A New Way to Think About Beauty in Art

Beauty is often seen as ethereal and something magical and undefined, but in this video I break down 7 ways that light can be used to more clearly define an image to be more appealing.

[@therealjoal]

You're one of the few channels who ACTUALLY teach art and its concepts and not just baiting for views. Thanks for your vids.

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Ok, I can do it waaay vetter: "Hello guys today I'm going to show you how to make millions with art! Step 1: Install Photoshop..."

[@jpaxonreyes]

I got baited with the picture of Rebecca Ferguson.... then watched the whole video.

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! I'm so glad you liked this. I just aim to make the videos I wish other people were making, stuff with actual helpful content. I'm glad you found it helpful. Keep creating!!

[@therealjoal]

@@LightingMentor cheers m8

[@NikolasTsouk]

so true

[@joshnolan722]

KZbin is full of so many individual tutorials about achieving ‘cinematic’ art - taking advantage of the buzzword instead of explaining the why behind it… “Use shallow depth of feild because its *cinematic*” “Use fog because it looks *cinematic*” “Use a soft key light because its *cinematic*” I have no doubt that, as a lot of us are self-taught, we may have gained a good intuition for these things but at the end of the day don’t know why it works. This is easily one of the single greatest videos on the internet explaining the why behind each standard practice and its just brilliant. Its just what we needed. Thank you!!

[@kristianivanov2049]

because they don't know aswell, they are searching for the answers just like us. But this guy worked on ton of amazing stuff, he clearly knows and done more than any tutorial channel

[@hoax2]

Your 30min video is better than any lecture I attended in my entire 4 year bachelor's degree in visual communication - this is a real gift you are giving to people, thank you.

[@dennyherawan4062]

lmao why is this so true. he's a great teacher

[@LaAlfombraMagica-1122]

I totally agree!!!!

[@cark-justtesting]

Thanks for these comments I'll give his vids a good listen!

[@kenneth1767]

What I gleaned from this: aesthetic beauty is an orchestration of caricatured aspects of reality.

[@cendrapolsner8438]

Beautifully put! ;) Seriously, with "caricatured" in that sentence, it makes for great food for thought...because it oscillates between over-hanced and essen-ciated. Neologisms for caricature as well. Thx!

[@arjunp2014]

easy on the eyes is really a good guideline. In music, theres an Indian classical tradition called "carnatic" which literally means pleasing to the ears. Loving your masterclasses

[@famminak852]

Jeremy, I feel so lucky to get recommended to your channel, seriously you are the best KZbin channel I found ever. I feel so lucky to get this knowledge, thank you for making it accessible and free to those who want to learn. Whether it’s 30mins or 3 hours or 30 hours, I will listen to you and make notes on what you’re teaching. Thanks a lot and I appreciate you.

[@gillbaker1310]

Please thank your friends and family for encouraging you to teach...! Not sure if you've been teaching for a long time, but if you haven't you're definitely very gifted. Thank you for sharing with us. Very inspiring, and fascinating...! The video was NOT too long, you need the time to explain or there's no point.

[@tofulosophy]

You don’t post videos that often, but they are definitely worth the wait. They are valuable in-depth studies into the visual language and how to understand and harness its power. Thank you!!!

[@nomidrawsbears2163]

Watched the entire video and learned so much! I thought I knew most things about lighting, but you've given me more to consider while creating my paintings.

[@johnsondeng]

I work as a programmer and am in my first month of learning to draw--and I feel very, very lucky to be watching your videos because the broader, long-term understandings and concepts you impart are allowing me to alloy and temper the fundamentals I'm learning in ways I wish my own programming experience had been when I started out. I'll stay subscribed forever. Thanks Jeremy, you're a real hero.

[@kupotenshi]

This feels like hearing the secrets to the universe and makes me want to paint right now!! Thank you so much 💛

[@nandozx3516]

Every video of yours that I watch just makes me feel more and more lucky to have found you randomly on the yt recommendations. Your videos are actually unique on content and the value is gigantic, hope you have a wonderful year and thank you so much Jeremy

[@AlfredEiji]

I love your way of explaining things. It has a narrative feel to it. Also, I’m always up for hearing about industry secrets about what we think is happening in the movie screen is actually different from reality. Great info on how these concepts are applied on real lighting situations and productions!

[@matandre]

This was like a full master class put into 36 mins. I kept checking the time thinking it was longer than it was...In a good way. The sheer amount of knowledge and helping us learn "how to think/see" crammed into this video is incredible. Thank you for this and all you do. You are a true master and mentor and I am forever grateful for your expertise and willingness to share your wisdom!!

[@micaharmart]

Lighting is something that I struggle with a lot in my illustrations, so this video (and your whole channel really) are extremely helpful.

