2 min readHugo Baptista paints with light in the forest at night, and symmetry is his signature. This autumn he picked up a pair of RGB Critter BTs so both halves of a shape could be drawn at once, then took his camera out to show us how he does it.
Hugo shot this on a Sony A7V and talks through the rig, the moves and the settings as he goes.
Every photo below is a single long exposure, drawn by hand with Critters in the dark. The split sphere is the one only two lights can make: one Critter for each half, drawn side by side.
All photos © Hugo Baptista, shared with his permission.
The lights
RGB Critter BT, x2
The RGB Critter BT Light Engine, $149.95 each. Two of them is what makes the mirrored shapes.
Fine lines and texture
Acrylic Writer and Jupiter Jump Rope
The Acrylic Writer, $19.95, and the Jupiter Jump Rope, 10 ft, $39.95.
Hugo posts new light paintings all the time on Instagram as @oddballgraphics. Thanks, Hugo, for letting us share these.
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