Moody Library Study

Moody library environment lighting study focusing on atmosphere, storytelling and value hierarchy. I validated my lighting without textures applied first to review the value hierarchy, silhouette clarity, and focal emphasis.
All assets were modeled and textured by myself.

post-comp in photoshop

post-comp in photoshop

pre-comp in photoshop

pre-comp in photoshop

My lighting emphasis is placed on the book to create a feeling that the reader just left the room

My lighting emphasis is placed on the book to create a feeling that the reader just left the room

I validated my lighting without textures applied first to review the value hierarchy, silhouette clarity, and focal emphasis

I validated my lighting without textures applied first to review the value hierarchy, silhouette clarity, and focal emphasis

after textures where applied I desaturated my render to reevaluate the scene's value and contrast to balance the texture values

after textures where applied I desaturated my render to reevaluate the scene's value and contrast to balance the texture values

here is a tri split showing the break down of the scene's lighting process.

here is a tri split showing the break down of the scene's lighting process.