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Hi all! Hello Simon!I'm sorry for the delayed reply,I've been busy :). Well,I like the way you're thinking about mixing colors,but you shouldn't start like this.Imagine and prepare the real life color the shirt is supposed to be.This is not to be your basic color,but one...

Hello guyz! Thanks a lot for all your replies! -Majnum:I'll have to check Liquitex colors,it's the first time I hear about them,and dead matt small-granulated paints is what I keep searching for since Ral Partha gone out of bussiness and run out of its great paints(if...

Hi all! I have a problem with Flat Black AC26 by Andrea Colors.I recently tried these paints and I felt very satisfied,since they are the most matt paints I've ever painted with!But,when I used the Flat Black I found out it was glossy!I read again the label,to avoid the case...

Hi all! Tim,your work looks great,very clean and carefully painted!If I'm not mistaken,these trousers look slightly glossy,right?Well,they shouldn't ;).If you want my advice don't use any matt varnish this time,but try next time to work your paint a way it doesn't get glossy :)...

Hi all! You've done a very careful work!I like the colors you've chosen!I also like the way you're thinking:changing small details on the figure to make it look more realistic!Nice work on the trousers,too,although they are badly sculpted on this figure! Some notes...

Hi there! Great work!He looks more like an Arabian warrior than a Turk.I like the scale and everything about your sculpting,except maybe the bow,the quiver and the arrows.This is something that most sculptors(if not all of them!)do wrong!This is a composite bow,used by all of the...

Hi there! Seems we have the same taste!LaTorre is my favorite and the subjects you've mentioned are some of the coolest!Well,LaTorre's Viking is the best choise:small areas with flesh,simple tunic and trousers(sinlge-colored...),large enough metal areas,a GREAT figure!What may be a...

Hi there! Thano,bravo once again!This one looks great!I cannot clearly see what you have added,but everything on the figure looks perfect,so whatever you have added should be perfect! Continue the work on this one!I really want to see it finished...

Hi all! Thano,bravo my friend!The face is beautiful and has the sight of a man with experience in battle! What I don't like is the left hand and the shoulders(thin shoulders and big hand),but no big deal!Still looks cool! Bravo Thano...

Hi all! Of course to see old friends and meet new ones,check the figures in real(it's far different by photos...)ask,learn and answer about new techniques,watch seminars...Metals are very important,too!I do not agree with my mate Xenofon(geia xara patrida!),I don't compete with...

Hi there! Indeed a very beautiful and carefully painted piece!Looks matt enough and clean!This kind of highlighting(which is usual when using acrylics...)with oils?Very interesting!Next time try to blend your colors a little more and you'll get perfect! Oh,something...

Hi there! On the first "crime":I agree with Matt.This is not possible in 3 dimensions!We may treat the figure as a 2 D painting sometimes to give the effect of different surfaces(like woolen clothes,silk,scars etc.),but we should not forget a figure is a 3 D object.If you finaly decide to...

Hi all! Jim,excellent review man!When I first saw this figure on Pegaso's website,I thought it was not actually a Historical miniature.It looks more like a micrography out of a painting or a statue.It really is beautiful and clean,very detailed and smooth!What i don't like is that this...

Hi there! Congradulations for your figure,it looks really nice!Judging from the colors you've chosen I understand you like effects:unshaved face,redish face,brownish tone of white for the tunic!I think the problem is not in the contrast.You've chosen very dark basic colors and you...

Hi all! Guyz,I'm so happy you like my idea so far!Let's discuss it more,so to organize it the best! Craig,thanks a lot for the link!I had in mind something between this and the article about painting with acrylics by Mario Fuentes on Vallejo's website.The difference is...

Hi there! Jim,you're right!My idea is not clear enough.I mean we could let a member who is very good at a technique describe to us on a topic how exactly he does it.For example Marijin could describe how to paint dust on the clothes of a figure.In details,with pictures etc. I...

Hi all! I have an idea and I was going to forward this topic as an email to the manager(s) of the forum,but,first,I don't know who the manager is(bad relationship with technology :( ),and,second,I wanted to know what the rest of the members think about it: How about...

Hi there! Talino,I think I guess the problem you face:the color looks too thick and liquid when applying shadows and you afraid that,during the blending process it will too easily blend to the highlight and give a poor variety of medial color tones,is that right? At least...

Hi there! Could someone explain to me the difference between brass and bronze?In Greek translation it's the same metal in different words... Anyway,I believe the different colors are result of oxidation.I have some used millitary machine gun bullets as an...

Hi all! Mariano!Your work is excellent,and note that I'm a strict judge ;)!!!Also note that I hate Napoleontic subjects! I don't know weather Mariano has used resin or Duro,but I think that's not the point.We've seen a lot of pieces that were made from different clays.I haven't...