The lighting designer is a shadow designer, who treats his/her task like an artist treats the canvas by painting gradations of darkness using light sparingly on illuminated surfaces, thereby using a whispering light palette as the design tool.
Shadow design can be compared to oil painting techniques. French researchers studied Leonardo Da Vinci paintings, including Mona Lisa, to analyze the master's use of successive ultrathin layers of paint and glaze - a technique that gave his work their dreamy quality.
The lighting designer is a shadow designer, who treats his/her task like an artist treats the canvas by painting gradations of darkness using light sparingly on illuminated surfaces, thereby using a whispering light palette as the design tool.
Shadow design can be compared to oil painting techniques. French researchers studied Leonardo Da Vinci paintings, including Mona Lisa, to analyze the master's use of successive ultrathin layers of paint and glaze - a technique that gave his work their dreamy quality.
