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Round 1 [Object Source Lighting (OSL)] - Finished

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Thanks for the comments, it was real fun to do. 
Yes @Vega, the shadow depicts the bandersnatch but I wanted it to feel like it was growing out of the shadows created by the miner's lantern so his own shadow was covered and absorbed by the bandersnatch's. I hope that helps explain it? 

 

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Awesome work, idea and great execution! Actually you did very huge job for this natural light. It's pretty hard, I have tried to do similar effect on my own work, but I like your realization much more)

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Thank you all for the comments, I haven't tried much OSL before so it was a good chance to learn.
My job is to work with lights for theatre shows so I do understand the properties of light and how it behaves on different surfaces, but it's still hard to create this with paint. 
I'm glad you think I have been somewhat successful. 

I actually used a small torch to simulate the lantern light on the primed model to get an idea of where the shadows would fall and the best way to position the mini in the scene. 
 

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What I like most about this, is the actual colour of the lit area. You haven't made the lantern's cast light an oversaturated yellow (which I always tend to do), and it looks all the more natural for it. Love it.

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19 hours ago, neveroddoreven said:

What I like most about this, is the actual colour of the lit area. You haven't made the lantern's cast light an oversaturated yellow (which I always tend to do), and it looks all the more natural for it. Love it.

Yeah that's an easy trap to fall into and I was very conscious of not wanting to make it feel too unnatural. I really just painted him normally except for making the shadows much, much darker. The lantern light areas got a very, very thin glaze of transparent yellow mixed with a touch or orange but it was really watered down. 

I kinda wish that some areas on the base were even darker but overall I'm pretty pleased with how he turned out.

 

thanks for your comments

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4 hours ago, Infern0 said:

The whole diorama looks extremely realistic, and I really enjoy the natural pallete used on it :) The way the shadow fades away is magnificent

I'm glad you noticed the fading of the shadow :) 

Lots of reference pics! 

I'm just annoyed at not filling the join in his arm better but I panicked about the timescale! 

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