Recent content by Disco58

Ahh, I see your point. Showing is one thing, explaining is quite another. I would be the first to admit when I first heard of flats, my initial reaction was, "Huh"? I've probably encountered flats at some point in my life, but never really gave them much thought; they were simply a piece of...

Those seem a bit more acceptable as art in a classic sense. I see them more as paintings as opposed to painted sculpture.

I think that maybe in the eyes of the uninitiated a price tag, particularly one with at least double digits in the dollar column, gives the piece some credence, and separates it from a dime store toy. That in turn makes the painter seem (at least somewhat) more of an artist, and less someone...

How about a cast (as in falcons) as the figures are cast pieces of art, or an ostentation (as in peafowl) since by painting figures in bright colors we strive to make them more noticeable as does the peacock.

A "kit" of modelers would be appropriate, but since miniataure figures are not always in kit form requiring assembly it wouldn't always apply.

Absolutely brilliant work!! I'm way down in the newbie ranks for painting, and I need some tips for brown leather. I use acrylics exclusively (Liquitex and Amsterdam mostly) -- what would change for colors and technique?

Andrew -- Don't know where you might be in this project, but I found a picture that might help. You'll notice there isn't a lot of face uncovered. There would be a couple triangles pink from the cold, and deeper pinkish red upswept curves from the goggles and straight lines defining the lower...

Wow, nice b-b-b-bbird! I figured the tats were dry transfers and I was going to ask where you got them, but.... How do you do that?

John -- Don't know if you've gotten your project finished yet or not, but I thought I'd throw in my pair of pennies... I'm pretty sure you guys have a Hobby Lobby or Ben Franklin Crafts there in Indianapolis. In the craft paint section look for Americana brand pearlizing medium -- $2 for a 2oz...

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1. The uniform looks a bit two dimensional. Without shadow and highlight there's no depth. If the greens and tans were a bit brighter to start with, then given a brown wash, you would more or less end up with the muted tones you have here but have the shadows along with the medium range. Then...

Again, some of the same issues with the paratrooper (glossy clothes, eyes) 1. The uniform colors look good. The darker green here on his sleeves is closer to what the paratrooper needs (with a touch more gray, and this green as a drybrush) 2. The pouches look good. The color seems right, and...

These are my immediate gut impressions -- 1. The green of his coat seems a bit bright. To the best of my knowledge, the German uniforms were a darker gray/green. For future reference, I think this shade would work for US uniforms. The pants also seem a bit too blue, but that could be the...

Oh nooooooo... in a way a bit funny )ironically of course). Our former club President has recently moved to Michigan, and MTS is/was about his favorite I think--he talked about it enough.

Is there anyone here that does large (200+mm) figures? I haven't seen any pictures posted, so it made me wonder. I've never really found an interest in the "miniatures" because they seem to be predominantly military/historical. I'd rather do sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc. Then of course there...