Felicia

[Greg Kimsey]

It is time for a model building break. This is Felicia, a 1:10 sculpt by Ben Douglas at Ritual Casting and 3D printed by me. There are several versions of her to chose from: a Cat tail and ears, a Fox tail and ears (which is how she is assembled here), and a "normal" cyborg woman in a skirt, all in SFW and NSFW versions. I do SFW versions usually. She seems like a "furry",... you know, those folks that dress and identify as animals? Or ...she might be a bounty hunter on a planet of fox people. I have her primed, shaded, and highlighted. I will start with some transparent washy block-ins as soon as I decide on colors and lighting. I am not that great with "other source lighting" or "object source lighting" (I can never remember what OSL stands for), but want to possibly have a blue moon-ish or neon sign light from one side and maybe a street lamp light source on the other (?). Honestly, I am never sure and make it up as I go along. Suggestions are welcome! I will try to post WIP reports as I go along.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Barney]

 

[Heavens Eagle]

 

[AndyFettes]

Looking forward to this

 

[Greg Kimsey]

I have picked so.e wild colors for her. She is a flashy, punk bounty hunter. These are oil colors applied very thinly, withought usung very much thinner.

 

[moon puppy]

That was quick!

 

[Greg Kimsey]

That was quick!

Block in is quick. It gets slow from here LOL

 

[Heavens Eagle]

 

[Greg Kimsey]

Little more work. This OSL stuff boggles my mind so hard!

 

[moon puppy]

"object source lighting" is this a technique or product? I'm confused.

 

[Greg Kimsey]

"object source lighting" is this a technique or product? I'm confused.

It is a technique. It gives the illusion that the model is lit by multiple sources or colored light.

 

[moon puppy]

I remember someone a long time ago referring to that as "zenith lighting".

 

[Greg Kimsey]

Here are a couple of good examples of OSL done right

 

[Greg Kimsey]

I remember someone a long time ago referring to that as "zenith lighting".

Zenith lighting, or Zenithal is a technique where the figure is painted dark from the bottom and then white is sprayed straight down from the top to hit the zenith's of the model features. I did it with this one, only a little differently as the light is coming from the right front.

 

[Steve Ski]

Progress looking good from here. You're braver than I attempting this, I fear the mess I'd create. I can tell this process takes a heavy learning curve and seeing how some people do it makes my jaw drop. Ruck On, and standing by for more.

 

[Rhino]

Very cool! I'll spare you the obvious Jimmi Hendrix pun.

 

[Greg Kimsey]

THanks y'all! This is proving to be more difficult than expected. I think the blue neon side is OK, it is the street light side that doesn't seem right. It isn't done at all, but I am making some headway.
I have used a lot of colors on her.
Titanium White
Ivory Black
Azo Yellow
Cadmium Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Azo Orange
Raw Sienna
Raw Umber
Burnt Sienna
Napthol Red
Perm. Alizarin Crimson
Dioxazine Purple
Cobalt Blue
Pthalo Blue
and Pthalo Green
Pretty much the whole color wheel. Imagining how the lights would be reacting to each other and dissipate with distance from the source has been a guessing game since there is no reference for this! I do like the neon side though; I feel pretty good about that. Suggestions and observations are appreciated and welcome.

 

[Greg Kimsey]

So, I set up lighting so I could see where the shadows are and where the blue light would be. Here is what I did..

I used a purple and black mixture to try and indicate where the hard and feathered shadows were, trying to keep my hand and arm out of the light, which was not easy. Tonights palette was Ivory Black, Diox Purple, Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna and clean thinner. The brushes used were a #00 abd a #2 Kolinski Sable round. The brands of paint are various, I choose the color, not the brand. There is M. Graham, Gamblin, and Winsor Newton oil colors. (I save my Williamsburg for my canvas paintings)
I am happy with tonight's results

 

[Rhino]

It took me a while to understand what effect you were looking for. This is awesome!