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I think you did a wonderful job! It's absolutely gorgeous! I would only like to offer one thing, simply as food for though (yes, I did read the other thread - wow). My thought was that the metallic shine of the chainmail matched too closely to the shine of the plate armor. It would seem to...

Okay, here we go. The workbench photos are rather rough, I've been working so much with smaller scale that I'm having a hard time adjusting. lol! First, I'm translating an oil painting color recipe to pigments. I've done this in the past with good results but sometimes it can be a bit hit and...

Thanks Einon, I'm definitely willing to give it a shot. I had to chuckle tho, after posting all of the info on my brushes, I looked closer at the Dick Blick brush. In tiny letters...MADE IN JAPAN. Definitely not Escoda. But I'll try the Master series the next time I make an order. Thanks!

I think what everyone looks for is a little different depending on their style. But a good brush, if you take care of it, will last you for years. I look for one that will hold a tip and that allows the paint to go on smoothly. My brushes get relegated to different jobs. I use those art store...

Thanks Eduardo! I'll figure something out with the cloak not fitting right. But I still have a long way to go. I've got some tweaking to do on the tack but the aging of the leather is going the direction I want it to. Cheers, Karrie

Thanks gordy! Okay back to our Roaming Knight. I guess you could call this a glimpse into the future. Methinks the cloak is not going to cooperate. Oh well, I'll worry about it tomorrow. Right now I have a muscle spasming in my back - right between my shoulder blade and...

Da Vinci is on my list to try too! The Dick Blick one is the Masterstroke Finest Red Sable 3/0 and when I used it, it instantly had trouble holding a tip. In fact it's rather fuzzed out right now. I'm always very cautious about not getting paint in the ferrule and when I rinse them out, I...

I was just talking about this too...I visited my friend's blog and found a treasure-trove of info. Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig is one of the best equine sculptors the model horse hobby has. She just posted to her blog a fantastic reference list for sculpting the equine. The first page is Advanced...

Well dog gone it! Carl, do me a favor would ya? Give 'em a ring and tell them to get more US distributors. lol! Sorry but with the exchange rates the way they are right now, I'm not ordering from the UK. ;) CMON is the only distributor here that I've found thus far. hmmmm...oh well no $$...

Sorry guys but I searched for it and couldn't find it. I luv my Vallejo sable brushes but they've become hard for me to find in the US. So I'm keeping an eye out for any other extremely reasonable but solid sable brush. I dislike the W&N series 7, sorry to those of you who are fans but that...

I'm posting this here since it has to do with shipping, after all I found it looking for tracking information on a figure I ordered. I know International Air Mail simply means be thankful it's not walking. It can take 30 days to get a package sometimes. But my order is coming from Dmitri at...

I've been working like crazy today even though it feels like I don't have much to show for it. I got some work done on the knight, no photos, it was just gloves and some arms. Then I got more work done on Old Blue's tail. i should have taken another pic because the tail has white on...

I never tried airbrush, unfortunately. I've always wanted to learn but the capital outlay for even a starter set is a bit much for me right now, especially since I don't know if I could paint a barn with it. :) I have two friends who airbrush and one of these days i'm going to get over there...

Re: War Horse The Book Yeah, everyone's talking about it on my horse forums. I'm going pass on the tear jerker tho. Watching the movie about Ruffian nearly killed me. Now, if some kits come out - that will be a different story. ;) Cheers, Karrie

Thank you Ron! Yup - what he said! ;) I just uploaded a couple of pics of a blue roan I painted to my gallery if you want to get an idea. Blue Roan is the same thing except on a black coat. Thank you Derek! Don't worry! We'll have you painting roans and grullas in no time! ;) Thanks...

Blue Roan Tennessee Walking Horse

Blue Roan Tennessee Walking Horse

ETA - Updated pic for Thumbnail I'd thought I'd post something a little different but also something that folks might enjoy. This is a Classic size resin Marwari Stallion. Classic is roughly 1:24 I think...He's larger than my 90mm Templar Sergeant so about 120mm. He's sculpted by Mel...

Okay, Carl, stop right there and pull that pony back! ;) I don't know how to paint in oils but Carol Williams does and she does a bang up job on horses - it just so happens that I have her book right here. For example, she suggests a soft filbert for a mop brush. The idea of colors is to do...

Oh Carl, I just saw this. Surely you can paint the horse. I'll help! I've just been playing catch up. Didn't you have another thread on this? I'm going to see if I can find it.