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The Lighting Orb The magic of light and shadow.
The Lighting Orb is an innovative tool for studying (and applying) realistic lighting Set the colors of the light and the shadows and pick any intermediate color to your artwork
Color panel the Lighting Orb tab
Principles of the illumination of a 3D object
The main "light"
Color picker drag the pointer to pick the color from the orb
The color of the "light" Tap to adjust the color (here shown as selected) The "base" color (the color of the object) Tap to adjust the color
The color of the "shadow" (the hue of the darkest parts of the object) Tap to adjust the color
Ambient and reflected light defining the color of the shadows
Hue Saturation (of currently selected color: base , light or shadow ) Note that the brightness of the light and shadow colors is controlled by the Contrast slider.
Contrast slider adjusts the intensity of the light and shadow
The shadows in real world are rarely black The Lighting Orb tool allow you to simulate how the colors of the object, the light and the ambient light mix
Low contrast
High contrast
Pro tip: You can change the base color of the Orb without altering the colors of the light and shadow to study how differently-colored objects would look like in the same lighting setup.
Pro tip: For dramatic, painterly effects, set the color of the light warm and the color of the shadows cool .
Infinite Painter’s Manual
ref: manual_studio_color_panel_orb
Studio • Color • Page 122
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