Mike Vella
PlanetFigure Supporter
Hi all,
Though I registered with this site more than a year ago, I am just realising that I never properly introduced myself.
I’ve loved this hobby since the seventies and saw it grow from a handful of manufacturers producing clunky figures to today’s vast gamma of exquisite sculpts. Started with enamels, switched to oils, and now firmly planted in the acrylic camp. Painting figures has always intertwined with wargaming, my other passion so a lot of my time was split between the two hobbies. Add to that a long hiatus in my thirties and forties and now I realise that I don't have that much to show for all my painting years. So lately I have started painting in earnest again hoping to make up for the lost time.
I am entirely self taught and a lot of thanks must go to all the Youtubers and internet forum posters (including PF) out there who take the time and trouble to share their secrets and techniques with others to create a great learning tool. Without their input I would not have been as confident with acrylics as I am beginning to feel now. And there is still so much to learn……..!
Looking forward to the future with like minded people at PF, hoping to promote further this wonderful hobby of ours
Mike
Though I registered with this site more than a year ago, I am just realising that I never properly introduced myself.
I’ve loved this hobby since the seventies and saw it grow from a handful of manufacturers producing clunky figures to today’s vast gamma of exquisite sculpts. Started with enamels, switched to oils, and now firmly planted in the acrylic camp. Painting figures has always intertwined with wargaming, my other passion so a lot of my time was split between the two hobbies. Add to that a long hiatus in my thirties and forties and now I realise that I don't have that much to show for all my painting years. So lately I have started painting in earnest again hoping to make up for the lost time.
I am entirely self taught and a lot of thanks must go to all the Youtubers and internet forum posters (including PF) out there who take the time and trouble to share their secrets and techniques with others to create a great learning tool. Without their input I would not have been as confident with acrylics as I am beginning to feel now. And there is still so much to learn……..!
Looking forward to the future with like minded people at PF, hoping to promote further this wonderful hobby of ours
Mike
