Why I've Refused to Paint OSL Until Now

[@VariousIdeas-f2q]

Scott, people think you are short because you are at best between 1 to 3 inches tall on a phone. Taller on tablet.

[@bobterwilliger007]

Wait... what? He's not 1.5" tall and looks like he's in 480p.. well F*** me runnin'.

[@JackOfDiceAndThem]

After 4 years of watching your videos I actually think this is one of my new favourite videos of yours. It just feels like authentic, classic Scott, all the aspects I enjoy about your content, exploring a technique, not being afraid to show failures, goofy dumb humour and brilliant skill. 10/10

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

All hobby KZbinrs are secretly tall. Except Jon.

[@ROMANLAPPATMINIATUREART]

Yes

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

he is not alone, I'm even shorter now at 5.5 or something like that. But again, I'm a small channel, so maybe I will grow taller as my channel grows *finger crossed*

[@Miniac]

Roman and Jeremy are exceptionally tall 😅

[@stankshop]

It looks amazing.

[@JasonM69]

EOB Jay has been real quite since this dropped.

[@DanKeller]

Definately the core of what a miniac should be. 'Hi I'm Scott, I'm learning a thing. Doesn't matter what it is, but these are the contents of my brain while I'm learning X'

[@altarofthedeadgods_wargame]

The script quality has improved noticeably in the last few videos! good job Scott!!!

[@tragonius]

its the year 2042, and Miniac releases a video called "The Complete OSL - Greek Fire on an Ancient Trireme"

[@kaleefhernandez7976]

Dude, this video was awesome. The channel feels like it's been reawakened

[@ryanlopezdevinaspre]

I can't pinpoint why, but this was the most satisfying hobby painting video I have watched in ages. Absolutely everything about this was captivating and enjoyable, and the final mini looks absolutely amazing. I loved everything about it, great work!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

That looks really good! Alien Romulus was surprisingly good too. Every shot was gorgeous

[@CodyRPierce]

Im 33, that "hostorical war games" dig hurt so much. Bolt action is good damnit

[@emilviuff2514]

This was a great update to you and your relationship with OSL. When i was a beginner painter, i liked your original OSL video, even though it wasn't really that great from a techinical POV. This is a really good introduction, while making the quality of your final product better. Always happy to see a new video from you. You reignited my love for mini painting.

[@waaaghmaster1958]

Way more fun and intersting than another OSL tutorial

[@ROMANLAPPATMINIATUREART]

Very cool! Looking forward to see this evolve 🎉❤

[@caiohcoutinho]

This is just a masterpiece. I could tell the technique by the thumbnail, but every shot just screams OSL. I love this. Congrats Scott. Another one of the park.

[@frost2392]

Really nice pacing on the video, Scott! It was really fun to watch, and I loved the explanation of the technique.

[@bretts2356]

This is a really great video. Great job, Scott!

[@ARescueToaster]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="85">1:25</a> Scott the Operator is in business

[@thelazerbunny7905]

Hey Scott just wanted to thank you I’ve been really depressed lately but your videos have been what’s keeping me going I’m even started to paint again after so nearly a year away. Just know your more than a KZbin guy to some your a life saver and I wanted to thank you

[@ptothemc]

Best video you've done in awhile. Excellent work man.

[@clive_maloney]

I love the way you paint. Your videos are always so educational and entertaining. Thank you!

[@MrZenL337]

Scott is basically a more amusing version of the Technomancer! I truly think that hearing the rational while watching Scott experiment is some of the best painting content.

[@BonsaiNut]

Love seeing a new video every Monday. And every other Monday we get a new TUP. It gives me a lot to look forward to on Mondays and now it’s not the worst day of the week. It’s a nice pace to keep up with and I will be coming back each week to engage with your channel. Keep it up!

[@bradyrigg1426]

I think this whole weekly posting thing is helping a lot. Your videos are feeling more authentic again and you actually look like you are having fun; the great thing about a deadline is that you have to get out of your own head and just get it done! I'm very excited to see where you take the channel!

[@IdahoJudd]

really enjoy the presentation style in this vid. The variety of shots and all the light tests of you in the shirt are great

[@philcoursodon9299]

I'm really enjoying you new format and approach to convey information. Also your voiceovers are sounding super clear these days! Keep up the good work!

