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[SPark]

And while I had the glow pigments out, I did this little guy too. I’ve been wanting to do a psychedelic foo for ages. Although I had the worst time trying to get the glow photos. Only one of them really came out at all.

Now I’m trying to decide what to do with the foo parents set I have. I’ve got two foo pups. Do I paint parents for the willow-and-stone one, or for the psychedelic one, or one of each? Or should I just buy two more and paint a pair for each? 😀

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And while I had the glow pigments out, I did this little guy too. I’ve been wanting to do a psychedelic foo for ages. Although I had the worst time trying to get the glow photos. Only one of them really came out at all.

This looks great, and if I may ask, how were you able to take the glow in the dark photo, what kind of set-up did you have? What kind of glow in the dark paints do you use? I love the blue!

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[SPark]

This looks great, and if I may ask, how were you able to take the glow in the dark photo, what kind of set-up did you have? What kind of glow in the dark paints do you use? I love the blue!

The photo took a lot of fiddling, but it boils down to putting the camera on manual everything, putting it on a tripod, and setting up a super-long exposure in a room as dark as you can get it. (I think 15 seconds ended up being the right amount of time?)

The paints are actually a pigment powder set I found on ebay. I think they were intended for nail art. They’re really nice! Some colors are brighter than others, but they’re all fairly bright. Although they don’t act like “paint” at all, not like when I mix up pearlex powders, which are exactly like any metallic paint when mixed into medium. These are more like a gritty paste, and take some getting used to.

[Amstaff]

Love your new Kirin and that psychedelic foop is awesome ! I wish I could come up with great color schemes that easy 😉

[SPark]

Love your new Kirin and that psychedelic foop is awesome ! I wish I could come up with great color schemes that easy 😉

All my color schemes are borrowed from somewhere else. :3

[Ela_Hara]

Did you paint the eye sockets with the Glow paint to get the foop’s eyes to glow in the dark? Looks Creepy-Good! I love it! 🙂

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[SPark]

I painted the backs of some blank eyes, actually. It makes them possibly less archival, but the glow paint seems unlikely to peel, given its consistency, and if it ever does I figure it’ll be easy enough to repair, so I’m willing to warranty them if I sell them. 😀

[SPark]

Here’s what I’m working on now. This is going to be another psychedelic foo dog, to go with the little guy. I’ve got all the base colors on, now I just need to add the glowy bits.

[Amstaff]

He looks awesome ! Love the sheen to him 🙂

[SPark]

Thanks! I set that one aside for a bit to paint the base colors on the other one. It just needs interference paint, antiquing, and some bright silver finish now. (And the other one still just needs all the glowy bits.) They’ll probably be done pretty soon.

[etruscan]

Very nice! The color schemes on the babies are looking good on the adults too.

[Amstaff]

Thanks! I set that one aside for a bit to paint the base colors on the other one. It just needs interference paint, antiquing, and some bright silver finish now. (And the other one still just needs all the glowy bits.) They’ll probably be done pretty soon.

Do you paint interference paint over your last coat of paint, or do you mix it in with other colors then paint it on ?

[SPark]

Do you paint interference paint over your last coat of paint, or do you mix it in with other colors then paint it on ?

Depends a bit on what I’m doing, but usually I apply it over the top of the existing colors, yes.

[Amstaff]

Ok thanks 😉 Just like to get tips from more experienced painters 😉

If you dont mind me asking, do you use spray-on or paint-on varnish? I have spray-on, but recently bought the paint on kind by liquitex. Im kinda nervous to use it as Im worried it may form tiny bubbles or streak as I try to paint it on.

[SPark]

I use a paint on. It does sometimes form bubbles sometimes, but they’re easy enough to get rid of, you just have to pay attention so you don’t miss any.

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