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commanderkeen

01-20-2007, 05:31 AM

I finally got around to finishing this tutorial i had sitting on my hard drive for a long time. Instead of a technical tutorial, this is a guide about the theory of lighting and color. It explains the reasons behind color choices, and how to create atmosphere and mood in your environments. It is focused on level design, but is also relevant to any environmental art, including 2D compositions. It is heavily illustrated with personal work, as well as work from others.

Direct Link to Tutorial (http://www.keenleveldesign.com/html/misc/lightingtutorial1.htm)

Synthesizer

01-20-2007, 06:38 AM

Great tutorial. More things of this nature are needed, the artistic side of things vs. the technical. I normally just go with what I feel like at the time, without giving it too much thought. I think I'll go over my current stuff now with this checklist in mind.

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