Adding Interest
Oops..I missed a step. If you look very closely along the cheek of the
subject, you'll see a purple stripe above the black areas that separates
the dark red from the lighter base red. I added this between the very light
pink and the black just to add even more interest to the form. If this
dimar was more reflective, and had metallic scales, I'd add even more colors
to simulate the reflection of items around him in the scales. But, his
scales are fairly matt, so I've just added the purple.
Ambient Light
For this piece, I chose to use a blue light rising up from the lower right
hand corner of the picture. Like an opposite highlight, I touch the blue
to any part of the subject that's in shadow. Since the horns are smoother,
and more reflective, I've used a much stronger light blue to show that
they're reflecting more light. You can see how even this beginning backlighting
step brings the dimar more into 3D.
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