This was a Bunny coin bank that I painted! I love how the sun is able to make the details on the bunny's fur more prominent. It is cool how the shine on the ears that were created by white paint, is enhanced by the sun light. I am not quite sure if its easy to tell if the sun is hitting the bunny as a high side, or flat front. I know for sure its defiantly front light heavy. With the shading of the paint, it could be miss leading whether the sun is actually creating the shadows needed. Is this the same issue that might pop up with lighting sets? What if the set was already shaded and the lights are not able to craft it more than it already is? How do you light something that already has shadows, lights, and shine painted on them to make it look even more detailed?
Adorable bunny and great commentary! I've definitely run into this...although there is never a set that is not affected by light...it's more like, as the lighting designer, I need to know about the shading and study the paint samples in order to best ENHANCE the shading that is already there...a lot of times I run into this issue with windows. Do I just backlight the window already there? Do I add a gobo to enhance the effect for theatricality? Does it need to be a custom gobo to match exactly? Great!
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