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Some of my old Schoolism-inspired notes and studies on different lighting techniques featuring one of my characters, Dinar, in his absolutely non-serious, non-canon, chibi-esque bull form. Don't ask. He was just easier (and more fun) to paint.The classic three-point lighting technique is one of the most commonly used setups in visual media. You can see it being used a lot in character concept art where background is often non-existent, making the rim light an easy and convenient way to make the character 'pop' and offer some of the much needed depth and dimension. Each light has the capability to drastically alter the mood of the scene through color temperature, intensity or direction. This is just a basic setup, and the possibilities are limitless. It all really depends on what you're trying to achieve and convey within your scene.
upd2: Added a proper example and a few more notes!
Hope this is helpful to somebody. If you're struggling with lighting your characters, this is a great starting point.
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Thank you!! This actually helps me with shading cuz I had lots of stress drawing it.
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Thank you! Actually a good resource. I was making the draw of a criature and I couldn't understand how to represent the lighting well enough. Now I can!
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I'm glad my crummy notes helped you in some way, there's a lot more great information on this topic you can find on the internet for free =D Good luck!
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Thank you too - I'm sure it will help me a bit. Bye the way, there is also a good book from John Alton - about 3-point light.
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Is it Painting With Light one? That sounds like a must read, I'll def check it out, thanks so much!
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This is a really good resource thank you so much! I linked it to a few friends to help them out.
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You are very welcome, I'm glad it helped!
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Now that's a good shading practice I need. π
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gosh this was interesting to read and look at, thank you!
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Glad you found it interesting =)
You're very welcome.
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I thought I'd share with you Nayro :')
When people ask me about shading I generally go "No, nonono, don't look at me, look at this"
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Haha well thank you!! This is not exactly a shading tutorial, though, it's the direct opposite (for the most part).
You should probably point them to the basic fundamentals of light and shadow instead if they want to learn how to shade! www.huevaluechroma.com/021.php www.proko.com/shading-light-anβ¦
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Ah, Good to know, for my own improvement as well :'P
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how do you get such a soft and smooth shading? 
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Just a lot of painting >.< Gotta blendΒ the colors together well so there are smooth transitions everywhere. Thank you!
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No! Fill light is a type of soft, diffused light source, while AO is a term for the shadingΒ technique used in CG. It's essentially a simulation of deep shadowsΒ that occur in nooks and crevices where the fill (or ambient) light cannot reach.
You can read more about AO here, for example:Β www.independentdeveloper.com/aβ¦
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Ah thank you. Still though, The Fill has a similar role here I can see XD
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How very helpfull, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge Β
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