10 Rings WIP

I am currently building the 10 rings. I had already started printing the solid rings on my Saturn (ABS like resin) when Do3d released the hollow version for LEDs....nonetheless I figured I would use this one as a paint test. I painted the ring copper and then Alclad chrome for the center ring. I clear coated using a Satin as I didn't want the rings to be too shiny as they are meant to be 'aged'. The ring has a nice 'metallic' look without being too bright and reflective. Everything was given a weathering pass in oil paints.

From there I applied Invisible UV ink. Completely undetectable when dry, but under UV light it glows beautifully. I really like this effect as its extremely simple to use and really quite stunning.

I am thinking I will do 5 rings like this (Wenwu version) and 5 rings with LEDs (Shang Chi version) If you want to see more of my work you can follow me @PrototypeProps on instagram

Let me know your thoughts!