[@edwindaughenbaugh2939]

I listen to TUP and I know for a fact you watched the Masterclass for your own model "The Witch", so there's no excuse for not knowing all the technical OSL stuff! lol You're still leagues above me in painting prowess but I recently challenged myself to get good at OSL. I set a challenge for myself to have every single model I paint to have some sort of OSL or multi-light setting going on and in only 3 or 4 models I've improved so dramatically It doesn't even look like the same person painted them. One thing, I learned from this video that honestly I haven't though of that much is how light effects whatever color is underneath, and I've mostly been doing my OSL strongly influenced off Ben Kantor's Terminator diorama, where the green OSL is not strongly influenced by the red armor of the terminators. This has made my introduction to OSL a lot easier. Maybe next I'll try something more what you did in this video.

[@scottrenfer2735]

Very nice! This will be helpful, much appreciated!

[@MrSharpshobbies]

Loving the energy in the video. Also, I was just about to work on a project that i was going to start the long process of learning this technique/method, so the timing of this video was perfect.

[@darrinscott6612]

Great work! I think the face turned out awesome. Since skin has a satin sheen, I think it's okay that you made it reflect a little more light. The only party that didn't sell for me was the muzzle flash. Even actual fire doesn't have much red in it, and it needed more white. I'd have stuck to yellow, white, and a tiny bit of orange, essentially brighter so that the brightness of the light source matches the intensity of the light it casts. Additional reference photos may help with this.

[@ThomasMiller-i5f]

I really like seeing the entire process including the “screw ups” and redos. It makes it feel a lot more approachable at home knowing at even the pros don’t get it perfect every time!

[@LeCyclohexane]

This is one of the nicest mini painting video I've seen in a while, there are tons and tons of tutorials to do different stuff already, but seeing someone share their path to trying new stuff, their reasoning, the mistakes made along the way etc.. it is very inspirational and makes me want to keep trying new stuff even if I have no idea of what I'm doing. Also I'm jealous of that brush control I gotta keep working on it!

[@FADWC]

That looks fn sweet. As someone who has only been painting miniatures for a few months am struggling with simple shading and highlighting this is goals!

[@MacKayVer40k]

Don’t matter what video I’m in the middle of when i see the notification, best BELIEVE I’m swapping over for some mini mania 🙏

[@chicagohobbyhero]

Great format, editing, and topic. Thanks for putting it together

[@kirailove4207]

so awesome, this feels like a classic miniac video, a return to form, great paintjob

[@LordoftheSandwiches]

That's a sick model and the muzzle flash lighting is insane. Nice work.

[@really_wheeler]

Looking good Scott! Super awesome and encouraging to see a guru in the hobby working on something to be better at it! Makes me excited to paint!

[@mondoexpedition]

Great result! Can't wait to see the finished diorama, it was such a cool scene in the film.

[@RobbieB2606]

That white pulse rifle from A:Romulus was one of the most beautiful sci-fi weapons ever in my opinion

[@gregmccormack5709]

Im loving this! I remember seeing osl lighting on the player characters that Sorastro painted for Zombicide. It was the first time I saw it on minis and it blew my mind hole.

[@fredfinklehammer]

Looking forward to seeing the full diorama!

[@Pholhis]

Great job! Hope to see the rest of this soon!

[@Boardertron81]

Long time listener, first time commenter.. As a computer graphics guy who loves lighting, i can relate to the struggle. I think the biggest tip i can give you is to witness how lights are affected by exposure.. bright lights often require a fast exposure.. so everything else becomes really dark with strong shadowing. If you expose to keep the dark areas lit, then the 'OSL' would be over exposed and crazy bright (often glowing and flaring on the sensor/film). In short as you cant paint brighter than pigment white, you need to darken everything to create the contrast from exposure and create the illusion of something bright. Light falls off in a very particular way so try think of it in two different parts, brightness (light and darks) and colour.. Love your work! I think OSL is one of the harderst parts of model painting. Im excited to see you conquer it!

[@HRZN_YT]

Great video, Scott! I enjoyed the process, and am looking forward to more. An idea I had while watching was that you might enjoy using blender to create lighting mock ups as a preplanning step. If you're using STLs you can import them into blender and use scale light sources with intensity and falloff controls to do true to scale mock up of the OSL light source. Similar to holding a light to a model but with minute detail control. Although it would only work with models you have an STL of.

