Light and Shade: And Their Applications (Classic Reprint)

M. Luckiesh

ISBN 10: 1331945623 / ISBN 13: 9781331945628

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book examines the nature and interplay of light and shade, providing the scientific foundations for their applications in a variety of fields such as sculpture, architecture, painting and photography. The author begins by establishing the foundational principles of light and shade, optical phenomena, and the types of surfaces and their interactions with light. The book then explores the concept of shadows and their formation, including the differences between cast shadows and the shadow itself and the impact of light source position and characteristics on the shape and intensity of shadows. The author also includes in-depth explorations of light and shade as they pertain to the fields of sculpture and architecture. They examine how light and shade affect the perception of form, texture, and depth, and how artists and architects exploit these aspects to create illusions and enhance the emotional impact of their work. The book concludes with a chapter on the science of lighting, examining how the distribution and intensity of light can be manipulated to achieve desired visual effects. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Light and Shade: And Their Applications (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331945623
• ISBN 13: 9781331945628
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
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This book examines the nature and interplay of light and shade, providing the scientific foundations for their applications in a variety of fields such as sculpture, architecture, painting and photography. The author begins by establishing the foundational principles of light and shade, optical phenomena, and the types of surfaces and their interactions with light. The book then explores the concept of shadows and their formation, including the differences between cast shadows and the shadow itself and the impact of light source position and characteristics on the shape and intensity of shadows. The author also includes in-depth explorations of light and shade as they pertain to the fields of sculpture and architecture. They examine how light and shade affect the perception of form, texture, and depth, and how artists and architects exploit these aspects to create illusions and enhance the emotional impact of their work. The book concludes with a chapter on the science of lighting, examining how the distribution and intensity of light can be manipulated to achieve desired visual effects.