Art in many forms
If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. In this post about how to paint miniatures with more contrast, I’m going to discuss technique and paint application ideas for how to increase the level of contrast that you paint into the shadows and… Continue reading How to Paint Contrast – Hands On
If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. I’ve written previously about why we need to paint miniatures with a lot of contrast, and why painting in a more contrasted fashion is not only more artistically interesting (and better for game play use),… Continue reading How to Paint Contrast – Mind Games
If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. My previous post about the need to paint miniature figures with more contrast resulted in a fair amount of discussion on Facebook and some forums. (Feel free to make questions and comments right here on… Continue reading Contrast versus Realism
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to take the legendary colour theory workshop of Alfonso Giraldes (aka Banshee). He talked a lot about colour theory and use of colour in miniature painting. We worked on applying the principles to a bust in class, but we didn’t have nearly so much time to paint as… Continue reading A Kudo-Filled Promenade
For a while now I’ve had a dream of a fancy website with detailed tutorials for miniature painting and information on related topics. That’s going to stay a dream for the foreseeable future due to lack of time for such an ambitious plan. Then I realized that two of my favourite artists offer up lots… Continue reading My Blog Begins… with Archer
Bird with a Brush 