| Light in the performance of the oil painting is the key role in this article. Lighting inpainting artists get the full performance, impressionist painter is all based on science formingrich painting effects, but the picture for clues to active light comb finally apply tocontemporary artists development study of the theory of the lighting effects is very few, withhuman development of science and technology brings human invention can enjoy the scienceand technology, the camera and the invention of the camera from the side opened the peoplewindow on the world, and shadow has become complicated, never had the picture is made.Artists get inspiration, used his own painting works, a unique style. This paper not only lookback paintings in the master lighting effects on contribution and innovation, and moreattention contemporary painting art in the lighting effects apply, hope to get some inspiration.This paper discusses emphasis on lighting effects in the picture that play the role, by referringto and illustrations from light and shadow the conception of science; Oil painting in thespecific role in smooth shadow; The master of painting of the light performance;Contemporary painting art in the possibility of smooth shadow.This paper first turn on the light in natural science from the point of view of the analysisof the relationship between the light and shadow, citing scientists’s theory of all kinds ofpainting in smooth shadow using one role statement, in addition to the famous work of artistsin the art history at the painting for the Angle of smooth shadow in the wonders of oil paintingworks. Focus on the analysis of the concrete application of the present painter light effect, andwork spirit of innovation. In the end we went back to the contemporary painting thebackground, to appreciate contemporary artists, how the light to achieve their performance ofintention, facing the contemporary all sorts of possibilities, and shadow has been applied andhow to extend the apart. |