Hello community!
We've asked to our spotlighted artist Laurent Delcroix to provide an exclusive picture for @brickcentral along with some insights on how he made it, and here's what he have to say:
"Why this picture? I've been wanting to take pictures of Disney villains and such for a while now. In the latest set of Disney minifig I was pleasantly surprised to find Dr. Facilier (commonly known as the Master of Shadows). I'm fascinated by this world of witchcraft, voodoo, mystery (I'm also a big fan of HP Lovecraft).
So I decided to showcase him in front of the door of his lair accompanied by his snake-like shadow.
The first difficulty was to create the door because I don't have a lot of purple LEGO pieces and the second was to create a credible snake that allows me to make the shadow of Dr. Facilier. For the rest it's just a good lighting for the atmosphere and a retouching part to integrate the shadow of the snake in the picture.
Some tips: For the bright atmosphere of a dark alley I created a con of light with a simple cereal box cut into a triangle
To create the shape of the snake I diverted a minifig ninjago
And finally to create the shadow I simply used a small light bulb that I put far enough. Why do you think? Simply because the smaller the relative size of the light, the more the shadows are cut
I hope this has inspired you to get into toy photography! Don't hesitate if you have any questions! See you soon on the networks."
Thanks for all the insights Laurent Delcroix! If you want to read this artist profile, head to our blog at https://brickentral.net/ - @theaphol, Community Outreach Manager











