Critiquing the Masters: Applying 3D Production Lighting Principles to Famous 2D Works of Art

This thesis demonstrates the effects of applying lighting principles developed for 3D computer graphics production to well-known historical 2D paintings. The visual analysis and cinematographic direction is derived from the iterative review-critique- review process used in production of 3D animated films and the imposition of a narrative purpose for re-lighting. This thesis focuses on five of the important fundamentals of lighting design, adapted and defined by Pixar Animation Studios Director of Photography Sharon Calahan in ?Storytelling Through Lighting: A Computer Graphics Perspective.? The results are 2D images that are easily recognizable as adaptations from the original paintings, but that communicate a distinctly different visual impression. Each re-lit painting serves as an example of the lighting principle employed and offers a unique viewpoint on a well-known artwork.

Author dc:creator

• Ford, Angelique

Contributors dc:contributor

• LaFayette, Carol

• computer graphics
• visualization
• lighting design
• storytelling
• cinematography

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-08-11841

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:tdl-ir.tdl.org:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-08-11841