[Bsod-mentors] BSoD: Lighting

[GSR]

Hi:

A) Synopsis

Lamps and light related tools.

B) Scope/Breakdown

Starting with a review of Blender basic lamps, moving to proper use of
them, some principles about photography and classical light setup,
lighting study to match mood or place, and later adding radiosity and
AO into the mix, ending in post pro via compositor and/or sequencer.

Some of the points to fill that skeleton (inline or as "did you
know?"): Blender assumptions about light (minimal energy, ranges of
effect...), layer and lamp group tricks, typical issues with lamps
like shadows and opacity or spot controls, when to use baking or
radiosity vs per frame calculation, importance of shadows.

At minor level, due the interaction, some parts of materials and
textures will be touched too, as both things are related, like shaders
vs lamp types, "projector" tricks or material based "lights effects".

C) Deliverables

A web (multi?) page document with images and blend files. User should
be able to start from zero or improve their current level by quickly
reading over the basics and start practicing at a later point in the
docs.

D) Biography

Blender & doc related, I wrote a 6 issue intro for Spanish magazine
Solo Linux, detailing all the basics (up to basic animation) of
Blender 1.x. Published in 2000, Spanish language.

Also wrote two series about POV-Ray, one for PC-Actual and other for
Linux Actual. Diverse, single issue, reviews about blender, GIMP, XV
or Quake for Solo Linux, including Ton interview. Spanish language.

Technical editor of books GIMP Essential Reference, Grokking the GIMP
and Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional. English language.

On a more general terms, Telecomm Eng, couple of jobs in small
companies doing in house/sector tools, web based mostly.

You can see a demo of old and more current works at
http://www.infernal-iceberg.com/blender/gsr-bsod-demo.tar.gz

If interested in the raw text of the articles, I can dig in archives,
but I prefer to send by mail directly, as those are shared copyright
(in best case) with the mag publishers.

GSR