[@damianarvizu1095]

I am particularly happy how you addressed the challenge of OSL colors that contrast a surface: orange light across a blue cloth

[@bakamaru3867]

Every day with a Miniac video is a great day. Love the model and the idea of the diorama. As someone who has a huge pile of AVP Hunt miniatures, looking forward to what I assume will be some Xenomorphs in this, and seeing how you approach their weird, wet, glossy carapace.

[@Sigh_Bold]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="155">2:35</a> 😂😂😂 Dude that phrasing and the self drepicating chuckle at the end is killing me. Im here with you!

[@WolfGirl930]

Scottyboy is back... warts and all.. Love this. Been watching since I started to paint minis 6 years ago.... keep the faith 🤟

[@surtrpicks]

Had the same vibe. Immense joy viewing experienced.

[@caiohcoutinho]

Uuuuu look how the eyes reflect the specular light perfectly! amazing

[@dustinfoster8489]

Look forward to seeing the full dioromulus!

[@derekcoppinger4472]

Really enjoy the topic of this video! It is fun every once in a while to deep dive into techniques

[@skullforge986]

Super excited to see this project develop, always happy to help Scott!

[@thatJoshieJosh]

An incredibly instructive video, thank you for putting this together! I'm very much looking forward to the full diorama.

[@Thoemaesser]

Great work showcasing the different effects of lightning in real life, it truly helps to visualize the concept.

[@ricardosimoes2507]

Finally! Since Scott mentioned this in Trapped Under Plástic, I am waiting to see his input on OSL

[@SamuelKellyStudio]

Awesome vid man! Something that gets my goat with a lot of mini painters is overly saturated and orange/pink skin tones. You'd be surprised how grey and muted traditional portrait painters worked apart from a few hints of higher saturation that tricks you into thinking its way more saturated than it really is. Mini painting in general is plagued with saturation addiction and I see it a lot with junior artists in video games too. Just like value, temperature and chroma, saturation plays a massive role in structure and giving the eye areas of rest. You should look into Anders Zorn and the Zorn palette... Painting portraits with Red, Yellow Ochre, black and white (and nothing else) is a good wat to experiment with saturation control.

[@smaddox1990]

I am living the more videos. Thanks for what you do!

[@Finkeldinken]

I hope you liked this video yourself, Miniac. I really enjoy when you take me on a problem solving journey, no matter if you solve it 100% in that video or not. It is always really inspiring and helpful for me to hear your thoughts, you sprig young thing 😂 (46 here, and haven't been exercising for a few months. The body's revenge is BRUTAL. I'm glad you're getting a new chair 😅)

[@ghunt1245]

Really appreciate and enjoy the uptick in content! Keep it up!!!

[@FknWands]

Of course I have been looking at doing some OSL on a bust and want to get better at the technique and Scott posts a video then next day that just motivates me more to give my idea a go.

[@UKSoundDesigner]

Another sick video bro. Here's a tip, grab an LED (I use a fake candle one), put it at the point of your light source, snap a pic for reference, replicate.

[@singularityjosh]

I love OSL, I find it super fun to paint even though I’m not great at it. Even though you’re flying by the seat of your pants I’ve learnt quite a bit from this. Looking forward to the next one 🤘🏻

[@MiniAxeCrafts]

The burning Witch returns! What a series that was. Awesome result ❤‍🔥

[@ScytheNoire]

Love seeing you doing something different, and look forward to the diorama videos.

[@DreamBigBuildSmall]

This is Great! I love seeing your silly side. Having fun and trying new things is what it's all about.

[@deathman14677]

Great Video as always! For more tactical knowledge tuck the elbow in for a more stable shot and smaller profile. Dont want that wing dinger to get shot!

[@TheScottishPsycho]

A diorama series based on some OSL? Heck yeah!

[@HuntersOA]

By the way, I find it for OSL that it works best if I push the contrast to extremes. I watched how Elminiaturista does it a bunch of times and I do a similat method. I highlight to pure white, apply the ink. Then highlight again with white, and apply a different colour. Yellow for red OSL for example. I have a really hard time with purple and magenta OSL though. But works very very well for red, orange, blue and green. For the light cast around the source I usually only apply the ink without previous highlights. It tends to create a lot of contrast with the light source and the material it is cast on. If the lit object is behind the light source (like a sword in the hands of a mini) it creates a "glow" area for the OSL from the moneyshot angle which helps sell the effect more.

[@jjmac5352]

great episode dude!

