and be prepared
to review them on your own computer screen, plugged in to a monitor, or be
ready to transfer them to another device for viewing.
