A lighting coordinate database for 3D art objects
Author
Dikel, E.
Yener, C.
Date
2007-01Source Title
Building and environment
Print ISSN
0360-1323
Electronic ISSN
1873-684X
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
42
Issue
1
Pages
246 - 253
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Artists making three-dimensional art objects have an idea in their minds about how to illuminate their creations. For museums and galleries to illuminate these objects successfully according to the ideas of the artist, the types of light sources and their locations must be known. To fulfil this requirement, we propose a lighting coordinate database (LCD) to establish the coordinates of light sources. We describe two possible methods of obtaining data for this database: a computer software method and a hardware method. The head of Michelangelo's David is used to test the applicability of the two methods. In the software method, the scanned image of David's head is illuminated on the computer screen and data for the location of light sources are created. In the hardware method, a second set of data is created by illuminating a scale model of David using light emitting diodes (LED).
Keywords
LightingMuseum
Art gallery
Exhibition lighting
Led technology
Lighting coordinates database