illustration 2: looking at lighting

As my ideas grow over the course of creating them, I've decided I want to add more atmosphere to my pieces by using lighting. Lighting is an effective way to make any situation seem lifelike and without it my illustrations look kind of flat. I know I'm just taking one step at a time with the whole trying of the new things but I just think it will really help my illustrations because right now I feel like they look flat.


Minkyung Jang



Miki Montlló



Trotroy 

Looking at all these examples has been really interesting, I've never took so much time to research about lighting before I always just kind of winged it and hoped for the best. However now I feel more confident going into my drawings and doing it.

An example of where I have utilised these new skills that I have made! I think it gives the piece a much better atmosphere and tone, plus you can tell it's at nighttime now or she has her curtains closed whereas before I had no idea where the lighting was coming from.