C&C on oil model please

[echo rock]

My goal is to create a blue lighting effect from the lamp, and have a contrary violet/purple colour come from the bottom left to create a nice contrast. I was unsure what to do for lighting from the top, so I just imagined the character in a gloomy cave and kept the highlights a cool colour.

I'd like to push the model further, but quite unsure how to do it.

Also, an oils question. Whenever I'm going for my top highlights, I always have a lot of trouble getting the paint to come of the brush and really change the colour on the model without mixing a lot of the colours around the model, I feel like I need to use the side of the brush, but then so much comes off I need to wipe it away.
Is this because of it mixing with my titanium white? Should I invest in higher value paints for these colours, or something else?

Thanks!

Some other in progress photos. 1, is from my oil session last night, first run. 2, is the base colours I did with inks.

Also, do oils not like sticking to the inks well? I had a lot of trouble getting much to stick to her thighs.

[echo rock]

Bottom shot is after the oils settled overnight

[swift junco]

Hmm. Are you saying that your second color from the brush does not mix well with the first color on the surface? Or do you mean that you want the second color maintain it's color independent from the first color on the surface?

If your question is the former, then it's natural if your paint is not fluent enough. But if your paint layer is fluent, it will be more difficult to control. Usually it's better to mix the color on the palette first. Practically, if you want to create transition from white to purple, you have two choice.

1. Apply the purple on the purple area of the surface only. Then put white on the clean surface. blend the border of white&purple with dry brush.

2. Apply the purple on the whole surface. Then apply thick amount of white on the highlighted area. Blend the border of the two color with dry brush. This would be faster than the first way, but you'll need more brush control.

If your question is the latter, then you need to apply the paint more thickly, otherwise, it will be mixed with the paint on the surface losing the original color fast.

[echo rock]

Yes, I think it's maybe an issue if not applying the paint thickly enough.
It's difficult to control as I only want a little bit of white into the top highlights, but I must use a lot of paint for it to come if the brush.
I often end up with the paint in a clump on the model, creating a very odd texture instead.

I usually get colour into the whole model first, then add highlights in on top of it, similar to acrylics or wappel style.

[echo rock]

@hoary token took your advice and gave another go at the upper half of the model.

I think I went over the eyes about 5 times. And each time they just came out different haha

Think I'm just gonna leave them as is noe

[hoary token]

Oh yeah! Focus is on the bright yellow! And the face area

Awesome man! I'm glad my feedback was helpful 😍

[echo rock]

Yeah, cheers!
That's about as vivid I can make the yellow though, it's pretty green tinted I've found.

[opaque elk]

Nothing useful to say… I just really like the slanted base with that pose!