Lighting the CG Portrait
Character Lighting in VRay Next with Chris Barischoff
Description
Great lighting is what makes the difference between an amateur portrait render and a professional one. In this workshop, CG Supervisor Christopher Barischoff steps through what makes a photography studio styled lighting setup successful for characters and portraits. He covers classic photographic and cinematic lighting and expands on its implementation in 3D Graphics. Utilizing the Emma model provided by Satoshi Takazawa Lighting the CG Portrait takes a renderer-agnostic approach to the fundamentals of lighting using VRay Next, covering both the artistic and technical aspects of creating beautiful and compelling light setups.
Duration: 3h 13m
Format: HD 1920x1080
Christopher Barischoff
CG Supervisor at Fiat Lux Animation
Christopher Barischoff has spent 16 years working in Animation and VFX. He sees CG as a creative tool, not an inevitability. Working on mixed-style productions at companies such as Netflix Animation, Storybots Inc., The SPA Studios, and Flying Bark Productions, has given Christopher an agnostic view of CG and its usefulness. He enjoys working and teaching alternative styles and uses for CG productions that break the standard CG rules.
