Art by Alex Ross for DC's Kingdom Come
If you knew nothing about any of the characters in these photos and I asked you "which were the heroes and which were the villains", what would you answer? Immediately you can tell due to the shade of lighting cast on both cast of characters. The heroes on top are basking in a warm golden light showing them in the public eye, being lit up as you monuments to societies most important figures. While on the bottom the villains are cast in a sickly green light to show how they hide from view and are more eschewed than our heroes, the green light also casts harsher shadows on them to show that they are more comfortable in a darker environment.
Still from "The Empire Strikes Back"
We all know what colors the lightsabers entail. The harsh red means that the wielder is an evil, violent, powerful sith villains. While those with the calmer blue are heroic, wise, and courageous jedi's. This is a color scheme that has become more prevalent in recent times, many think thanks to this very idea.
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