ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING

Learn how to illuminate buildings and architectural structures using floodlighting, accent lighting, contour lighting, dynamic effects, and illuminated facades. Discover how light can reveal form, details, and architectural character.

SCENIC LIGHTING

Explore how to light flat and three-dimensional scenery, interiors, and stage environments. Learn to balance diffused and directional light to create volume, texture, depth, and a cohesive visual space.

OBJECT & PORTRAIT LIGHTING

Understand how the direction of light changes the appearance of people and objects. Explore front, 45°, side, top, bottom, and backlighting to control shadows, shape, contrast, and mood.

About the course

Object Lighting is a practical course about using light to reveal form, create depth, and shape the visual character of a space. You will explore three key areas of lighting: architecture, scenic elements, and objects & portraits. Learn how different directions, angles, intensities, colors, and qualities of light affect what we see. From illuminating an entire building to creating dramatic portrait shadows, this course will help you understand how to choose and control light for different subjects, spaces, and visual goals.

Meet George Ivanenko

Lighting Designer & Educator With 17 years of experience in lighting design, George Ivanenko brings hands-on knowledge from concerts, corporate events, theater productions, and large-scale shows. Through his teaching, George focuses on more than just lighting equipment and techniques. His approach helps students understand how light works, how to make intentional lighting decisions, and how to create visually strong results in real-world environments. In this course, George shares practical principles of lighting that can be applied to architecture, scenery, objects, and portraits.

Curriculum

4 Chapters · 19 Lessons

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      FLOODLIGHTING FACADES

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      LOCAL & ACCENT FACADE LIGHTING

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      CONTOUR LIGHTING

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      DYNAMIC FACADE LIGHTING

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      ILLUMINATED GLASS FACADES

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      CHOOSING THE RIGHT ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING APPROACH

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      LIGHTING FLAT SCENERY

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      LIGHTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENERY

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      LIGHTING STAGE INTERIORS

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      BALANCING LIGHT FOR SCENIC OBJECTS

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      FRONT LIGHTING

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      45° LIGHTING

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      90° SIDE LIGHTING

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      TOP LIGHTING

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      BOTTOM LIGHTING

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      BACKLIGHTING

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      COMPARING LIGHTING DIRECTIONS

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      Final Quiz — Object Lighting

Real Experience. Real Results.

Hear from students and professionals who are exploring new ways to work with light. Discover how practical lighting principles can improve the way you see, shape, and control a scene.

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The course helped me understand lighting in a much more structured way. The explanations are clear, practical, and easy to apply to real projects.
Daniel M.

Lighting Designer

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I started paying much more attention to how the direction and quality of light change the way we see objects and spaces. A very useful course for anyone working with light.
Alex T.

Stage & Event Professional

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What I liked most is that the course connects lighting theory with real visual results. It gave me a better understanding of how to choose and control light for different situations.
Michael B.

Creative Professional

Ready to See Light Differently?

Take the next step in your lighting journey. Learn how to shape spaces, reveal form, control shadows, and create stronger visual results through intentional lighting.

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