Studying Light

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 Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)






  • The light is coming from the left, shining directly on the left cheek
  • This results in heavy contrast on the right side of the face
  • The contrast can be seen on the hair as well
  • Strokes of the hair is light and in different values of orange to make it look soft and fluffy
  • Skin is porcelain like and the light lays on it more strikingly compared to the hair 

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)


  • Lighting is on the left side meeting both whites of her eyes
  • Textures of different fabric is displayed through the ways the light hits the material
  • The right hand side is mostly dark with a sliver of white and grey values to represent the pearls
  • This is done with high contrast to make it more striking
  • The whites of the girls eyes are similar to the pearl earrings
  • Majority of the fabric on the right side is in dark values except for the yellow topknot like fabric

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1718-1867) 


  • Lighting in the painting brings out the textures of the fabric a lot
  • For example you can tell the fabrics are velvet or a material that is expensive
  • Thee way that the lighting is presented brings out the royalty of the image
  • It is a focal point light, the lighting is in the front and center of the image and it illuminates on the face and fabric
  • The golds in the piece has high specularity to bring out royalty

Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931)



  • Unlike the other pieces the lighting and highlights of the piece is shown through heavily exaggerated brush strokes
  • This is heavily used in the dress and the shoulders of the dress as it has high specularity
  • There is high contrast in the background to bring out the colors and highlight
  • The hair has circular highlights and the face is fair

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