Color and the Effects of Illumination: Animation Background Illustration
“Shadow is a color as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones.”
Paul Cezanne
Objective
Since color is a function of light, light quality affects the appearance of the colors of objects and their shadows. The objective of this assignment is to create two animation backgrounds for scenes set at different times of day or under different lighting conditions. Pick two scenes from a story of your choice (look at children’s books, folk tales, fairy tales, graphic novels, short stories, etc.) The two scenes you choose do not necessarily have to be set in the same location, although they could. What’s important is that the quality of light should be different in each scene.
Specs
Size:
standard: proportionate to a 3 by 4 rectangle, and not smaller than 9 by 12.
widescreen: 9 by 16.
Medium: any, except markers.
Deadlines
1. April 16: proposals due
2. April 23: thumbnails/sketches due. color sketches to be completed in class
3. April 30: final illustrations due
