Below OSL Head Painting Tutorial

If any technique has become popular in recent years in the hobby, it is called OSL. OSL stands for Object Source Lighting, which refers to the technique used to paint an object as if it were the light source itself, and is often used in miniature painting to create dramatic and eye-catching effects.

The OSL painting technique requires a very thorough color control, most of the time using acrylic inks and any of our airbrushes to achieve a believable and technically adequate final finish.

In this OSL painting tutorial, we want to show you one of the most dramatic techniques of OSL lighting, where the light source that reflects the face comes from the lower part of it, marking all the features of the figure in an extraordinarily dramatic way, while maximizing its features and gesture.

For this, we will use our white acrylic ink as a base for the illumination. In this way, very contrasted and accentuated features are achieved, giving the character an air of animation, very attractive both for collection figures and for figures dedicated to the game.