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Lighting the CG Portrait

Character Lighting in VRay Next with Chris Barischoff

Description

Great lighting is what makes the difference between an amateur portrait render and a professional one. In this workshop, CG Supervisor Christopher Barischoff steps through what makes a photography studio styled lighting setup successful for characters and portraits. He covers classic photographic and cinematic lighting and expands on its implementation in 3D Graphics. Utilizing the Emma model provided by Satoshi Takazawa Lighting the CG Portrait takes a renderer-agnostic approach to the fundamentals of lighting using VRay Next, covering both the artistic and technical aspects of creating beautiful and compelling light setups.


Duration: 3h 13m

Format: HD 1920x1080

Christopher Barischoff

CG Supervisor at Fiat Lux Animation

Christopher Barischoff has spent 16 years working in Animation and VFX. He sees CG as a creative tool, not an inevitability. Working on mixed-style productions at companies such as Netflix Animation, Storybots Inc., The SPA Studios, and Flying Bark Productions, has given Christopher an agnostic view of CG and its usefulness. He enjoys working and teaching alternative styles and uses for CG productions that break the standard CG rules.

  • Chris is a phenomenal lighter with a vast knowledge of the tools and artistry needed to succeed in visual effects. His guidance was instrumental in my growth as an artist.

    - Masha Zarnitsa
    Lighting Artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios

  • Chris has always shown a deep understanding of his craft and an effortless ability to explain the more complex part of it to those outside the art of lighting. I highly recommend Chris both as a lighter and teacher of this art form.

    - Dylan Holden
    Storyboard Artist at Dreamworks TV Animation

  • Chris is like a digital alchemist. I would give him all of these crazy, disparate parts and somehow he would pull them together to create pure gold!

    - Evan Spiridellis
    Show Runner for Storybots, Netflix Animation

  • Chris is a phenomenal artist with a vast knowledge of the tools and artistry needed to succeed in animation. His guidance was instrumental in my growth as an artist.

    - Masha Zarnitsa
    Lighter at Disney Feature Animation

  • Chris is like a digital alchemist. I would give him all of these crazy, disparate parts, and somehow he would pull them together to create pure gold!

    - Evan Spiridellis
    Showrunner for Storybots