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Basic Lighting Tutorial
Published: 2012-07-02 12:06:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 65815; Favourites: 4011; Downloads: 1565
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Long tutorial is long. Again @_@... I have got to stop making such long tutorials. Originally it was even longer before I increased the width of the whole thing. >_>Anyway, my basic Lighting Tutorial! This is for all of you who have trouble with lighting and how to apply it correctly in your works. This is how I got to understand it so don't take me for a pro or anything, though, but hopefully, it'll be somewhat helpful.
All photos in it are © me so no ripping, please.
Special thanks go to Brad and Nysha for letting me use some of their works. <3
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Wow that's a lot to take in at once, but all the same this tutorial is incredibly helpful. Now to just get down the application part of this.
Very nice work on the tutorial!
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Lol, one step at a time. *pats*
Thanks, glad you found it helpful and I wish you a lot of luck with your future (lighting) projects.
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I've been looking for something like this! Very useful. Thank you for taking the time to make this tutorial.
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Thank you for the feedback, it's always glad to know it was helpful to someone~
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Thank you. The world needs more tutorials like this.
It's great how you used a ball and real photos to illustrate the concepts, as well as applying it. And to manga style at that! It's not straightforward to see how real light works in that style, so thanks for the demo.
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Thank you for the wonderful comment. I'm always glad when people say it helped them and they found it useful.
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I've searched for something like this for ages. Thank you so much for sharing 
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Glad it could help you! Thanks for the feedback!
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This is perfect it makes me wanna cry. No joke. I had "Aha!" moments while reading this. THIS is what I was looking for when I think of an in-depth lighting tutorial. And you call this basic? If this is your basic you've earned a watch and a fave from me, my friend.
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Lol, thanks, I'm glad it could help you. xD
I suppose I called it basic because there's still more to lighting than it was mentioned here but I'm glad I covered it well enough for people to think it's more than just that. And thanks for the watch and fave, too~
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You more than deserve it! And the DD this got!
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This was really helpful, thanks 
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Thanks, glad it was helpful to you! :3
Uhh, well that depends a lot on the overall setting and what colors are predominant, what lighting there is, what time of day/night is it, what things are more closer than the others, perspective etc. I can link you to another useful page I found recently, hope it helps you more: [link]
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Yes that was helpful! Thanks a lot
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Great tutorial! It's super helpful 
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ASDF this will help sooooo much!
I'm working on a pic of a guy lit from the back and wasn't sure how to pull it off. Thanks so much!
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Lol, thanks, glad you find it helpful!
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np. XD I admittedly used it on a piece of fan-service, but it still turned out impressive.
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Oh mai, I see a naked butt. Lol, glad it turned out awesome. xD
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Yup! I was so worried about the lighting; I've really only done front and side lighting.
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Well, I've realized how it all works by watching things in nature mostly but also by watching other awesome artists incorporate lighting in their works. It's really not that hard and complicated once you get the hang of it. xD
Good luck with your future projects! May they be booty-licious as this one. xD
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This is a very nice tutorial. I love the way you show how the light reflects off things and bonces back onto the object. there are many tutorials that try to explain why the light affects objects this way but do not show where it comes from.
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Thanks, glad you found it helpful!
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Nice, practical guide. Reminds me a lot of this series on light, but examples and putting it into context for manga-style artists is great to see.
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Ah, yeah, I've seen that one, it's really useful and helpful, too. Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked it! :3
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You have no idea how happy I was that you used Naoto in this tutorial.
It is also an awesome coincidence that I found this tutorial when I needed help drawing Heine... 0.o
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Lol, thanks, I love DOGS so it was only natural I had to use a character out of it and badass chicks with swords are always the win in my book. xD
Glad you found it helpful~ :3
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Very nice to get this as the first hit looking for tutorials!
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this is amazing! I really understand this! Thank you!
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I really needed a lighting tutorial, thank you so much
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No problem, glad you found it useful!
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wuah..thankyou so much 4 sharing! its helped and useful! thanks!
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Thanks, glad you found it useful!
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Gosh, thanks a lot. BTW, Glacieus brought me here so you might wanna thank em
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Lol, no problem, glad you liked it and thank you both for the feedback! xD
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Lol, glad you liked it. xD
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