Ok, so here is my attempt at this assignment. I’m trying to keep it loose and not overly concern myself with staying strictly “accurate” to the reference attempting to replicate every little thing I’m seeing. I’m mostly trying to recreate the feeling/mood of the values in the reference image, as well as shift that mood in the second version. Admittedly, I don’t really understand how light works all that well, so it’s challenging to try to relight the scene in order to move the focal point around. I’m sure there are all sorts of inaccuracies with the way the light and shadows are working in that version. I made sure to stay below a 4 on the value scale for the first study. And I think I maybe need to push the value range even more in the second version. Every time I went lighter it felt so blown out. Nonetheless, this is a very instructive form of practice!

The reference is from Master (2012) Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, Cinematography: Mihai Mălaimare Jr. I wanted to select a reference in which the mood and meaning of the painting would change the moment you shift the value structure. I hope I was a little bit successful in doing that.

started with this one and didn't feel it. stabbed at it today and i like what i came up with to a degree. in the second one i tried to make the sun as a primary light source while the fire still burning.

The second version I found pretty challenging.

Hello everyone, here is my submission. During this assignment, I got a bit confused on how to approach the second part of changing the main focal point. It was my first time trying to do something like this, so it was challenging and out of my comfort zone, but rewarding when I reached a place where I felt happy with what I did. I first did the low-key value study, then the one with the lightened windows, where I felt like something was missing, so I tried the next one with the car lights.

Original and alternate lighting scheme

I have created three thumbnails to keep me focused on the lighting affects and away from the window details. I have given two different options on lighting, in contrast to to the image supplied. The first one has light shining through the door onto the figure to take priority of focus, leaving the light in ally as second focal point. In my third option there are three light sources, and I believe the three lights move the eye around the scene faster making the shadow of the figure the first focal point as it has two light sources pointing to it. I am not so keen on this thumbnail and prefer the two light option best.

I chose a scene from Emma!

Heres my studies. i used a still from Ingmar Bergman's Persona, in the second study i went kinda of spooky with a door to the beyond as the new light source

I so worked on the perspective I was so fixed that it took me hours to get it right. and now I'm so no good at inventing light sources but I did a good excercise, the 1st looks good because it used the ref light and the second is the one I invented still useful and makes you think on whoa light and space works

Here is my attempt:

the original is from "Silver Linings Playbook"

It would be "fun" too see how many ways one could tell a story in this image, a bit like the comic 99 Ways to Tell a Story. But just by using light!

I chose a scene from the movie Sleepy Hollow. Done in Procreate (I thought it would be faster but I’m still a beginner at digital painting so it took longer than a lot longer than using real paints)

The first image was the low key value study or as close as I could get them. The most contrast being the area between the buildings. For the second I tried making it look like the light source was coming from off screen and directed at the man standing by the entrance.

Ok, so on a screenshot is my initial small value study and I’ve marked the order of where my eye went when looking at a photo and then I’ve added a kinda simple but very bright window, that, I hope drags attention first and then keeps the same order 🤔 Did it work?) [at first, I just lit up the frame - then I realized that broke … physics 😂 and changed it to a glow from the inside of a flat, thought decided to post the first idea anyway, this way: I picture in that huuuuuge light source on a sky-lift just of the frame to the left👀😂] [also a moment of admiration: the composition and placement of original values are just awesome, that bright alleyway is just on the right height - where the eye goes naturally and it even drags attention from a darker spot - the door]