Color Temperature Zoning: Calibrating Subconscious Portrait Realism
To breathe life into your subjects, you must divide the face into “thermal zones.”
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Ambient Light and Bounce Shadows: The Science of Reflected Value
The brightest part of a shadow is almost always along the bottom edge or the “rim” of an object closest to the ground plane.
Local Value vs. Illumination: Separating Color from Light
The most common mistake in rendering is confusing illumination for the object’s inherent shade.
Color Relativity: The Physics of Perceived Value
Your final color is simply the intersection of those two things. If you understand the light source, you know how to shift your color. If you understand the local color, you know your starting point. If you ignore either of these, your colors will look disconnected and flat.