Assignment

Lesson by

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Assignment

Lesson by

Jeremy Vickery

in Painting Light 101

175

Assignments 31Lesson NotesDownloads 1

Project Overview

You're embarking on an art project that will challenge and enhance your understanding of lighting and material properties through painting. The objective is to create at least three paintings of the objects in the downloads tab. However, if you're feeling ambitious, you're more than welcome to exceed this minimum requirement. This project is not just about painting; it's about observing, understanding, and creatively capturing the essence of the objects you choose.

Selecting and Photographing Items

Your next task is to find 10 items around your home, city, or wherever you reside. These items will serve as the subjects of your paintings. To capture these items, use your phone or any available device to take photographs. This is where your creativity begins to play a role. Be imaginative in your selection process, choosing items that spark your interest or challenge your artistic skills.

Lighting and Material Properties

While photographing your chosen items, pay special attention to their lighting and material properties. Specifically, look for:

Specular reflections: These are the bright spots of light that appear on shiny surfaces.
Ambient occlusion: This refers to areas where light is obstructed, creating shadows that help define the form of the object.
Subsurface scattering: This effect occurs when light penetrates a translucent material, scattering within it before exiting, often giving the material a soft, glowing appearance.

It's crucial to identify and point out these details in your photos. Understanding these properties in real-life scenarios will significantly enhance your ability to replicate them in your paintings.

Observations and Discussions

Be prepared to discuss your observations and point out the details you've noticed in your photos. This exercise is designed not just to improve your painting skills but also to deepen your ability to observe and understand how light interacts with different materials. The instructor looks forward to engaging in discussions with you about your observations and creations, offering insights and feedback that will further your artistic development.

Encouragement for Creativity

Throughout this week, you are encouraged to let your creativity flow freely. Whether in the selection of items, the capturing of their images, or the painting process itself, your creativity is a valuable asset. This project is an opportunity to explore, experiment, and express yourself artistically. The instructor is excited to see how you interpret and represent the lighting and material properties of your chosen objects in your paintings.

David Gutmann

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I think I did a good job on the simple forms like the grapes or the pen, but struggled with the more complex stuff, like the pumpkin. I also tried to find an efficient way to imply the complex texture of the leaves and the cup, but could not quite figure it out.

Jake Miller

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14d

Along with the Pen, Grogu, Grapes, from the previous. I did this additional one which I really loved the lighting in.

Anthony Derfler

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20d

This was a fun exercise! Very hard at points, but was great practice

@josephl

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2mo

Week 3 assignment, I keep trying to eye the colors and only color pick to correct myself, and It seems I always have a hard time with vibrant and high contrast colors.

Aaron Smith

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3mo

both took about an hour

@rfrimpong3

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4mo

I took my time with grapes so that one represents my current knowledge on painting, the other ones didn’t take as long

@julia52

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6mo

Here is my assignment for week 3. It took some time to complete, but I'm happy with some of the result.

@caremyr

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6mo

My take on these exercises, some turned out better than others

Mike

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6mo

Trying out different brushes in Procreate. This assignment was a huge jump in challenge, but after getting over the initial hump it was pretty fun.

@mwalker

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8mo

this was a great exercise to try to get colors right. I’ve definitely got room for improvement but I’m happy I got as close as I did.

sergio flores

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9mo

I had never done color study it´s been really fun !

@cisainz

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1yr

Pamela D

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1yr

Here is my set from the assignment folder. Really enjoying the clasS.

Shayan Shahbazi

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1yr

This is very good 🤩🤩🤩

Bryant De Jesus

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1yr

This was a leap of skill for me, but I learned a lot. I took more than 2 hrs on most of these paintings with the exception of the round ball. In my previous submissions, I struggled to blend my colors well and have somewhat improved. I realized that I was jumping to rendering details too quickly, and had to actively pull back to focus on major color placement before going into the details. These assignments took me a long time mainly due to color picking taking me a while. I feel like I have a better sense of hue, saturation and value after doing all of these assignments. I also realize that focusing too much on rendering the main forms leads me to give up on the background. I still practice picking the correct hues but most of my effort goes towards the main subject. Textures were definitely a challenge but I learned a lot about changes in light on various textured objects. I'll keep applying these concepts to the oncoming lessons.

@thefamangus

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8mo

Haha, I can definitely see what you mean aboutgiving up on the backgrounds with the teacup picture! Generally you want to try to let your eye wander around painting, never hone in on one thing for too long, that will also help you work general to specific and not render too deeply too soon.

Jocelyn Sy

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1yr

Here's my Week 03 assignment submissions. I identified the components of light in the photo references. These studies took me longer than a week due to the limited time I can spend doing these assignments. But I enjoyed doing them.This week's lessons made me look at things more analytically. Please feel free to comment and critique. Thanks.

Vin

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1yr

Hello, here is my submission. I don’t have much experience with painting yet. It’s my first time attempting to draw light in the dark, and I’m quite pleased with the result. I would appreciate any feedback. btw, when I began learning shading with Dorian 3 or 4 months ago, I knew nothing about Krita. But look at where I am now! I can't wait to learn more about lighting and see what can I do! ^^ Each 1 took me 1 hour.

@nelsonsmg

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1yr

And here it is, definitely the most challenging week yet. The objects' texture + the lightning made "seeing" a bit difficult, but seeing in layers was this week's thing. There's lot to improve but I'm happy with what I got