Sebastian here,

this time I'll show you a useful help to quickly see how and where to paint the OSL (thank you Thomas). So what you need is a smartphone and a screen Flashlight app. In my example I use this (google playstore) one. 

 

With this flashlight you can set any color you want. From a brassy chimney fire orange or a green lightsaber to a glowing purple plasma gun, everything is infinitely possible here. 

 

Another big advantage is that you can regulate the intensity with which the flashlight should shine. So you can only show a weak light up to a strong glow of a quasar (something like that) 

 

All you have to do now is select the color you want and adjust the intensity. Then just hold the flashlight from the direction you want on the mini and you can see what the OSL can look like.

Here some examples...

 

 

If you only have a small light source and the smartphone screen is too big, then simply cover part of it. This way you get a smaller light section.

 

Thank you for your interest and reading and I hope that it might help one or the other.

Sebastian

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Check these articles for more OSL information:

Inspiration: OSL
A collection to get inspired.

Hello everyone!

Andy here :)

Many of us have 3D printers for hobby stuff nowadays and sometimes we struggle with failed prints - ok, maybe it’s just me but I want to share my thoughts anyway :)

I hadn’t printed for a while, and after reactivating the machine the printer produced some failed prints. I was printing awesome cyberpunk miniatures by unit9 but due to short exposure time on the resin printer the adhesion of layers was bad, so the torso was partly separated from the legs or some fine details were not printed. After adjusting, everything went well again but I had those bad prints laying around.

In the beginning, I was a bit upset by all that wasted resin and the time for cleaning - but then an idea hit me… 

How about not throwing away the broken stuff, but instead converting them into what I call MICROBUSTS

After some sanding, finding suitable 1cm cubes and small rods for micro plinth everything was prepared. 

Best thing for me about the microbusts is the possibility to paint each in 1-2 hours or a single evening session. It’s just a joy to have a fast project between bigger ones… and they look cool, too :)

I apologize in advance for the crappy pictures - fast projects, fast pictures!

Let’s have a look at the results:

Another topic in 3D printing is the waste produced by supports. Use them in a creative way instead of throwing them away. The base below is made completely out of supports from resin and FDM printers. Only some wires, plastic putty and potting soil added and of course the cool figures - which are not printed - from Hasslefree.

These days, sustainability and environmental protection are big topics in our lives. Everyone can help protecting our nature - why not starting at the hobby desk. Every little bit helps :)

Have a great day everyone and let me know your opinions in the comments below.

Yours

Andy

P.s.: you can see the MICROBUSTS at the WME - hope to see you there!

 

Good Morning Jungle,

 Death Dealer': Tribute to Frank Frazetta. Each time I study the master I learn a small piece of his magic. Miniature by @lucideyepublications, 28mm framed diorama.

In private collection.

 

Brushstrokes, shades of grey, color games and conversions. I changed the horse belly, made it fatter, added tiny rings on chains to his saddle, added thin hair to the horse, but what I enjoyed most was reading and the try of understanding the thousand different color nuances while studying and repainting the original artwork by the master Frank Frazetta. All mixed from primaries and black and white. Painted from five colors only.





I wrote a full step by step on the process.
Enjoy my thoughts on this, explanation on the execution and follow along my decisions. Wonderful inspiration:
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1229322718/step-by-step-death-dealer-tribute




Keep on happy painting!
Best Wishes,
Roman

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Learn beyond painting with me!

https://www.etsy.com/de/shop/RomanLappat/

 

Sebastian here,

I haven't posted anything for a long time and so I thought, what would be better,
as a kind of project book for the preparations for everything that is pending.
All divided into different files. The basic idea is that
I want to show you my ideas. From the beginning of the idea, through the preparations,
until completion.

In the next act I want to show you my preparations for the WME. Since there is only
almost 3.5 months, there isn't much time left. But about that in another post
more

 
Here is a short explanation for the post title. I like something like ballads, poems
or songs. That has a very calming effect on me. So it was clear to me that something like that
must be in the title. I'm always willing to try new things

And I'm not afraid to try them either. On the other hand, such a project is a book
quite new for me, actually already strange. But I still want you to be a part of it.
So far I've always "only" painted and what was finished was just finished. I've never
I really thought about what I should have finished by when. I want that now
to change.

You may be curious.

Yours
Sebastian