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PAINTING A LAVA BASE
As always, I primed my bases after prepping them and giving them a good wash with soap and water to get off any dust from the sanding and any chemicals or mold release agents that might still be lingering on the bases.
PAINTING OSL BASES
Last year I decided to practice my object source lighting (OSL) on some of the Shattered Ritual bases from Secret Weapon Miniatures. These were masterfully sculpted by Chris Borer and are just the perfect base to practice OSL; is there any base that asks for the technique more than magic summoning circles? I didn’t think so either.
TPL: SKIN PAINTING TUTORIAL
When I was given the chance to write a skin tutorial for I took the opportunity to increase my own skill set by doing lots of research. There is a wealth of information on the internet and plenty of books on the subject by artists far more qualified than me. What I can add to the subject is how I direct some of their wisdom towards my own miniature painting.
RECASTING AND THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY
Recently, on social media there have been several high profile sculptors and painters publish some very passionate posts decrying that their products or paint works have been the subject of recasters; so you would be forgiven for thinking this was a new problem for our industry, but it’s not. It’s been around for a while and guess what? We’re all to blame!
HAIRSPRAY WEATHERING TECHNIQUE
This is a quick and dirty (pun intended) tutorial on my approach to the hairspray weathering technique.
MAKING A MINIATURE WOODEN BARREL
Over the years I have made lots of bases used to display my painted miniatures and have always enjoyed the prospect of scratch building items to help bring the miniature to life and convey a narrative to the display.
PAINTING AND WEATHERING AN OLD OIL DRUM
Two video's about how to paint an old weathered oildrum. The barrel was designed and 3D printed by Shane Rozzell.
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