My girls' first miniatures

[No Remorse]

My girls have been wanting me to teach them to paint for a little while now. So I took today to break out some 28mm pirate girls from Black Scorpion miniatures for them to practice on.

I was very proud of my 7 year old, who sat down for four hours concentrating on her girl. She loved painting and can't wait to do another.

The 4 yr old got a bit frustrated with it so decided her girl was going to be all red, we call her "The Crimson Lady"

 

[DEL]

Great stuff from both girls. There's actually pupils in the eyes of the first 28mm.
I know painters competing in major shows who can't do that
And we all know you can't beat a Crimson Pirate
Well done.

 

[ometz]

Your girls rock. Great way to introduce them to a hobby (which they may or may not want to pursue) and encourage their artistic aspirations. I now want to do the same with my granddaughter--but I'll have to wait a few year as she's 10 months old.

 

[mark126804]

Awesome get them started early. Plus the time you are able to spend with them, that is the priceless part. Good on you

Mark

 

[kenshin393]

Really great work all round girls. You'll be teaching your old man a thing or two soon enough. Keep at it!

 

[swralph]

Well done Girls,keep it up.

 

[Tonton]

I wish my kids had been as productive at that age. Well done.

Jeff

 

[No Remorse]

Thanks for the great reception guys, the girls are excited to get these great comments My 7 yr old is loving all the "likes" and is looking forward to posting her next mini lol

She wants to work on her girl a bit more after school today and add some highlights and shades, also she forgot she wanted to paint the lips

For anyone else trying to teach there children, I found the best advice I could give them was to think about whispering to the miniature with the brush, light touches with a very little amount of paint, soft as a stuffy. Kids are so used to pushing at a piece of paper with a crayon or marker, they are not really used to handling a brush where the paint flows off. I had to keep reminding them not to push, rather to pull the paint, and don't *** which fray the brush ends thus making it harder to control where the paint is going. All in all they did good with brush control which I think is the most important first step.

 

[ChaosCossack]

This is fantastic! Both have done well for their ages. You have made great strides in expanding our hobby in two little tapped sources... the youngsters and girls. My boy was interested for a short while when he was seven or eight. After a couple of Space Marines he/we found that he got his artistic talents (and patience) from his mother. He found he was better suited pushing a puck across the ice with a stick then pushing paint with a brush. Now 22, and his competitive hockey done I find him lurking around the paint bench asking vague but pointed questions....

As mentioned above, it's great to introduce our hobby to a new generation, but more importantly, enjoy the time you get to spend with your kids. You only get it once. Encourage them to paint if they're interested and enjoy it, as we all know, it's a hobby you can do your whole life.

This is really great to see. I look forward to seeing more work from you and your girls.

Colin

 

[ellie]

Well done so far the has a talent, I remember my daughters first figure she spent hours over it and it was a joy to watch her paint. looking forward to seeing more very soon

Ian

 

[MikeT57]

Good jobs kids!!!!...... and as mentioned above, the time you spend with them is the most important thing of all. They grow up very fast.
Before you know it the boys will be knocking at the door. Enjoy painting with them..

 

[No Remorse]

Danaan, my 7 yr old, took some more time to add a few highlights and shades, she also made a nice little base for her girl (she even painted the sea shells!). It was a great experience to see her work so hard on something and really take pride in it. She is eager to start a new one

 

[Funky50]

She'll be hooked now then..... That's really good work....Kevin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Great finish!
Her greens turned out better than my greens Time for her to open her own account and keep posting her work!

Well done Danaan!

Cheers

Colin

 

[James O'Leary]

Wow! That is incredible that your daughters are interesting in working on figures with Dad. And they are very talented painters at such a young age. Just think of what they will be able to accomplish as they gain more experience with various techniques and develop their own style. The moments you all are spending together are making the memories they will cherish forever. You must be one proud father!

My grandson got interested in figures and models a couple of years ago, has gone to model club meetings with me, has entered his work in shows (the latest being the Lone Star Figure Show) and has made some nice friends with other kids who are getting involved in the hobby. He even formed his only little club of some of his friends from school where he has taught them about figures and painting. I am very proud of him and the time we share working on figures and models is priceless.

It is very refreshing to know that there are children out there who can keep our hobby and art form alive.

Cheers,
James