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Analysing Use of Light

Kenn Yap - 'Containment'

Yap shows the bent surface of the bubble by creating a distorted reflection
There is lots of bounced light as the viewer can see all areas of the room, even those that are not in any direct light. This is particularly clear on areas like the soldier's back and the high ceiling of the room, where there shouldn't be much detail without bounced light, yet the viewer can see them.
Dynamic occlusion features throughout the image, for example the shadows under the pipes, on the ceiling beams and around the central area of the room on the computers.
Strong light sources come from the left windows and weaker light comes from the right of the room; doing this shows that Yap intended the scene to take place in early morning as the sun is low enough to only really shine through one side of the building whilst also being very bright rather than the warm glow of an evening sunset.
The particles drawn are an effective way of showing the viewer the paths of light from the left light sources.
The warmth of the light makes the wood appear as a warm bronze-brown near the windows which fades into a coffee brown in the shadowed areas of the room.
The wood also appears to be slightly blue/purple in some shadowy areas, showing how the colour relativity affects the shade of the wood when placed next to warmer colours.
The soldiers' outfits appear as an old-gold yellow in direct light which fades into olive green for most of the clothing and becomes khaki in shadowy areas. Yap's use of colour creates depth to the image as well as showing where the light is coming from.

Finnian MacManus - Blue Valley - 'The Gates to Sikiri' piece one

MacManus uses broad strokes to create vague diffused reflections of the sky and tower in the pools of water.
They also use light to show distance as towering terrain can be seen stretching into the back of the landscape, with the structures becoming fainter the further back they appear to be.
Bounced light shows detail in the darker areas, however it is a lot harder to see definition in these shadowed parts, showing a lack of light.
The strong blue flowers bounce light onto the terrain, giving it a blue tint.
Dynamic occlusion occurs in the shadows of the characters and nearly all shadowing across the landscape.
The light source appears to be behind the right of the main structure, however strong highlights show that another light source could next to the right of the building.
The artist has given the sky a pink/purple theme, whilst also giving the main structure and landscape a blue/green theme, presenting an interesting and aesthetically pleasing colour range. It also allows the viewer to define between the sky and the structure more clearly.

Craig Sellers - Untitled

Sellers creates a realistic environment through showing a small reflection of what would be outside seen on the cabinet windows.
He also shows strong reflections of light on shiny surfaces such as metal, polished wood and glass.
The light source is coming from outside the room he has created; this shines through the doorway and the windows, lighting up most of the room through bounced light.
This bounced light reveals shadowed places in the room such as under the sink and behind the cabinets, however some detail is lost in extremely dark areas.
Dynamic occlusion is prominent behind the cabinets and under the sink area, creating more depth to the appearance of the room.
Sub-surface scattering glows through the window curtains, allowing the room to have such realistic dim lighting.
Light bounces off of the green walls, creating a green tint on the cabinets and items found throughout the painting.