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This book is about the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity; the focus is firmly on helping to improve visual understanding of the world around and on techniques for representing that world. Rendering is the next step after drawing to communicate ideas more clearly. Building on what Scott Robertson and…
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1 author picked How to Render as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
When I needed some practical insights into how to apply my theoretical knowledge this is the book I turned to. Light is what gives objects their form, and so it’s at the heart of this guide to rendering with both traditional and digital media by Scott Robertson. Very detailed and highly technical, this book gave me all the practical tools and techniques I needed to depict light and form accurately.
Any questions I had on how to depict lighting effects accurately were answered comprehensively in this book. From how to plot cast shadows, or create realistic surfaces made from a…
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