ABSTRACT
This chapter reserves light scenarios that require more than four lights for the discussion of naturalistic lighting. It includes the critical information: overview of 0-, 1-, 2-, 3-point, naturalistic, and stylized lighting; lighting as used in the traditional arts; and lighting as used in modern and digital art forms. Portraiture using 2-point lighting persists to this day and can be seen in photographs, motion picture film, and digital video. Variations in this lighting have been codified by photographers, cinematographers, videographers, and 3D animators. This lighting variation is named after Rembrandt van Rijn, who incorporated a distinct lighting and shadow pattern in numerous paintings. This lighting variation splits the subject's face so the key light and fill light each illuminates one half with the centerline running down the bridge of the nose. Stylistic lighting employs aesthetic stylization. Stylistic lighting within the traditional arts would include any art that shies away from realism, including Cubism and abstract art.