[@MorganBW]

Can’t say enough about the gift your knowledge provides. I first came across your teaching in The Gnomon workshop and out of the many incredible industry professionals that I tuned in to, your instruction remains at the top of the list (and it’s a big list). Please continue to educate. You’re in a class of your own. I feel so increased by you. BIG fan!

[@thekuzicartoon]

well worth the 36+ minutes to watch this. Beneficial to watch over and over again too. For me, I feel I know instinctively why a shot is beautiful, it is in the explaining to another where true understanding in lies. What a great way to start my day.

[@wenofzen9139]

Yet another A+Mazing lesson. Just wow. Thank you for your time making these!

[@HoHo-se9dk]

I rarely ever write a comment down on KZbin but Wow I must thank you for this video. I truly needed this kind of lecture. I was struggling so much in understanding lighting and making a scene that has story, mood and depth for the last couple of years in my self taught art life... I am very thankful to have known you and your videos.

[@gryph3714]

I didn't realize how much understanding light affects design. The elements of design and shape has been harder for me to understand in an articulated way. TYSM for this !!!!!!

[@LuizQ]

How wonderful it is for someone to share so much knowledge and experience in such a clear and simple way. Thank you very much.

[@nathanbarros2703]

That's one of the best videos on cinematography i have ever seen

[@cmeluzzi]

I'm mainly into the photography world, but your videos are incredibly useful to me because you talk about artistic aspects of images that are universal. Many thanks. Cheers!

[@imdiyu]

This is the single most comprehensive video on this subject I have ever seen. Thank you.

[@justin3ea5t38]

This is possibly the single most important package of information in my art education

[@luckyowl6265]

*Lucky the Disgruntled Bird . . . has Landed* . _Excellent Discussion_ . Anton LaVey wrote About Beauty in His Teachings . . . and, Described the Combination of Symmetry and Asymmetry as the Ultimate Expression of Beauty . It is a Beauty that Makes the Individual a God in the Mind of The Creator . Anesthetics in Art . . . is Definitely an Interesting Topic .

[@luckyowl6265]

_There's Something Off About Lucky_ . Hum . . . What could It Be ? -- A Book that Lucky Always wanted to See . . . that would Benifit from an Aesthetic Lighting Master . . . was Cliver Barker's _Imagicka_ . Even Though Humans are Now More Accepting of Subject Material . . . The Book may Still be a Step Away from Acceptance . With the Woke Ideology slightly Received by People . . . Maybe _Imagicka_ could be Realized on Film . -- Basically . . . A Shapeshifter Assassin from Another Dimension has Intimate Encounters with His Victims as Male, Female, and Other . -- -- Too Much Visual Information . . . is Less Appealing . A Human's Deep Subconscious creates a Dream Dimension . . . with Points of Light in Darkness . Lucky calls This Dream Dimension . . . The City of Night .

[@bhupindersingh9599]

Best video I have ever watched. you gave me kick and I'm very excited to create art using these tips. Thank you so much.

[@PilferpupCartoons]

Another "beautiful" post. Really appreciate your content. There is so much to learn, and you really cut to the chase and teach it in a way thats easy to digest. Thanks for the fantastic content. (will post it around!)

[@barrysnyder1429]

I am a painter. I love your channel and your explanations. It has helped me in both painting and composition. Bravo!...and Thank you!

[@ZainZebun]

Mind blown and opened thank you❤

[@matthewalexander8752]

SO glad I found your work here…..Inspirational - Thank you for uploading.

[@FootpathFriends]

your videos are useful and engaging on a whole new level!

[@IraKane]

You are such a source of knowledge! And you definetly have a talent for explaining and teaching. And the best of all is the passion you show for what your are explaining. Amazing content!

[@smirel_ya]

Little note: 22:23 - Shotdeck Thank you for your recommendation! I've been doing scene/landscape/mood studies lately and wanted to do color studies as well. Pinterest is of great help, but not enough for my ambitions, haha.

[@ld905]

Thanks for the note!

[@g8610g]

Good video, good pacing, no fluff, outstanding voice, tone and use of words. So educational and easy on the ears :)

[@DrStrangechilde]

Wow. There is so much insight mashed into this. No one is going to want to watch a film with me ever again because I'll forever be stopping it to look at it and then someone will ask me what the film was about and I'll be like 'I have no idea'. I feel like I've learned a tonne though I know I've only absorbed a little-- there will be replays and thank you so much for putting this together!

[@JelloFacedDragon]

Your way of explaining things just clicks every time. Awesome video!

[@FeschaRocka]

I could listen to you all day. So much knowledge..

[@agnieszkaw1841]

God... I love this channel. Thank you for, as always, amazing content.

[@carlosjrfonseca]

This is a brilliant way to demonstrate these concepts, which look simple at first, but need a lot of sensibility to be achieved. Thank you!

