3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration
Lighting and Camera Angle
A course by Simoul Alva , Visual designer
About the video: Lighting and Camera Angle
Overview
“Now you will learn how to select the proper lighting for the scene. I will give you some tips and tricks to explore different lighting options by playing with functions like Rotation and Intensity to see how the scene looks. ”
In this video lesson Simoul Alva addresses the topic: Lighting and Camera Angle, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration. Learn how to create 3D editorial illustrations, brainstorm ideas and how to make a concept sketch..
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson, we looked at colors and materials for our final project. In this lesson, we're going to be looking at lighting and camera angle for dramatic effect. Let's get started. Now that we have our colors and materials, we're going to explore lighting and camera angle. So for lighting, I would go within the design section under the assets library. I would go to physical lights, environmental stages and environment lights. What we're going to explore for this illustration is three different light settings to just see how different light options look. Once you have your coloring do...”
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Course summary for: 3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Substance Designer -
Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, Animation

Simoul Alva
A course by Simoul Alva
Simoul Alva is a New York-based visual designer, art director, and illustrator renowned for her expertise in 3D design and storytelling. With a strong passion for narrative-driven visuals, Simoul has collaborated with prestigious clients such as The New York Times, Microsoft, Medium, and YouTube Music. Her work has received recognition from industry organizations including The One Club For Creativity, Art Directors Club, Forbes India, Type Directors Club, and D&AD.
Simoul's background as a visual designer greatly influences her approach to 3D design and allows her to effectively navigate creative briefs. Her intentional, playful, vivid, and malleable style adds a human quality to her 3D illustrations, making them truly captivating. Through this course, Simoul shares her expertise and guides students in developing their own unique style while exploring the art of visual storytelling using Adobe Substance 3D Stager and Photoshop.
- 122 students
- 12 lessons (1h 56m)
- 15 additional resources (6 files)
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- Audio: English
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- Level: Beginner
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