Am I in Art Center? I just can't believe the level of professionalism and the knowledge I get from your videos. You're a blessing, Marco!

You know you’re an epic painter when you draw smiley faces on your sun

I'll never forget "car goes up, car goes down"

Wonderfully done!

You deserve every "I love you", every "you're a hero", and every "thank you" in this comment section!

You're not a historian, you're a wonderful guy ! Can't believe I'm actually getting this level of knowledge and accuracy for free ! You're a lifesaver. I'm not exaggerating one bit (I'm going to watch this as long as it takes for me to remember it by heart). Thanks again, man !

I feel like I’ve pirated a lesson by a college professor

I see the world in a whole new way.

My family members are frantically dialing the ambulance as I mutter to myself on repeat while I'm painting: "Car goes up, car goes down. Car goes up...."

This really does change the way I think about painting. I used to just do things based off my gut instinct and they always seemed a little messy. This helps so much in bringing a natural touch back to my work.

"Artist personality laid over the fundamentals"--- absolutely loved that frase. Love your videos man!!

Great stuff, you should do a talk on Translucency and Subsurface Scattering and how light is diffused/refracted by passing through objects like clothing or skin etc.

Another great video as always

"I'm gonna do this thing like I said I WOULDN'T DO" Mood.

"Even if you are drawing something cartoony, you can really give them a ring of truth by first understanding end then applying real world fundamentals!" Amazing quote with universal applications Thank you so much Marco Bucci for freely sharing some amazing knowledge and concepts!

THIS is what i'm looking for! all my questions are answered.

I've never seen it explained this well. And I've read James Gurney.

Holy crap. I've been a CG animator for 10 years now. My first job that I worked at for 2.5 years I had to do a lot of rendering in Maya and compositing. I always rendered out an ambient occlusion layer from Maya, and I'd fiddle with the settings to make it look good. I knew how to make it look the way I wanted, but *I never truly understood the mechanics behind it* until now. Thank you so much for this well-explained tutorial! I will now be able to apply it better in my digital paintings. :)

I really wish that my professors in college had explained this as thoroughly as you did here. Instead, they barely addressed that its how light effects shadows when light bounces and then sped through the rest of the lecture. It would have helped me SO MUCH then. Thank you for this.

I know many are saying the same, but it’s no more than the truth. This man is a blessing, he explains everything in such a simple and entertaining way that makes it really hard to get lost. I’m really grateful of his videos because I was absolutely lost and I didn’t understand anything, he saved me, and taught me actually more things that my eight years in art class. Thank you so much for teaching us and making it so accesible, you have saved us for sure.

Dude. I grew up lower middle class and I saw art school as this fantastic opportunity that was easy to get involved with. I was wrong and I partied and I did my best and I got pretty good but once I tasted success I dropped out. Aside from the debt I never really grasped the concepts psychology. I struggle with them until this present day. I just kinda stumbled upon your stuff here and man I gotta say: Thanks.

Bucci bringing that gucci

Without a doubt, this is the best tutorial I've seen on the theory of light and shade. A definite keeper. You clearly put MANY hours of work into this one...and part 2.

just awesome explanation! "Car goes up, car goes down" is one of my new fav rules :D

Marco, I want you to explain everything to me. The way you understand, describe, and illustrate these concepts... I feel my brain re-arranging every time. It's like super-mega-ultra art vitamins. I'm so happy you exist.

Self taught my self for 4 years and felt like i achieved enlightenment when i learned ambient light can come from not just the ground but the sky and anything else close by

Marco, we don't deserve you as a teacher. You are perhapy one of the most finest and helpful artists I know and I thank you for this teaching.

Every additional example really drove the point home well. Thank you.

Nice teacher, you tech us in best and easiest way. Nobody is on KZfaq teach such a wonderfuly. Thank you so much

IT'S THE WILD WEST OUT HERE. Yup. Light do as it's gonna do. I remember in college one of the most important light tips someone taught me was that right next to every shadow will be a highlight, and right next to every highlight will be a shadow.... Which sounds like utter nonsense but is essentially what you've actually made make sense!

I love you.

Slight paraphrase: "Painting is at its best when the artists personality is laid over the fundamentals" profound and beautiful statement. Wonderful video, subscribed!

Your style of visual demonstration paired with your explanation of concepts makes them so easy to understand! Thank you for these lessons!

