How do these 1997 Graphics Look This Good?!

A video on YouTube. In Art & Drawing, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

The host analyzes the composition of a frame from the game Riven, breaking down value, shape, and color principles.

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Answers: How do I compose a painting using value, shape, and color?

Riven employed high contrast for light and shadow separation and low contrast within light and shadow families.
Still images can be composed because they rely on artistic composition rather than real-time 3D rendering.
Local colors in an environment are influenced by surrounding light sources like the sky or sunlight.
A good draftsman controls shape design, knowing when to loosen reins and when not to.

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