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Visual Storytelling with Color and Light
Paperback
Film StudiesFilmmakingProgramming
ISBN13: 9780367860677
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: Jun 1 2026
Pages: 272
Language: English
Create visually-stunning backgrounds that stand out.
Visual Storytelling with Color and Light teaches background and concept designers in animation and film the skills needed to create visually stunning and professionally appealing pieces. In the world today--where digital is considered king-- the importance of traditional media and the skills attached to them are often overlooked.
Visual Storytelling with Color and Light offers behind-the-scenes secrets of standard-setting practices used by some of best that the animation industry has to offer. Michael Humphries provides step-by-step techniques that will help readers better understand color theory, composition, and lighting. He shares common gouache techniques and then show readers how to develop their own style, and how to create a piece to match the studio exec's dictated styles. This book also displays practices to help take readers' paintings and backgrounds to the next level with Photoshop interventions and enhancements.
- Learn the traditional techniques of background design to further enhance your work with computer animation
- Ample demos and step-by-step examples to give you a better sense of how to create and enhance your own artwork
- Contains beautiful, yet practical imagery to not only give you technical guidance but to also inspire your own artistic creativity
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