I cannot stress how brilliant this video is! I've been trying to figure out ambient lighting, but I just couldn't grasp it. After watching this video, I clearly understood it, and now I can't stop seeing it every where! Thanks so much!!

this video made me finally understand the concept … thank you so so much, i couldn’t have asked for a clearer explanation car goes up, car goes down

Thank you so much for taking the time to ACTUALLY explain this Even in my art school this was really glossed over, like 'look at the real world'

Wow! First time watching this channel, and I'm blown away by the quality of instruction! Your demos are so helpful and build on each other beautifully, and I love how you let us "discover" the meaning of ambient occlusion through your sphere demo. I'm excited to use what I learned in my sketches and digital paintings--thanks a lot!

This is the best explanation of ambient occlusion I have seen

This is fantastic! Your terrific head course I bought brought me to these. I love the way you show concrete examples from real life and then using digital media to enhance the understanding. I am legally colour blind ( thought I do see colour, just in an atypical way) and have been a bit scared to paint due to colour. However, the idea of greys blending together makes me think I could maybe get away with it, if I'm careful. Thank you.

Marco's voice is so soothing to hear, that i fell asleep watching this video.

So glad this was recommended to me 4 yrs later. I'm an artist and this was very interesting to watch!

The first few minutes answered so many of my questions, then the mad man goes on to make many more wrinkles in my brain. Fantastic channel, thanks.

Wow! You deserve so many more subs!!! Your teaching style is absolutely superb! SO glad I found your channel. You've quickly risen to the top of my favorite go to KZfaq art teachers. You've definitely earned a new hardcore fan!! Thanks so much for all you do to make quality videos for us!

Even if you are drawing something cartoony, you can really give them a ring of truth by first understanding end then applying real world fundamentals!

You know, I have a BFA and our so called "professors" never gave us such information! To be honest they never gave us anything,it was all self taught! But You sir, is AMAZING! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REAL ❤️

Never imagined I'd understand something like this so easily. WOW.

This video and it’s companion should be required viewing for all would be artists. Excellent presentation in easy to understand terms.

3 years later and his vids are still the most helpful

Marco Bucci, I think your name deserves its own Luxury fashion line

incredibly detailed video and well explained. a lot better explained than 99% of art schools.

watched two of your vids, subbed, liked, and my heart racing. you got me so motivated my heart started racing. i finally understand whats going on in the colours by only watching two of your videos, and i just wanna say ur a great teacher. the teachers in my school cant get me motivated like that. ok im gonna go try out the colours now thank you and bye

One of the best ligth and shadow videos I've seen in a long time. Thank you

The best explanation so far and I don't need to watch more explanatory videos after this. Great work! Thanks!

Was revising this today and the "car goes down " made me laugh so much. Thanks for making these Marco

Thank you so much for such a clear, thorough video. Understanding the science behind these things is fundamental for painting and I've never seen an educational video like this aimed at painters. Instantly subscribing!

the clrearity you give to subject is great!

By far THE BEST tutorial on the subject!!! Keep up the great work. Thanks!

Is this possibly the most useful youtube video I have ever watched? In any case it is the video I have been waiting for for 15 years!! Thank you!! Now that you have explained it I'm thinking ... huh. That actually wasn't as complicated as it always felt when I tried to paint it.

What an amazing video. This will be added to my favorite lessons of all time. I really have learned a lot, and will definitely get back to it. You're a great teacher!

you just taught me more than my science teacher and my art teacher

Ig this is older but thank you so much for this :). I was working on a painting that relies a lot on ambient light, and then realized I didn't know what I was doing. I have a little better idea of what I'm doing. Thank you

You're such a noble soul for sharing that kind of knowledge for free. Great artist and a generous person!

This video popped up as a suggestion, & I'm so glad! You present info in a wonderful and easily-understood way . When I've painted, I've been aware of highlighted and shadowed areas, but now I actually understand what I'm seeing; what causes it. I think it'll make a difference for me. Thank you. I also admire your skills with digital painting & illustrating.

while not the intention of this video, it DID help me realize why i've been stuck in artblock for the past 9 months: i feel my art is/i am inferior. And therefor, i don't make anything at all. That makes me so sad!! But now that i know WHY i'm stuck so bad, i can find ways to get out finally :) so thank you!! you are my hero, and i love you

One of the absolute best videos I've seen explaining this info in terms we can all understand. Thanks for taking the time!

You tightened my fundamentals so much, I had to loosen my belt.

This is one of the best videos on ambient occlusion I have ever watched. You made it SO uncomplicated and painless to understand and it just clicked for me. Thank you a million times for this video.

