04-15-2003, 09:51 AM
This is why I keep... ummm... reference... errrrr... pictures... *COUGH*PORN*COUGH* on my drive... for reference purposes only of course! ^^;;;;;
Okay, silly jokes aside. It does help looking at reference pictures. Simple pictures of humans with light coming from different angles (male, female, dressed, undressed, doesn't matter that much). I sometimes browse through catalogues for clothing etc. One with a lingerie section does help, too. Or try looking for erotic art (No, that does NOT mean Porn! I mean real ART!). You'll find a lot of hard lighting there, as many photographers use lighting as an artistic tool. I admit that shading is damn tough, though *sighs*
Okay, silly jokes aside. It does help looking at reference pictures. Simple pictures of humans with light coming from different angles (male, female, dressed, undressed, doesn't matter that much). I sometimes browse through catalogues for clothing etc. One with a lingerie section does help, too. Or try looking for erotic art (No, that does NOT mean Porn! I mean real ART!). You'll find a lot of hard lighting there, as many photographers use lighting as an artistic tool. I admit that shading is damn tough, though *sighs*