09-09-2013, 09:55 AM
Are you familiar with that saying "put your details in the shadows or in the lights"? I don't think varying your values within the shadows would be a necessary if your lights have a lot of detail. Same deal if you have a lot of detail and variance in the shadows and relatively simple, flat light.
Bjulvar's suggestion is good, along with varying the light direction you should also experiment with the intensity and color of the light. I'd like to see something with a ton of ambient light and midtones along with the intense lighting! Check this out, these are both Rembrandt self portraits but the light practically makes him look like a different person!
![[Image: jHJLGyE.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/jHJLGyE.jpg)
It's really exciting how many different ways light can look :D
Bjulvar's suggestion is good, along with varying the light direction you should also experiment with the intensity and color of the light. I'd like to see something with a ton of ambient light and midtones along with the intense lighting! Check this out, these are both Rembrandt self portraits but the light practically makes him look like a different person!
It's really exciting how many different ways light can look :D