2002 RSX: Light Painting Practice

Wanted to try out some light painting this weekend, so I tried it out in my garage after dark. Took multiple exposures of all the body panels and put them all together in post. I still need a lot of practice with it, but it was fun!

Wow! Nice job. Car's in very nice shape too.

Looks pretty good other than the odd hotspot here and there.

This is a great shot, anyway you could get rid of the light glare on the windows? I think if those were gone it would be perfect.

what did you use to paint the car and how many exposure was used?

mathogre wrote in post #11789400
Wow! Nice job. Car's in very nice shape too.

thanks very much! i try to take good care of her!

JMartel wrote in post #11789407
Looks pretty good other than the odd hotspot here and there.

yeah there were spots where the light wasn't so smooth and even. it'll get better with practice, but i agree there are a few distracting hotspots.

Dr. Gonzo wrote in post #11789508
This is a great shot, anyway you could get rid of the light glare on the windows? I think if those were gone it would be perfect.

i kinda like the light streaks!

Johnnyk_1 wrote in post #11790024
what did you use to paint the car and how many exposure was used?

i used an LED light bar, and about 14 different exposures. check out my blog, i explained it more in detail there. link

try to fix ur white balance then u r all good!

looks good! and thanks for the explanation in the blog

no worries, glad it helped out

It's a bit extreme, to be honest. The bodywork is quite patchy, you're falling off to fast at the front and back and the foreground is all a bit sketchy. The interior looks really nice though. Perhaps try using a larger, softer, light source, and then using a tad more distance until you get the understanding of how the process works down a little better. It takes a lot of skill to use the LED Torch that you are to paint a car, and not make it look foggy or choppy in the paintwork at close range. Step back and move slower for a while, then move closer each time until you really get the hang of it .

I like it! Very nice!

Agnu wrote in post #11792333
It's a bit extreme, to be honest. The bodywork is quite patchy, you're falling off to fast at the front and back and the foreground is all a bit sketchy. The interior looks really nice though. Perhaps try using a larger, softer, light source, and then using a tad more distance until you get the understanding of how the process works down a little better. It takes a lot of skill to use the LED Torch that you are to paint a car, and not make it look foggy or choppy in the paintwork at close range. Step back and move slower for a while, then move closer each time until you really get the hang of it .

i agree that it is a bit over the top, but i'm happy with it for a first attempt. light painting with a silver car was a lot harder than i'd thought since the paint reflects all the light back to the camera so well. what im going to try next time is wrapping a piece of paper around the LED bar to diffuse the light some, and move a bit further back while painting. i'll hopefully have some more time this week to practice so that i can get some more realistic results. thanks for the ideas!

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whoops. sorry! reposted under the corect size.

I've been working on a re-edit tonight that implements more shading and shadows so that it looks more realistic. I'll post my progress on it tomorrow. I think it looks much better so far!