1/20scale Uruseiyatsura/Lum "Boogie of Drunkard"
The original picture is from comic vol.11 p.165.
I finished in 20 days this work that I left in the state of making for 13 years.
It was my first time to make a small 1/20 scale after returning from the blank for ten years. I need the same time with 1/12 class for finishing the surface.
Owing to the little contradiction of the original picture, I could make the pause and bodily shape almost same as the original, in spite of the unique pause.
After going into the painting stage, I noticed that the position of the ear had been shifted to front. So I modified only the position of the right ear. Although there are not so good view points owing to any angle (especially the up and down direction), I think that it was almost finished with the image of original.
I painted only socks and skin by air brush, and painted others by brush coating.
Since the clothes are usual tiger striped bikinis, there was especially no difficult portion. But the both shoelaces are in the position where easy to touch, there are some accidents....it broken and lost when I noticed. I need severe treating for them including the storeing method.
When shooting, the adjustment of lighting was difficult, since the body had turned to bottom. I couldn't irradiate from the bottom straight, I made soft lighting. I shoot with 2 light, as main was over tracing paper (day light 500W), and sub was for spot (same 250W) from the direction which want to make contrast. I used for back a sky blue gradation paper (I have difficulty for its largeness.(^^;).
I always use negative films, but I used a reversal film (which the color does not reverse generally used for slide films) for the first time. Although I ventured that I shoot with unite setup adjusting on a glay plate without using an exposure meter, and somewhat brighter setting, and take only one shot without +/- exposure shifting. As the result, I had fair quality although it became a little darker overall. Although I need some color adjustments for scanning the film, it is quite easy than negative film. Without to say the faithfulness of coloring, paucity of noise was also good. However, if I use a photographic studio for print them, I deplore about 3-times price comparing negative film and the waiting days to going up.