Digital Lighting and Rendering, Third Edition (David Lopes' Library) by Birn, Jeremy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction

Who Should Read This Book? Software Requirements About This Edition Download Additional Files

[Chapter One] Fundamentals of Lighting Design

Motivation Cheating Visual Goals of Lighting Design Lighting Challenges Your Workspace Creative Control

[Chapter Two] Lighting Basics and Good Practices

Starting the Creative Process Types of Lights Adjusting Controls and Options Exercises

[Chapter Three] Shadows and Occlusion

The Visual Functions of Shadows The Appearance of Shadows Shadow Algorithms Occlusion Faking Shadows and Occlusion Exercises

[Chapter Four] Lighting Environments and Architecture

Creating Daylight Working with Indoor Natural Light Practical Lights Night Scenes Distance and Depth Exercises

[Chapter Five] Lighting Creatures, Characters, and Animation

Modeling with Light Three-Point Lighting Functions of Lights Issues in Lighting Character Animation Exercises

[Chapter Six] Cameras and Exposure

F-Stops and Depth of Field Shutter Speed and Motion Blur Film Speed and Film Grain Photographic Exposure Matching Lens Imperfections Exercises

[Chapter Seven] Composition and Staging

Types of Shot Camera Angles Improving Your Composition Framing for Film and Video Exercises

[Chapter Eight] The Art and Science of Color

Working in a Linear Workflow Color Mixing Developing Color Schemes Using Color Balance Working with Digital Color Exercises

[Chapter Nine] Shaders and Rendering Algorithms

Shading Surfaces Anti-Aliasing Raytracing Reyes Algorithms Global Illumination Caustics Exercises

[Chapter Ten] Designing and Assigning Textures

Mapping Surface Attributes Aligning Maps with Models Creating Texture Maps Using Procedural Textures Exercises

[Chapter Eleven] Rendering in Layers and Passes for Compositing

Rendering in Layers Rendering in Passes Matching Live-Action Background Plates Managing Colors in Your Composite Choosing Your Approach Exercises

[Chapter Twelve] Production Pipelines and Professional Practices

Production Pipelines Lighting on Larger Productions Advancing in Your Career

Appendix: Getting a Job in 3D Graphics

A Lighting Showreel Do I Need to Specialize? Technical Directors Internal Promotion Job Security

Index