At the moment I'm reading a textbook on Art Fundamentals, the first chapter about Lighting and Shadows. This was probably the best supplement to that chapter that I could have gotten! You explained it in so much more detail than the text, I understand it a lot better now. Thank you so much!

I’m an Art Student and this video has helped me understand light n shadows really well put! Ambient occlusion is something that is going to help me in my art journey, career. Thank you.keep up the great work!

Wow what a great lesson. Learned more in 20 minutes than 3 years of art university. You are a great teacher Marco and the tools you use to teach are on point. Great editing. Thank you very much!

Words can't explain how helpful this is. I have been watching shadowing and lighting videos for a week now to get this info. Thank you!

What a generous man sharing all these knowledge. Thank you!

Struggled with this for an entire semester in my digital painting class....now I get it! Thank you so much

Your videos are so short compared to other ones and that's what I like about them. They're also straight to the point and I learn way more important materials in less time. Thank you for making these videos! :)

One of the best tutorials in the whole KZfaq! Just WOW!

I struggled so much with shadow and now I learned a lot from just watching few of your videos and watching this, leaning about Ambient Occlusion blew my mind 🥺🤍 I can never thank you enough 👏🏼😖🤍✨

Thank you so much! This is the first time I understood the theory of bounced light. I never got my head around this before.

i remember my art instructor mrs. rogers, who would almost pull her hair out on me whenever my fingers hover over my black chalk. "nothing in nature is black!" "but mrs. rogers, it's a penguin (figurine)..." "you're not doing a coloring book! look closer..." now i'm an engineer! but i love mrs. rogers... and you're a terrific instructor! the lecture is almost sciency!

the way you teach colors is simply magical, the better someone is the simpler they make the concept while teaching and you are the same! Thaank you so much for these wonderful videos on youtube for free.

... you’ve changed my life 😨 This is the best explanation I’ve ever seen. Cannot thank you enough!!!

This is the sort of technique where if it's in your pic, no one notices because it's so natural. But if it's not there you can immediately tell something is not right.

Have been watching ArtTube for 5 years, this is for me the best video on explaining ambient light!

This was an incredible lesson. I'm a visual learner and I finally really grasped what ambient light and occlusion is.

I’ve viewed so many visual explanations of this topic that tell you just make sure the outer edge of the shadow is lighter and the portion closest to and creeping underneath the object is total black. This is the best explanation I’ve watched of why this effect occurs. I’m so glad I found this tutorial.

This is the best explanation of AO that I found. There is so many videos where people describe SSAO, HBAO in games without understanding that. So, thanks for that :)

I feel like I now have formal education in painting upon watching your vids. Thank you so much❤️❤️

I absolutely love the precise way in which you explain things. Thank you SO much!

Wow! It took me a whole day to get the concept 20 years ago. This video is a gem.

I'm only halfway through the video and I am SOOO happy I came across this! I never grasped what ambient occlusion was until watching your video along with one other resource. Bravo, Marco!! Your work is EXTREMELY appreciated!! Definitely liked + subscribed. Thank you for this walkthrough and straight-forward explanation!!

We are actually able to learn such valuable knowledge for free , is just so amazing. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!

Marco, thank you very much! Such thorough lessons are priceless.

i love tutorials like these. focused, too the point, explains a lot with detail but at the same time simple enough for everyone to understand, and best of all it doesnt meander too much in a skit for too long or at all. not that i have a problem with people doing skits but a skit in a tutorial thats gone too long makes me groan lol like i want to learn

Car goes up and runs into a house and steals your shadow

Was looking up the topic for use in video games and this explains the principle behind it better than many videos that focus on games. For all these technical terms about graphics, no matter if art, games, or whatever, I always try to ask myself "What real world does it try to replicate"

This video is a treasure! 💖 It's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your knowledge Marco.

Dude, I feel like I just gained some S-Class knowledge with this. I watched this before going into the 2nd part, and boy, am I glad I did! Thank you, this is very helpful! You deserve more patreons. 😔🤟

Wow a real eye opener Marco! This put words to a lot of thoughts I had been coming up while observing scenes with complex lighting situations or very diffuse ambient light. Now it is all so clear. You are the best.

I may be wrong, but this video makes my understanding of Nōtan much more deeper, and has moved it up to another level. Thank you.

I understood it so easily. And that is a testament to how well you know your stuff.

I learned so much by watching this. Thank you so so much