Greetings,
I very rarely make comments other than to comment about someones work or project they are working on. Because of being a planetfigure staff and monitoring every posting made in the planetfigure, I leave the Politics to gordy. We are in contact daily by msn messenger and quite often discuss one area or another behind the scenes so to speak, about the planet. And what it needs to be the place it has grown to and become. I am very protective of the planet and its members and what we stand for…….everything figure…….
Many of you don’t remember the fads that have come and gone over the years. How everyone rushed to “Paint In Oils†and everyone pressured me to “Switch to the Tubeâ€. Then came the fad and everyone switched to acrylics! It was and still is my choice, as it is in every aspect of this hobby. I was painting figures in all acrylics and taking home golds back in 1981, long before the new acrylics came on the market. I have read hundreds of new and revelutionary techniques that have come into this hobby in the 32 years I have been doing this. I take a little from this and a little from that……and guess what?……It all combines and my style is born and created. I use acrylics……..I use oils…….I use enamels……I use water colors………I use colored pencils……..and if crayons would help me achieve a desired effect………I would use them too! Why do people think that there is “Only One Way†that you can paint military Miniatures. If we have 200 members that actively paint………then we have 200 different styles and techniques as well. A couple of months before planet figure was born, Lou Masses told me of a way to paint Lace. I tried it and like it better than my old way and now have adopted this technique for myself.
Along comes a member who has shown us his super ability to paint figures of all kinds. Historical, fantasy, garage kits and figures I have never seen. I like and admire most of his work and some I don'’ care for. This is my right as an individual person. I await his book to also capture part of what he is doing and involve it into “my styleâ€. If I gain only one thing from reading it, then it has been worth the price to pay. A lot of you don’t remember Henri Lions and a book he published years ago called “My Wayâ€. It was Henri’s way of painting which I still have and refer to as I will Alex’s book when it comes out. After I read Alex’s book, it will go on the shelf with Henri’s book and Bob Knee’s book, Shep Payne’s book, and Stan Catchpools book too. For I take my technique from all of them and they are my references. Am I going to dump all my paints and books after Alex’s book comes out. No……neither will you.
Last but not least we have here on pf, a unique forum that can not be compared to anywhere in the world. Can you find the diversity of content, examples of work by our own members, in other forums. I am active in 9 forums in 4 languages and this is the only forum that has “Everything Figureâ€. We have many different languages to offer our members so that they can be comfortable reading the articles that we write, ……..our postings are those articles.
guy
