Which statement best describes Rembrandt Lighting with respect to the cheeks?

• A. It evenly lights both cheeks
• B. It creates a rectangular highlight along the jawline
• C. It places the light at a low angle
• D. It produces a lit triangle on one cheek

Answer: (D)

Rembrandt lighting creates a distinct triangular patch of light on one cheek. When the key light is placed high and to the side (roughly 45 degrees), the shadow from the nose slides across the opposite cheek and leaves a small triangle of light near the nose under the eye. That single, lit triangle is the hallmark you’d describe for this setup. It’s not even lighting on both cheeks, not a rectangular highlight along the jawline, and it comes from a higher, not a low, angle, which is why the triangle on one cheek best describes this lighting style.