The Patreon supporter PDF version of this article includes high res photographs and better formatting. Ko-fi tips are another way to help keep this content freely available to everyone. My experiences painting these adorable red pandas from Dark Sword Miniatures are a great opportunity to share some thoughts about how realism and reference can fit… Continue reading Realism, Reference, and Red Pandamonium
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Female Mage with Staff
Dark Sword just released 14 new miniatures into their web store, and I’m pleased to be able to share my work on one of them, an adventuring mage. I was interested in painting this figure for a few different reasons. The main one is that she seemed like a great representation of the idea of… Continue reading Female Mage with Staff
How to Paint Fur Patterns – Again
If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. One of my first posts on this blog was a look at how to paint animal fur patterns. This is helpful to know not only for painting animal figures, but also for painting clothing or… Continue reading How to Paint Fur Patterns – Again
Dark Sword Female Ranger
If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. Dark Sword Miniatures has just released a new set of figures, and I was happy to be able to paint a couple of them for their studio collection. One of the figures I painted was… Continue reading Dark Sword Female Ranger
Fall Colours
If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. I live in the southeast of the United States, and while our days are getting colder and shorter, we are also still enjoying the last gasp of the beautiful colours of fall foliage. All the… Continue reading Fall Colours