Wrong site???

[catdancerLV]

As a new member; I have viewed a major portion of this site and find it excellent but do wonder if I am in the (wrong site...for what I model and figures that I paint). Most of what I have viewed deals with modern era military, historical military, busts and figures of 54mm or larger.

I work is the realm of fantasy (25mm to 32mm) figures and vignettes and did not see too much of this in my reviewing this site...So my question to members is..." Am I in the wrong site for the area(s) that I work in and am interested in "?

 

[Barke02]

Hiya,

There's loads of fantasy pieces on here, and lots of scultors and painters move easily between genres.

Like most people I belong to several forums (although Planet is by far the best!).

For just fantasy minis you might be interested in:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/

Cheers,
Jon.

 

[catdancerLV]

Hiya,

There's loads of fantasy pieces on here, and lots of scultors and painters move easily between genres.

Like most people I belong to several forums (although Planet is by far the best!).

For just fantasy minis you might be interested in:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/

Cheers,
Jon.

Thank you for your reply (Barke02)...I am already a member of both (coolminiornot & reaper inspiration gallery). In joining this site; I was just trying to expand my possible friends/contacts in the miniature figure(s) area.

I am a retired senior citizen who appreciates new friends/contacts in the area of collecting/painting miniature fantasy figures of the smaller scale (25mm to 32mm).

 

[theBaron]

Hi, catdancer, you're certainly welcome here, and as Jon noted, there are other painters of fantasy subjects, though it might look at first glance like a site devoted to Napoleonic subjects Have a look at my gallery--I paint toy soldiers. But whatever our favorite subjects might be, this is the best place for sharing tips and techniques on painting. Welcome to the Planet!

Prost!
Brad

 

[housecarl]

Hope you find something of interest.
Have a long and pleasant stay.

 

[catdancerLV]

Hi, catdancer, you're certainly welcome here, and as Jon noted, there are other painters of fantasy subjects, though it might look at first glance like a site devoted to Napoleonic subjects Have a look at my gallery--I paint toy soldiers. But whatever our favorite subjects might be, this is the best place for sharing tips and techniques on painting. Welcome to the Planet!

Prost!
Brad

Hi Baron; thank you for your welcome message. I checked out your " toy soldiers "...extremely nice! I have checked out a number of other member gallery files and have yet to find a single one who does small scale fantasy miniature figures. I am still looking but as I stated prior; all I am finding is modern era and historical military, Napoleonic and busts...of the few fantasy that I have found...all have been of the larger scale (54mm and larger)...I love the larger figures (amazons & female warriors, etc.) but I do not paint them (I do not have an airbrush...have never had/used one) and to paint larger figures (body/flesh) with a brush is a horror story.

 

[John Bowery]

Welcome,
Their are a couple of guys that do the smaller mini's but I do not remember their names. Maybe somebody will chime in.

Try this link
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/goblin-gas-blowers-no2-night-ops.58818/

http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/joker-32-mm.58689/

Cheers
John

 

[ChaosCossack]

Welcome
The members of this site cover the full spectrum of the figure hobby. You are right that the lion's share tends towards larger historicals but you do come across some Warhammer and WH40k (I have a few in albums on my profile page) as well as 28mm historical gaming figs done as singles or dios. You'll see tons of larger scale fantasy and sci-fi, originals and kits (I just did a 54mm Space Marine, on page 2 of vBench I think).

I mainly do Napoleonics but will take a shot at any era if the fig catches my eye, but bottom line is no matter what the subject is, the techniques will work the same. There are some really talented painters and sculptors on this site who are happy to share their knowledge and experience. Since joining this site less than 2 years ago, I've learned more than I did on my own for the years before.

No matter what your subject interests are, I believe you can always take something away from this site just by observing others work and posting your own in turn. I look forward to seeing your work posted and hope you enjoy your travels through the "Planet"

Cheers

Colin

 

[loosehead]

Hi Catdancer
Mate maybe try this site as well I go for inspiration and some jaw dropping work.................
www.puttyandpaint.com
Regards
Chris

 

[Helm]

It's our old eyes I can barely see 28mm
Steve

 

[catdancerLV]

Welcome
The members of this site cover the full spectrum of the figure hobby. You are right that the lion's share tends towards larger historicals but you do come across some Warhammer and WH40k (I have a few in albums on my profile page) as well as 28mm historical gaming figs done as singles or dios. You'll see tons of larger scale fantasy and sci-fi, originals and kits (I just did a 54mm Space Marine, on page 2 of vBench I think).

I mainly do Napoleonics but will take a shot at any era if the fig catches my eye, but bottom line is no matter what the subject is, the techniques will work the same. There are some really talented painters and sculptors on this site who are happy to share their knowledge and experience. Since joining this site less than 2 years ago, I've learned more than I did on my own for the years before.