[@ReynardCalcifius]

Great timing on this, I'm about to start painting my kingdom death survivors and was abit wary of doing osl with their lanterns

[@ExTaiga]

Hey man, this was a great video. I really loved that style of intro. It feels like it really suits you

[@shawnhilliard]

The hair and the line delivery made me LOL @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="140">2:20</a>

[@RunawayMisfit]

Omg can't wait till the next video! ❤

[@MidwinterMinis]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="142">2:22</a> best joke you've ever put in a video

[@Miniac]

😂

[@quahodron2756]

Really love your new schedule. I hope, you have fun and we'll see again next week. =)

[@isisnmagic1812]

Great video plus you reminded me to add that film to my to buy list 😅😅 thanks.

[@matthewsprinkle7681]

It wi fun to watch your process!

[@HuntersOA]

I think the reason is how you show up at the table. Most tables are rather high for mini painters to get a more pleasant positure. In this video I saw it a few times that the table is around your chest. This suggests to the viewer that you are small :D It reminds me of how my son sits at the dining table :D

[@kevinlavigne3d]

Solid freakin' video Scott!

[@CCMinis]

Hot damn that came together with that muzzle flash! Can't wait to see more of the diorama

[@tjbruns8102]

love the video!! good job scott!!

[@daecazu]

can't wait for the full diorama 😍

[@CBJamo]

Looking forward to your historicals coverage in 10-15 years.

[@jamieritch3668]

Awesome video Scott. In a way I think this is better than a tutorial, often I see pro painters giving tutorials on how to do techniques, but I lack the skills or ability to do it the same way. This was more of an explanation of the process, particularly what to do when it doesn't go to plan is super important. One thing I would love to ask if when you went back and re-did the pants, what made you make that decision? And you mentioned you liked the second attempt better, but why? What was the difference and what got you there?

[@Miniac]

There was a really sloppy attempt at trying to blend with the existing color on the lower part of her left leg that I just didn't want to futz with endlessly. Maybe I was too hasty.

[@technophobiakills4371]

THANK YOU!!!! "don't let the magic of editing fool you. there was a lot of back and forth here..."

[@tabbyplays930]

😬😅 thanks for pointing out the ink situation... I didn't know the bottles had that on them.. Also I love the way the model looks. I just got done watching the movie.... with the sound off.. was too creepy for me.. BUT.. but.. while I think the model looks GREAT, I would wonder about, or suggest using some dark glazes to increase the contrasts between the areas that are illuminated versus those that aren't? To be clear, the model already looks fantastic.

[@karstedt9987]

The 2nd pass on the pants turned out really nice. A bit of critique for you though, looking at the model here <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1028">17:08</a>, your muzzle flash looks like it is lit by another light source roughly from above... which would be a bit bizarre. Explosions would typically not be lit by another source being the most intensely bright point of the scene. Tricky problem when dealing with a plastic cloud shape that casts shadow on itself from other lights though.

[@rampantrambling]

Fantastic subject choice

[@finalcountdownsteve]

I’m blown away! This is me offering unsolicited advice, but to bring more focus to her face you can desaturate the muzzle flash a little. Adding light grey to the outer edges pulls the focus into the middle of the flash like you did with the white in the middle but taking away some of the saturation on the edges could help to frame that element. I figured this out on a rocket plume, you did something similar on the Drukhari jet on the rocket exhaust. Also, a secondary light source in the diorama that lets you give her face the accent lighting you want is totally a good solution here. Awesome work Scott, loving the videos, super cool that you’re keeping to the weekly uploads.

[@Moorhammer_studio]

Great video love Romulus. 🎉

[@benl.8100]

Fugggg yes dude I just started trying OSL. Stoked for this vid

[@milkman9111]

I JUST watched Alien Romulus and JUST had a convo of my lackluster OSL skills within the past 24 hours. Scott get out of my head! It’s for your own safety!

[@D13Hobbies]

Nice seeing some Alien franchise material.

[@hollyzausmer8014]

The sewing needle was clever as hell, I can't wait to say I'll use it and then procrastinate for 6 years!

[@Pirart]

Love your work!

[@billdefranza4927]

Awesome vid, man!

[@doomdog797]

After all these years I never thought of missing my primer with a Color ahhhh.

[@acledfloyd]

I am here for Alien Romulus content. Oh yeah

[@matthiasbonnici5266]

Hey, It was great meeting you at PAXU!