What is The Importance Of lighting or Highlight?

Highlight can make your painting or drawing “pop” and draw the viewers eye.

They also give more life to a piece Since without the light we cannot see, Even the darkest paintings have some highlight.

 

Here is some examples of Highlight.

As you can see Highlight gives life to your artwork is also make your art look more cleaner.

Lighting makes the image appear to jump off the canvas, and gives the scene a three dimensional feel. Lighting can also highlight the intended texture of elements within the composition