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So, i just did some OSL for the first time, and i think it went ok, what do you think?

I think the overall effect looks decent other than maybe needing to be a little bit brighter, you want the source of the light to be the absolute brightest, which in my mind would be the blade of the axe. Hence I think the bright spots on his head are a little too bright, I am just not a fan of that drastic OSL style. I tend to paint my models with the idea that they are fighting outside with ambient light, and unless it was night time, it would have to be a rather insane glow to reflect that much out across the body.

You may also want to go back and repaint the areas that the light would not contact, for instance the hilt below his hand would be blocked from the light by the shadows created from his hand and arm, OSL is all about showing where the light would actually travel.

Yeah, will do thanks

Maybe its just the picture but I feel as though the osl is too pastel. I hope that makes sense. Maybe a tad brighter. To me it dosent pop. But a very good first attempt.