Hi Shawn Classroom #1 for OSL... TAB

[Shawn R. L.]

@silentscout - Yes, what you are talking about is possible and I think could turn out really cool. Here is one that I did that shows you dont need pitch black surroundings to make something glow and glow brightly at that.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/114300

When your ready, jump on board. Post pic\'s, WIP\'s and questions.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Are we done??

 

[kittykat23uk]

Ok the dragon is now built and covered in a dark grey basecoat. The base is a volcanic crater complete with bubbly lava. so the light is coming directly from below. Any ideas on next steps?

 

[kittykat23uk]

bump!

 

[provoke me]

im joining! muahahahahahha!....
except i dont have a mini...hmmmm ill have to rummage i guess

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Holey smokes, I thought this thread was dead and gone. Good to see there is still some interest. As I am prone to say repeatedly......POST WIP\'s.

 

[provoke me]

awesome

good your still up for it. im still rummaging through my minis to find a good one.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Originally posted by provoke me
good your still up for it. im still rummaging through my minis to find a good one.

Of course I\'m still up for it!! Just the other day I was thinking how long it had been since any OSL action. I didnt want to keep bumping it if no one was interested anymore.

 

[provoke me]

i found one!

im going to do this one, and since ive never done osl before, is ther a specific way i should start it out?

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Clean him up and paint him dark grey. That is an excellent mini for OSL. Also, read the OSL tutorial......that\'s a must.

 

[provoke me]

ok

i read the article, painted him grey, and now im waiting for him to dry. then i know i paint the flame white, but that where i get lost, how do you know what else to paint white?

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Originally posted by provoke me
i read the article, painted him grey, and now im waiting for him to dry. then i know i paint the flame white, but that where i get lost, how do you know what else to paint white?

I address that in the first 1/3 or so of the article. You sight FROM the lightsource to where ever you can see the mini. With the lightsource CLOSEST to your eye, almost like a pivot point.

Think of the \'paint grenade\'. If it explodes where the light source is, where will it hit? and NOT hit?

 

[provoke me]

of course! the article is right next to me and i forgot. haha. ok, now i must paint!

 

[Shawn R. L.]

This is a real quickie but may help explain how to \'project where the light goes and dosent go.

 

[provoke me]

WOW COOL, THANK YOU!

that helps so much!
photoshop is an awesome idea to figure it out. i never would have thought of that.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Originally posted by provoke me
that helps so much!
photoshop is an awesome idea to figure it out. i never would have thought of that.

Yeah, once you \'get it\' it\'s not that hard of a thing.

 

[Thecadian]

hi,shawn

ive juust got this mini#
the 2 parts on the ends of his poles the 2 on the far right.How could i do osl on these makeing them look like lightnulbs of some kind

james

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Originally posted by Thecadian
hi,shawn

ive juust got this mini#
the 2 parts on the ends of his poles the 2 on the far right.How could i do osl on these makeing them look like lightnulbs of some kind

james

It\'s a do-able, BUT, the question is - have you ever done OSL before and were you comfortable with it? I really like that mini and have considered getting it myself but if this is your first go at OSL I\'d recommend something simpler. I\'m willing to help you, just be prepared for alot of work...........read and understand the tutorial. If you are going to go ahead and do this one, start by painting it DARK grey. Post WIP\'s if need be.

 

[provoke me]

ok...lets see if im doing ok

 

[Shawn R. L.]

From one picture, I\'d say that you have a good start. It seems like there could be much more though.