Academy of Animated Art – Power of Light

Academy of Animated Art – Power of Light

Want to be a Lighter but don’t know where to start? This course trains you to utilize lights to make beautiful images that can launch your career!

Dreaming of making the move to become a Lighting Artist but don’t know where to start?

We’ve got you covered! The Power of Light teaches you how to create and utilize lights to make the beautiful images that can launch your career!

Conducted by Senior Lighting TD Michael Tanzillo, this workshop is designed to give you the tools and skills needed to build and develop your 3D lighting skills. The workshop will focus on teaching the fundamentals of lighting a stunning image that can be implemented regardless of which software package is being used. And while this is just an introductory course, you will exit with a solid lighting foundation that can be utilized in lighting both animations and live action integrations.

Course Curriculum

Welcome To Academy of Animated Art!
Here (1:20)
Workbook
The Whys of Lighting
Introduction (1:14)
Creating Mood (6:52)
Directing the Viewer’s Eye (5:59)
PreviewVisual Shaping & Bringing It All Together! (7:40)
Challenge (0:35)

The Hows of Lighting
Introduction (0:23)
Overview of CG Lights | Point, Directional, Spot (6:31)
Overview of CG Lights | Area, Ambient (3:19)
Lighting Attributes | Color, Intensity, Decay (5:07)
Lighting Attributes | Shadows, Gobos (6:00)
Maya Lighting | Point, Area, Directional (12:57)
Maya Lighting | Spot, Ambient (5:12)
PreviewMaya Lighting | Intro to Attributes (12:31)
The Art of Reference
Introduction (0:53)

The Flaws of Memory (3:59)
The Importance of Reference (2:19)
Interior and Exterior Environment Reference (3:06)
PreviewUsing Painting, Film, and Other Sources of Reference (3:33)
Breaking Down a Reference Image (6:22)
Organizing Reference (3:23)
Challenge (1:17)
BONUS CONTENT!!!
The Hows of Renderman!! (38:01)
Unleash the Power of Photography to Tell Your Animated Story (32:50)
Closing Statement
Thank You! (0:44)