Artist’s Guide to Lighting for Emotional Impact

This lesson covers exploring the art of lighting in comic book illustration. Mike Hawthorne shows how understanding lighting can be a tool to dramatically change the mood and tone of a scene. You’ll see how different lights and shadows can take a simple character sketch from a chill, natural vibe to something tense and edgy. It’s a great way to understand how important lighting is in storytelling, especially for comic artists and illustrators. Learn more about cinematography and other important comic storytelling concepts by joining “Marvel’s The Art of Storytelling” - CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Soft Light 01:45 - Hard Light 03:45 - Soft vs Hard 07:09 - Demo 18:39 - Outro RELATED LINKS: Mastering Visual Storytelling - Angles, Shots, and Camerawork for Comics - How to Make Comics - Marvel’s The Art of Storytelling - #marvelcomics #makingcomics #sketching Subscribe to Proko: Don’t miss new tutorials - Hit the BELL! Premium Videos - Pose photo sets - FOLLOW PROKO: Email Newsletter- Instagram - Twitter - Facebook - Tumblr - Pinterest - WATCH MORE PROKO: Latest Uploads: Figure Drawing: Art of Caricature: Popular Videos: ABOUT PROKO: Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high-quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. CREDITS: Artist | Instructor - Mike Hawthorne () Producer - Stan Prokopenko (), Sean Ramsey () Production Assistance - Stephen Clark (), Charlie Nicholson () Editing - Dzmitry Tsydzik, Sierra Tillman, Charlie Nicholson () Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis Music Used with Permission from the ABC Music Library