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I would like to feature your painting of Gary's piece on my website at www.flattinfigures.com. If I have your permission, please contact me at [email protected] I look forward to hearing from you. Steve

I assume everyone visiting this site is familiar with fully round figures, and many of you are also familiar with flat tin figures. There is another category of flat figure that has been around for some time. These figures are not so much engraved as they are sculpted. The end product is a resin...

I have some exciting news. Marilyne Neurohr wrote an article on Vladimir Douchkine., and she collected a host of unpublished photos from private collectors of his work. Thanks to the combined efforts of generous contributors and Marilyne's work, I think we have a valuable article for you. Just...

I look forward to seeing this one painted. Thanks for posting it.

I am amazed that this is your first work with figures. I'm amazed, but I'm sick as well. I've been trying to paint figures for over 8 years and nothing I've painted comes close to what you are showing here...and you say it's not finished? My finished work doesn't look as good. I hope you post...

As always, beautiful work.

Great looking piece. How do we order them?

May I ask what putty or clay you use to create your masterpieces?

You did a beautiful job on this. I have revisited the photos of it on putty and paint many times. Thanks for posting.

Everything you have produced has been excellent!

The first documentary I posted featured Vladimir Nuzhdin in two brief interviews. I was glad for the amount of time devoted to him and his work, but it left me wanting more. This second documentary is all about Vladimir and his work. It is broken down into three parts and can be viewed here...

Dear friends, Weeks ago, Vladimir Nuzhdin sent me a link to a 40 minute documentary on the History of Tin Soldiers. It was in Russian, but that did not stop me from enjoying the beautifully filmed documentary. Vladimir is featured twice in no small way. The videos are done in TV quality. Well...

Penny Meyer paints flat tin figures (among other things). He grayscale's the figure first. After meticulously laying down shadows and highlights, she the adds color in layer after layer of washes. We filmed her adding color to a grayscaled piece at the January 2014 SCAHMS meeting. You can watch...

Beautiful piece nicely painted.

The second part of my interview with Dennis Mitschke is posted here: http://www.flattinfigures.com/interview-with-dennis-mitschke-part-2 Dennis offers a number of suggestions on how painters can improve their skills and he explains why he prefers oil paints to other mediums.