Illustration Artwork

The character from image one, transformed to take on the lighting of image two, using a light-and-shadow figure (poseable mannequin) as the lighting reference.

A relighting transfer composition, mapping the reference figure's lighting onto the subject.

Lighting driven by the reference mannequin, where darker areas indicate shadow.

Studio-style relighting setup.

Photorealistic relighting / light-study style.

Use a light-and-shadow figure as a lighting reference to transform the character in image one into the lighting of image two, with dark areas being shadow. Tip: add a tiny size reference object (a coin, a pen) to make the subject's scale intuitively clear.