How Lighting Shapes Story in Art

This lesson covers exploring the art of lighting in comic book illustration. Mike Hawthorne shows how understanding lighting can be a tool to dramatically change the mood and tone of a scene. You'll see how different lights and shadows can take a simple character sketch from a chill, natural vibe to something tense and edgy. It's a great way to understand how important lighting is in storytelling, especially for comic artists and illustrators.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Soft Light
01:45 - Hard Light
03:45 - Soft vs Hard
07:09 - Demo
17:52 - Outro
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Artist | Instructor - Mike Hawthorne ( / mikehawthorneart )
Producer - Stan Prokopenko (www.stanprokopenko.com), Sean Ramsey (www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com)
Production Assistance - Stephen Clark (www.peppermintgentleman.com)
Editing - Dzmitry Tsydzik, Patrick Bosworth (www.patrickdavidbosworth.com), Charlie Nicholson ( / shloogorgh )
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3D Models - Devin Korwin (www.proko.com/devinkorwin)
Music Used with Permission from the ABC Music Library

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[@XenaArt]

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[@ribbgy]

the thumbnail is literally the Mr. Incredibly uncanny meme

[@Whothe11]

I just noticed this and now I can't unsee it

[@paranoiarpincess]

This is great! Something I'm having a little trouble finding is information about hard vs soft shading. Specifically, when you put in more blocked in shape and when you use a shadow that blends into the light area.

[@Chessbox09]

Mikes' breakdown is so easy to follow, and I learned so much from this lesson. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@coralfishnt7663]

Stan never fails to deliver a video. Great intro! Straight to the point introducing the person and what they're doing.

[@beans9288]

Fantastic advice, thank you Mike!!

[@lulboiking5806]

WOW! This is a very great video!! I absolutely love it!! keep up the good work!!😊

[@neonranger1192]

This is really an awesome video. I learned many new things ❤

[@gareths]

Love Mike Hawthorne. His work got me back into art when I was in highschool. Such a legend

[@Thollis1987]

This is excellent detail and information about art. Thank you very much ❤❤❤❤

[@janayar4300]

I have to say you make it look really simple and easy to understand how to shade faces. Thank you!!

[@darkcult99]

Thank you 👍

[@samankucher5117]

his examples were very informative :)

[@pavlusjanus2762]

very good

[@ordinarybedroom]

🤘

[@user-uo9dx7is1r]

Why don't we change Lomis's method or make it more realistic? Please reply quickly 🙏

[@ProkoTV]

We're pretty satisfied with Loomis as a base! That being said, it's not the only technique out there. Try some others!

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

“how lighting doesn’t tell a story but background and props do”

[@Kartikdraws]

11:31 so the spooky area have proko as graffiti hehe😂

[@yotielwtf6977]

You look like bestia from Xmen so cool

[@JohnMuhammad-mg5wp]

The artist looks like worlverine

[@jesuscarmelorodriguezlem-id2vu]

I like comics Marvel.

[@fandeandreaarruti]

Planes. Fundamentals. Construction.

[@racheln8563]

The most frustrating problem for me is knowing where to put the shadows in the first place. Light logic completely eludes me.

[@MatematikciKanguru]

Imagine your shape in 3d space and put parallel lines where the light will come from. It should help a little. And draw a lot of drawings with shadows. Don't forget to be brave, sometimes the one who holds us back is not our knowledge about our art, our own self-esteem. Going to an free art class and a teacher telling me to just draw it was the thing for me, it just seemed simpler when he said that. So just draw where you lack and study everyday even if it's for an hour. You will get there. 👍

[@ProkoTV]

We've got a couple videos on exactly that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5XUeJ5-jKhof7csi=nfZ96MG5SEuex1gE

[@albericponcedeleon2696]

If you're having trouble with lighting, I'd recommend watching Marco Bucci and James Gurney. They frequently drop some golden nuggets of knowledge throughout their videos. As a last, brute force resource I'd also recommend brushing up on the physics of light itself. Just reviewing the basics once in a while.

[@monkeyboy140]

last

[@SyoDraws]

First?

[@ProkoTV]

You did it!