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IPMS – Models (and Miniatures) Closer to Home

If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. Please see this Facebook gallery for many more pictures from the Smoky Mountain Model Convention of 2019! I’ve posted a fair amount about large national figure shows and conventions, but I do understand that many people… Continue reading IPMS – Models (and Miniatures) Closer to Home

Classes and Workshops – Who ‘Should’ Take Them?

If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. I’ve been taking miniature painting classes for more than 15 years, and teaching them for more than 10. I’ve also had the opportunity to attend several weekend workshops taught by talented painters in the past… Continue reading Classes and Workshops – Who ‘Should’ Take Them?

Problem Solving: Tara the Silent – Part One

If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. Oftentimes I talk about painting figures in terms of planning in advance - working out the direction of your light source with reference photos of value painting, for example. But that’s not always how we… Continue reading Problem Solving: Tara the Silent – Part One