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Description
Check out the Exercise and Download the Practice Sheet HERE .
Artist: Tim Von Rueden (vonn)
Halloween is approaching so let’s carve our pumpkins and create some jack-o-lanterns! This exercise gives us the chance to have fun with the season while learning one of the fundamentals in understanding lighting and how it works.
This exercise is best completed after watching the “Lighting and Values ” Course included in the Concept Art Fundamentals Flow.
When working on this exercise, focus on the key differences between a subject matter when lit from outside elements versus being lit from the inside. In this example we are working with two primary light sources in each. In the “Outside” example, we are working with an overhead light source, most likely the sun. In the “Inside” example, we are working with a candle flame being placed inside of the pumpkin. The way that the lighting will work in each is VASTLY different and should be treated as such. Reference can also provide further insight as well as taking your own reference photos of this same scenario.
– TIPS
In the “Outside” example, focus on the pumpkin material itself and keep the highlights minimal. Really study how a pumpkin reacts to lighting and try to recreate that look.
The inside of the first example should also be rather dark as there should be little to no light being able to reach directly inside and will only be subtly lit from the bounce lighting.
In the “Inside” example, USE REFERENCE and focus on the way the light radiates out of pumpkin and how that light changes the colors drastically within the pumpkin and on the cut edge surfaces.
There should be an opposite effect when looking at the finished pumpkins. The outside lit one should have dark face cutouts whereas the inside lit one should have a face that is full of bright light. Contrast will help push that illusion between them!
This may seem like a fun Halloween exercise but there is also a deep seeded learning opportunity within as well. To really understand how to properly light your subject matters can greatly affect the quality and look of your end results.

– Instructor Notes and Pro Tutorial – OCTOBER 14TH

Description
Check out the Exercise and Download the Practice Sheet HERE .
Artist: Tim Von Rueden (vonn)
Halloween is approaching so let’s carve our pumpkins and create some jack-o-lanterns! This exercise gives us the chance to have fun with the season while learning one of the fundamentals in understanding lighting and how it works.
This exercise is best completed after watching the “Lighting and Values ” Course included in the Concept Art Fundamentals Flow.
When working on this exercise, focus on the key differences between a subject matter when lit from outside elements versus being lit from the inside. In this example we are working with two primary light sources in each. In the “Outside” example, we are working with an overhead light source, most likely the sun. In the “Inside” example, we are working with a candle flame being placed inside of the pumpkin. The way that the lighting will work in each is VASTLY different and should be treated as such. Reference can also provide further insight as well as taking your own reference photos of this same scenario.
– TIPS
In the “Outside” example, focus on the pumpkin material itself and keep the highlights minimal. Really study how a pumpkin reacts to lighting and try to recreate that look.
The inside of the first example should also be rather dark as there should be little to no light being able to reach directly inside and will only be subtly lit from the bounce lighting.
In the “Inside” example, USE REFERENCE and focus on the way the light radiates out of pumpkin and how that light changes the colors drastically within the pumpkin and on the cut edge surfaces.
There should be an opposite effect when looking at the finished pumpkins. The outside lit one should have dark face cutouts whereas the inside lit one should have a face that is full of bright light. Contrast will help push that illusion between them!
This may seem like a fun Halloween exercise but there is also a deep seeded learning opportunity within as well. To really understand how to properly light your subject matters can greatly affect the quality and look of your end results.

– Instructor Notes and Pro Tutorial – OCTOBER 14TH