Oil slick: a petrol rainbow on black lacquered dunes
Oil slick sets the Dunes sculpture in black Lacquer, a near-black candy base under a glossy clear coat, and lights it with the Raking light rig from Light direction 270. Color dispersion 80 tints the clear coat with a thin film, so teal, violet and gold swirl over the crests wherever they catch the low light, just like petrol on wet asphalt. Everything that faces away stays deep black, which keeps the rainbow sharp.
Make it yours
Turn the fill magenta
Second light #1FD1B9 is the teal fill opposite the raking key. Make it magenta and the far slopes of every dune pick up a pink glow under the oily film.
Dry the surface out
Polish 92 keeps the lacquer wet and glossy. Lower it to 50 and the reflections blur into a satin haze, more like a dusty car hood than a fresh spill.
FAQ
Is Oil slick a metal surface?
No. It uses the Lacquer material, a black paint under a clear coat. The colors come from a thin oily film on that coat, which is why they appear only where the coat reflects the light, never in the black paint below.
How it works
Choose a shoot
Start from one of 16 looks such as Chrome ribbon, Holographic foil or Burgundy lacquer, or pick one of 8 sculptures and one of 7 materials.
Light it
Choose a lighting rig and a composition (full bleed, object or horizon), then set polish, light direction, reflection contrast, color dispersion, fine ripples and sculptural depth.
Color and use it
Set the background, metal, second light and light colors, press Play for a seamless loop of about 18 seconds, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.