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Volumetric light

Lighting whose rays or spread are visible through scattering in air

Lighting whose rays or spread are visible through scattering in air.

A phrase to start with

Adds visible beams of light in space to an image.

Appearance and effects

visible beams of light in space is legible in the image.

Visual traits

  • visible beams of light in space

Expected changes

  • visible beams of light in space is more likely to appear

Five examples

1 — Medium-sized dog
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2 — Cat
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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — Unoccupied interior
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5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Meaning and scope

Definition

Lighting whose rays or spread are visible through scattering in air. It specifies the visible spread of light through space, rather than the color of the light source.

In more detail

Subject, place, composition, time, pigment, and art style remain separate choices.

Includes

  • visible beams of light in space

Excludes

  • A particular subject
  • narrative
  • place
  • or pigment

What this does not imply

  • A particular subject
  • emotion
  • narrative
  • or location

Variability

The general source does not directly substantiate results from a particular device, work, or material.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Add only the specified lighting or form treatment

Distinguish similar expressions

  • It specifies the visible spread of light through space, rather than the color of the light source.

Typical uses

  • Shape the image appearance

Possible failure modes

  • The effect is unreadable
  • The effect is so strong that the subject is unreadable

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