Art in many forms
Ko-fi tips help keep this content free. Patreon supporters receive PDFs with high res photos. In the many years that I have been entering and judging miniature competitions, I’ve noticed some common pitfalls and mishaps. In the article series I’d like to share some suggestions that will help you show off your hard work to… Continue reading Tips for Contest Entries – Part 1
Ko-fi tips help keep this content free. Patreon supporters receive PDFs with high res photos. Most of us love to get feedback on our miniatures. What did we do that worked well? What could we do to improve? When we get that feedback we are often reluctant to alter the original figure, for a variety… Continue reading Blacksmith: Before and After Touchup
Ko-fi tips help keep this content free. Patreon supporters receive PDFs with high res photos. The most common advice miniature painters receive is to paint with stronger contrast between their shadow and highlight areas. I’ve written several articles over the years on this topic. This post collects those articles together for easier reference, and for… Continue reading The Contrast Series Guide
If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. I wrote this up to post in the Reaper forums as advice for people entering the MSP Open at ReaperCon in a few weeks, but since most of the advice applies to entering any contest,… Continue reading Suggestions for Contest Entries
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
Bird with a Brush 