#subsurface scattering

[small-ratchild]

Did a subsurface scattering study and I think it turned out pretty damn good, if I do say so myself.

Close ups under cut

[miyrumiyru]

Silly guy casting his shadow on my skin

Genus Bibio

[foldedchip]

the subsurface scattering in this panel has led my mind to dark corners. I know he’s got a skinny rat tail under that fluff, same as Mitzi and Freckle and Viktor. I know it’s there and it needs revealing. just get me a flash grenade, the secrets will be revealed.

[fever-red-camellias]

(Reformatting the last post...)

Art tutorial for you...

OK SO SUBSURFACE SCATTERING

Real Life Examples:

OK BUT WHAT IS IT??!?

- Refers to a phenomenon in which light enters a translucent or semi-transparent material and scatters beneath the surface before being absorbed or exiting the material.

- Causes the soft, glowing effect seen in human skin, wax, marble, etc in harsh lighting

- In the art world, SSS is crucial to creating a realistic and believable rendering of translucent and semi-transparent

Some Science...

So...

And.....

ANYWAYS yeah putting this here to explain part of the last post.

[4cidreams]

went for a walk in the forest

[3dprintcess]

Here's a paint over of a screenshot from the recent "The Story of Linda the Cow" from Taskmaster! Digital oils, tenebrism up the wazoo, lovely glowy ears and glowy outline (subsurface scattering and rim lighting, respectively).

Really enjoyed doing it. Also hated it. Limited myself to Krita's PixelArt16 palette (+white) so I didn't have the right colours AT ALL. So stupid. So fun.

[mtomauw]

With the help of two wonderful people I got together a couple references of subsurface scattering (Light passing through skin) of different skin tones for artists to use. Sharing these with everyone with permission so you too can reference them

[reallivewolf]

Touching Light