[@TafariMosi]

you just made my art ten times better

[@MariaMilenovasArt]

It's so crazy how all the art disciplines are interrelated. Also this shows humans all perceive beauty in a similar way and there are just some rules for beauty.

[@lisafenixx]

Hey Jeremy!! :D I saw this video was just uploaded.. can't wait to watch it ASAP!! Just wanted to say happy new year and I'm wishing you the best with this channel

[@gabrielatrevino561]

the information you share is true gold !!! thank you for your generosity.

[@bobongler]

Wonderful video. Thank you so much for taking the time to make and share.

[@Sadin15]

I'm so glad I found your channel. thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with us.

[@yulianascardapane5738]

Thank You! thank you! I´m a painter, but don´t like or don´t need the division between arts. This is "The Light Lesson" to understand how we see or how we percieve the whole world!!! Thanks!🙏🙌 from Argentina🤗

[@jboquiren1]

Thank you Light Ponderings. I am applying the lessons I learned in your channel directly into my next painting!

[@timfricker6452]

Wow. I never comment on videos, but I really need to on every one of your videos. Every video has so much to teach, so much useful information,and you deliver it in such a clear, concise way. Thanks for making this as well as your other videos!

[@MadCityBells]

Thank you for this incredible video. One of the most important I’ve seen on art creation. So glad I discovered this channel!

[@BiancaLuztreArt]

And your voice is also easy on the ears 👂 thanks so much! Learned something new and hoping to use these concepts in traditional art❤

[@joycewhitney1953]

Thank you for your sharing of intellectual artistry! I needed this!! The best helpful advice!!

[@rehantdyr]

you are making me love light and visdev stuff more and more

[@JonnySchaab]

Just masterclass after masterclass after masterclass. Thank you so so much for sharing all of this incredibly invaluable information in such an easy-on-the-ears manner

[@lindersi]

Amazing Talk! Thank you for sharing you knowledge for free here! WOw!

[@Diane_McDon]

Fascinating, tutorial on understanding lighting

[@k_johnyim]

The best video I have ever watched on the topic of lighting, thank you so much for sharing this!! :)

[@christinatiersch]

The content you provide is so incredibly helpful and interesting that I fear it won't stay free at some point 😅

[@anthonypc1]

And there's a difference between visuals that are eye-catching / compelling and those which we feel are beautiful.

[@NazzarenoGiannelliCG]

First video of yours that I happen to watch and it's been an amazing journey. Thank you for doing this.

[@johnbroot5628]

Insightful! Thank you.👏❤️👍

[@3dchick]

Love the deep dive. Thank you for this amazing video, for letting it be long and in-depth, and for the hard work it must have taken. These are absolute gems!

[@bottegadelloscuro]

I loved this. I'm a painter and all (good) painters - especially those who paint in a realistic way - use all these tricks. Every example you gave from movies could have been given using examples from pictures painted by the great masters of the past. Wanna see great lighting tricks? Caravaggio and Rembrandt are good examples. But ALL great painters knew every trick in the book: shape, depth, contrast, palette, composition and so on. And of course the same happens in photography, illustration and all figurative arts.

[@cendrapolsner8438]

Wonderful presentation and thank you, oh so very much! Love your channel, substantial, comprehensive yet accessibly explained content, a joy to learn from you! Thx again!

[@-_-3315]

Extraordinarily helpful! I've never seen this taught this way

[@Vikktor97]

As a long time black-white photographer, I have finally understood why I love B/W photos from your video. Thank you.

[@piet7617]

Insanely interesting and perfectly understandably conveyed! Thanks!

[@Anja_Pearson]

Wow, thank you for the thorough explanation! This is awesome, I will certainly be coming back to it soon. Seriously, your content is so helpful. I can see the excitement and passion in the way you act, it's so lovely.

[@futo9995]

It’s quite refreshing to see how excited you are about light and color! Really inspires me to want to learn more about how light and color work n apply it to my own art

[@ikravchik]

You’re such a great teacher, thank you!

[@Lobstrique]

thank you so much, Jeremy! this IS exciting stuff, you are always offering new ways to look at light :)

[@rociocruz2786]

Your videos are really USEFUL,THANK YOU❤

[@edna6847]

You thanks us for sticking around, bit I didn't want the video to end

[@PaintTheOwl]

I love you and your channel so much. As someone aspiring to be a working artist in the entertainment industry, I appreciate your genuine and straightforward way of teaching and the kindness you exude. Thank you for all you do!!

[@Rp-wt7uz]

fantastic video! having these subconscious things clearly laid out as concrete is so important for our creative work, its crazy how professionals use these for every project and people never ever notice. i just tried implementing backlighting and fog into one of my artworks and can't believe the difference something so subtle can make! thank you for this video ^^

[@addimillerphotography4392]

Thank you for teaching me. I appreciate it very much.

