Art Journaling 102: Technique Focus – Lighting (with Tutorial and Links)
Published May 9, 2012 |
by Julie Ann Shahin, Studio Tangie Social Media Team
by Julie Ann Shahin, Studio Tangie Social Media Team
noun
1. the act of igniting or illuminating: the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree.
2. the arrangement of lights to achieve particular effects: to work out the lighting for one’s living room.
5. the way light falls upon a face, object, etc., especially in a picture.
The Science of Light and Color
Although, working on this blog post, a few tidbits might come back to me.
You might think in Art Journaling that you only need to worry about light and lighting when you are shadowing an object, or creating sun rays, etc. However, just like in my University class, light mixes with color to produce dramatic results. “Although Aristotle and other ancient scientists had already written on the nature of light and color vision, it was not until Newton that light was identified as the source of the color sensation.” (Wikipedia)
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How do we apply this light theory to our designs?
“Lighting can be described as being “soft” or “hard”. Diffused light is soft. It minimizes shadows and provides a more relaxing and less visually compelling atmosphere. When used alone, however, the effect can be lacking in interest, like an outdoor scene on an overcast day.
The artful use of hard light can provide highlights and shadows that emphasize texture and add beauty to form, as with direct sunlight. Small unshielded sources such as a bare lamp or a candle flame can add an effect of brilliance or sparkle.”
Tangie has several products in her shoppe for applying light (and shadow) to your pages. Also you will find many of her kits have a lighting element or two as well. I will name some of these as well as give you links to tutorials for lighting effects in Photoshop below.
Additional Kits that have several lighting elements included:
{Steampunk Laboratory Collab} MEGA BUNDLE by Tangie
Up, Up & Away by Tangie
Luminescence by Tangie
Inspiration for Technique Focus: Lighting with Steps
Julie Ann
Here is the final image that I will walk you through the steps in which I applied lighting. I go from this…
to this with the lighting effects applied!
Step 1. Open page in Photoshop/ Elements
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Step 2. Add wavy highlight with lines from AJC11 Parcel 42 by Tangie Lighting Effects. Go to Layer –> New Adjustment Layer –> Gradient Map. Click ok twice. Go to Layer –> Group with Previous.
Now go back and pick the color of the gradient map. To do so, double click on the “layer thumbnail” of the gradient map. Click on the drop-down menu to open Gradient Color Picker, click on double arrows for more options, click on color harmonies.
Click ok.
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Step 3. Add the solid wavy highlight from AJC11 Parcel 42 by Tangie Lighting Effects. Set the blending mode to Saturation, Opacity 84%. This gives a nice shadow contrast.
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Step 4. Add a wavy shadow lighting effect fromAJC11 Parcel 42 by Tangie Lighting Effects. Change the blending mode to Overlay, Opacity 68%.
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Step 5. Add light element from Up, Up, & Away by Tangie. Position part of the light behind the “o” in “worth.”
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Step 6. Add another light element from Up, Up, & Away by Tangie. This goes in the lower left part of the heart.
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Step 7. Add a glowy light effect. Apply the style Tangie Galaxy Glows from the SUPER HERO BUNDLE by Tangie.
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Step 8. Add the orange light from Up, Up, & Away by Tangie behind “feelings” in the upper right area of the heart for the finishing touch!!! The page is complete.
Page by Julie Ann Shahin
Journaling: Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. – Virginia Satir
Credits: (all by Tangie Baxter)
Lighting: Up Up Away,AJC11 Parcel 42
Silhouettes: Silhouette Family Tree Collab with Molly Decrow
Paper: Enchanted Art Box Add On with Sherriejd
Fonts: Tangie AJFtweedleDeeALT, Tangie AJFmerryunbirthday, jamaistevie, Janda Apple Cobbler
Tutorials for Technique Focus: Lighting
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Photoshop Elements 8: Add Rays Of Light To A Photo - Learn Photoshop with Photo Effects Tutorials at Photoshop Essentials.com!
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Add A Sparkle Trail To A Photo With Photoshop – Learn Photoshop with Photo Effects Tutorials at Photoshop Essentials.com!
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Space Lighting Effects in 10 Steps – Photoshop Tutorial
Now it’s Your Turn!
Link up your page here (copy and paste the url) in the comments section of this post. Join our fun, lots of members are jumping in!
Julie Ann Shahin is a New York-based art journaler, scrapbooker, mixed media craftster who specializes in hybrid and altered art techniques. She will be blogging regularly for tangiebaxter.com on Wednesdays and Saturdays. You may contact Julie Ann directly at julieann dot shahin at gmail dot com
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