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Digital Lighting contains strategies for lighting design that are relevant to any digital artist. It presents an awareness of computer lighting models, how they differ from real-world lighting effects, and how to approach 3D lighting projects differently from practical light. Topics covered include- What good lighting can do for you; Light sources; Shading; Shadows; Exposure and content; Color- temperature, correction, mood; Qualities of light; 3-point lighting; Indirect illumination; Multipass rendering and compositing; Lighting in production; and Case studies- natural lighting, interior lighting, character lighting, and effects lighting.
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New Riders' [digital] series is performing a tremendous service to the computer animation and graphics community. The newest addition to this family is [digital] Lighting & Rendering. Author Jeremy Birn has long been regarded as a talented computer graphics artist and generous writer, and he has been sharing his techniques and discoveries for years.
Using computer graphic and 3-D tools to create accurate images is easy; using them to produce beautiful, inviting, memorable images requires more than technical skill. Lighting & Rendering introduces reasons and techniques for using light, shadow, texture and composition. The book is not software-specific, but demonstrates techniques that are applicable to almost any 3-D graphics application. It is assumed, however, that your 3-D software of choice supports such basic rendering features as soft shadows, light maps, coloured gels, depth-of-field blur, motion blur and so on.
The first half of the book discusses lighting and shadow--not just how to use various lighting techniques, but why. An outstanding chapter on colour and its use through composition and lighting offers insight into how colours are perceived and how colour affects a scene. Additional chapters cover exposure, composition and staging, materials and textures, and compositing. There is no accompanying CD-ROM, but the platform-generic nature of the book (and of the subject matter itself) makes it unnecessary. The book is designed to educate and inform; it is up to readers to apply what they learn to their own projects.
Although fewer than 300 pages long, Lighting & Rendering is an informative and important book, useful to any computer graphics artist. Each page is filled with fascinating, immediately helpful information about the craft. Mr Birn's experience and insight are not to be underestimated, and this book is not to be missed. --Mike Caputo
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Digital Lighting contains strategies for lighting design that are relevant to any digital artist. It presents an awareness of computer lighting models, how they differ from real-world lighting effects, and how to approach 3D lighting projects differently from practical light. Topics covered include: What good lighting can do for you; Light sources; Shading; Shadows; Exposure and content; Color: temperature, correction, mood; Qualities of light; 3-point lighting; Indirect illumination; Multipass rendering and compositing; Lighting in production; and Case studies: natural lighting, interior lighting, character lighting, and effects lighting.
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Format:Paperback
Jeremy Birn puts everything together in one book that you need to produce professional quality photo-real renderings. Overall the skill-level is fairly advanced and non-condescending - although the beginning of each section seems to start with basic definitions that most readers probably already know, most sections pick up to a more professional level a few pages later and strike a good balance between being useful and being readable.
I'd say that about 10% of the contents of this book are unique "golden nuggets" - original tips and explanations that I hadn't seen anywhere else - stuff that doesn't appear in software manuals, is skipped in other books, and is worth the price of the book by itself (thanks to Mr. Birn for a new approach to making shadows-only lights, and a technique luminance-equalizing tiling maps I was just using today!).
30% of the info in this book is what you'd expect to find in any good cinematography text, only Birn explains it all along with useful translations into 3D- this is the main guts of the book, and it's beautifully executed.
Maybe another 30% is art theory, color theory, and other tips on what makes a better-looking final rendering - any good artist should know this stuff, and this is one of the best-written overviews of the material I've seen.
Another 30% is info from the computer science, image processing, compositing techniques and other technical info - here the book really shines for explaining & illustrating advanced algorithms in non-nerdy terms. Web sites that discuss some of the topics the book covers (such as Photon Mapping as an alternative to conventional Radiosity) require really hardcore math, whereas Birn explains it all clearly with production-oriented pros and cons of the techniques.
This book is a real find - one of the few books that has actually improved my 3D work in meaningful ways. I highly recommend it, and extend my thanks to Jeremy Birn for sharing his knowledge with other artists.
Format:Paperback
An in-depth look on the principles behind CG lighting, cinematography, rendering etc...This book covers almost all the technicalities in 3D graphics. Not only does it concentrate on developing 3D skills, but also the enhancement of one's artistic abilities and precepts. Really, this book is a must have, or might as well say, a necessity for all 3D beginners and enthusiasts. HAPPY RENDERING!!!
By James Cho
Format:Paperback
A very good book that bridges the gap between technical 3d graphics skill and the development of artistic technique. Not application specific and helpful for more than just computer 3d graphics, much of the information applies to all types of traditional lighting as well.
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As a beginner I have found this most helpful
I'm about 2/3 of the way through it and this book has done more to clear up technical issues about light and color than anything else I've seen. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2003 by BG from TN
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One of the BEST books ever
This is a must have for all cg artists wherever they may be. It deals mainly with lighting but also it touches upon color theory, cinematography, 3 light setups and much more such... Read more
Published on April 2 2003 by Menashe Morobuse
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Things you never thought of!
This is an excellent comprehensive books that will, if you follow it's advice, give your work more depth, atmosphere, beleivability. Read more
Published on Oct 21 2002 by Paul D. Gault
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One of the best "art books" I've encountered.
If you aspire to be a 3D artist (3D modeling, animation, rendering), and you've never had traditional training in drawing or photography, I highly recommend that you study this... Read more
Published on Sep 16 2002 by J. Cavacini
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How to SEE the light and make your world look real!
If you're a hobby 3D graphhics artist or thinking of entering into the world of computer graphics, then this book is an essential resource to give you that realism factor often... Read more
Published on May 27 2002 by adepss
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Lighting & Rendering for the rest of us
At my college the graduates are required to take lighting and rendering class. For the rest of us, we have this wonderful book that explains how light reacts to all surfaces by... Read more
Published on Jan 31 2002 by L. Amarakoon
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Amazing Book A must read
I just finished reading this book.
It is amazing to say the least.
Anyone interested in 3D should read this book.
It is well written and easy to read.
Published on Dec 15 2001 by drwho85
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, basic concepts
This is a good book for someone who wants to understand the basic vocabulary of rendering. It goes into how software works, not how one product works; it is not specific to any one... Read more
Published on Dec 14 2001 by Max Dutton
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The best book on computer rendering yet!!!
This is the best...computer graphics book I've ever read! Not only informative, but inspiring! I see lots of books on lots of graphic and animation topics, and this just hits it... Read more
Published on Dec 7 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent theory
Overall excellent.
This book describe many real-life and digital concepts regarding lighting. When describing a real-like concept, the author makes comparisons with 3D... Read more
This book describe many real-life and digital concepts regarding lighting. When describing a real-like concept, the author makes comparisons with 3D... Read more
Published on Sep 26 2001
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