[@randomdm]

Love your warm / cool background, thank you for sharing your knowledge. A really enjoyable video to watch. I usually last 5-10 mins before scrolling onto something new. However having learnt something almost every minute of your 36/38minutes I find im continually intrigued as to what might be coming next. A whole encompassing learning experience that prior to youtube, most people, just never would of had the opportunity to learn or the access to a teacher like yourself. A real modern day privilege. Thanks again

[@LightingMentor]

Wow, thank you so much! I'm so honored that you watched it all and learned a lot from it. My goal was to make it packed full of information that I thought was useful, so I'm glad it was helpful! Thank you again for the kind words. Keep creating!

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never have I been so fast to click on a yt notification, thank you for your videos! 💜

[@davidlouk8409]

Love this video. Thank you so much for this amazing information.

[@paplu2009]

Thank you so much for this great informative video.

[@jusuzippol]

Interesting examples and I agree that this is the form of beauty in images that are supposed to be looked at for any time from a few seconds to half a minute or so, also to give room to contemplation inside the movie and not overwhelm visually. But I would also like a video about how all of these points change if you want to create images that are looked at for longer periods of time. Many of these movie shots really become quite boring and obvious when you look at them for a few minutes, and they are not really something you want to come back to.

[@KathleenRenninger]

Thank you so much for this video! Understanding these principles is about to change the way I approach both my fine art and illustrating. What you do is amazing, as is your understanding and insight. You have a gift for imparting the latter, and I'm so grateful.

[@SidneyJonesSid]

Great job! Thanks for posting.

[@gabrielestupinan]

Thanks for those knowledge, I appreciate it!

[@AlejandroHiraldo]

this channel is amazing, I'm glad I found it!

[@vtingen]

My gosh, you are Absolutely Amazing! You are able to clearly and cleanly explain these concepts, and suddenly make these concepts that just bush against my mind jump up and scream! Great job 👏

[@3unee]

Amazing content loaded with nuggets of knowledge. Subscribed. Thanks for your dedication and sharing.

[@giascle]

I'm glad you mentioned the color script for The Incredibles; I stumbled upon it a decade ago and it singlehandedly taught me how to do a color script. Absolute masterwork.

[@EXHellfire]

Definitely earnt my subscription with this. Very high quality material and it makes me wonder what else is on this channel. As an aside, it's interesting how much overlap there is between this and the fundamentals of art if you study painting and/or drawing. The concept of art fundamentals is roughly the same, which is objective metrics and standards we can refine our work through, so that they reach a higher level of general beauty and appeal.

[@gaga1812]

Beautiful! great stuff. Loving the channel. I would add to the Palette, the importance of costume design (or rather costume colours in this instance) and set design. Both tremendously helping the D.O.P. to set the overall tone and the Colorist to bring it home.

[@Nienaah]

Its so valuable and fun to watch your vids. You are very passionate and explain so well, really incredible teaching. It makes me look differently.

[@digicinematic]

Oh my gosh. I just found your channel and immediately subscribed. Your content is EXACTLY appropriate for film makers. Thank-you for your insights.

[@pranoydas4108]

Thank youso much sir for your valuable teachings🙏🙏

[@Zulkist777]

Thank you Jeremy, I can't get enough of your videos. Looking forward to whatever you have instore for us in 2023!

[@JannisGlu]

Please make more videos like this. The length is perfect. I really enjoy listening to you because every word you say is so helpful in my creative journey.

[@annoyannoy]

A trick i figured out while watching this video: Look at any picture, close your eyes, open them up for as little time as possible, then close. If you can understand what happens in the image in that split second your eyes are open, then the shot is done well.

[@victorvdr9]

Thank you so much for the well explained concepts! Enjoyed a lot!

[@sylviahowell7802]

Brilliant breakdown of what makes something beautiful and creating the illusion so effortlessly that people become "lost". I love your videos. Yay!

[@sampruden6684]

This is great, I've been hoping you would make a video on constructing beauty! I'd love to see how some videos on how to create beauty in imagined scenes without a reference. These rules are great, but I suspect that application of these rules alone does not universally lead to beauty. These seem like necessary but not sufficient conditions. My current interest is related to 2D game art, so personally it would be interesting to see some stuff about "flat" beauty without 3D effects or emulation thereof. Even completely flat graphic design can be beautiful sometimes and I have no idea how the art witches do their magic.

[@Redskirt]

I do a fair amount of flat art myself, and I've always thought beauty, or at least pleasing-ness, had everything to do with composition - line, color, shape, contrast, and harmony. But listening to this video sure makes me wonder what I'm missing, and I'd like to know, too!

[@karlyoak9144]

Thank you so much for your incredible videos! You always give such valuable information!!