No matter what your subject interests are, I believe you can always take something away from this site just by observing others work and posting your own in turn. I look forward to seeing your work posted and hope you enjoy your travels through the "Planet"

Cheers

Colin

I thank you for your welcome words & greetings...so far I have completely enjoyed my tour/visits to the varied areas of this site...from what I have seen...most everyone on this site is a professional and/or master figure painter and I feel that I would completely embarrass myself by posting my poor quality and inferior miniature painting executions on a site such as this with the superior quality of work demonstrated by every member I have viewed...Also, I am what you might call a complete computer " idiot "...I do not know how to post photos/images to this site...I don't know how to link, cut & paste or any other such computer operations.

 

[catdancerLV]

It's our old eyes I can barely see 28mm
Steve

I know what you mean Helm! At my age...the eyes are not what they were 20 years ago and the hands are nowhere as steady...but I still " bumble along " with my (25mm to 32mm) little metal figures doing the best that I can. As I said in a prior posting...I love the large fantasy figures, but without an airbrush (which I do not have and have never used for any of my work)...painting female flesh (on large figures) with a brush is a horror story.

 

[Mirofsoft]

Hello

No you are not at the wrong place
we like all good figures, all genre even if we have our preferences
Painting flesh : try this on 54mm and above
paint first flesh tone with matt enamel like Humbrol
then, when dry, cover with a thick brush, with Dark Umber OIL
then wipe directly with a sponge .. you have now all the highligts and dark place where you are going to work on
witha round brush ( not pointed but flat ) begin on the darkest place withiut adding any colour and blush it in ( see when a lady is putting blush, weel it's the same idea add a tiny tiny bit of brown in those recesses and blush again, and again
on the highlited places, add white and blush it in, and again, and again, and again .....
After many blush on blush you will have a good result, something like ( this one is 150mm Verlinden )

There are as many way to paint flesh, as they are painters, this is my way .
Best

 

[DEL]

I thank you for your welcome words & greetings...so far I have completely enjoyed my tour/visits to the varied areas of this site...from what I have seen...most everyone on this site is a professional and/or master figure painter and I feel that I would completely embarrass myself by posting my poor quality and inferior miniature painting executions on a site such as this with the superior quality of work demonstrated by every member I have viewed...Also, I am what you might call a complete computer " idiot "...I do not know how to post photos/images to this site...I don't know how to link, cut & paste or any other such computer operations.

What you see in the V Bench and Galleries is the results of advice and support from the members and you should see some amazing progressions from early work to where a painter is now. As to being a complete computer idiot, there's plenty of us here. Given your area of interest you might want to check this out http://www.planetfigure.com/members/harrytheheid.6183/ Check his WIP V Bench.
Harry Anderson links historical figures with fantasy figures and produces the most spectacular diaramas.

 

[Helm]

I am in no way either professional or master or even close to that standard but I have improved no end thanks to much advice and guidance from people who are at that standard, there is no need to be embarrassed to post your work if you don't then how will you improve? I've had work of mine shredded by people on here BUT they have in the main all been valid and useful comments and usually are followed with advice on how to put it right. as to posting images just use the upload file button provided you know where they are stored it can be uploaded straight onto the post Good luck and get your work on here
Steve

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Cat! .. it depends!.. . if,.. 'War gaming', (War-Hammer, etc.) is your thing, and want to talk about that aspect! and individual characters, then yes! you are on the wrong site! .... However, if it is purely to do with 'Painting figures', regardless of the scale, then you are on the right site!. .. Although, as you have already guessed, their are far less enthusiasts on here for your particular subject matter and scale, than the sites you are currently involved with. ...

Regards,

Mark

 

[catdancerLV]

I am in no way either professional or master or even close to that standard but I have improved no end thanks to much advice and guidance from people who are at that standard, there is no need to be embarrassed to post your work if you don't then how will you improve? I've had work of mine shredded by people on here BUT they have in the main all been valid and useful comments and usually are followed with advice on how to put it right. as to posting images just use the upload file button provided you know where they are stored it can be uploaded straight onto the post Good luck and get your work on here
Steve

Thanks for the words of encouragement Helm!...If I want to post some figures/photos; exactly how do I go about it? Do I post them here or on the gallery section/forum? How do I post multi photos (varied views of the same subject or single views of varied subjects)? If I post them here; what title/thread heading do I post them under?...I am sorry for all the questions...until I learn what I am doing or how to do it...I am completely in the dark...Thank you for your time in this matter...catdancerLV (Paul).

 

[theBaron]

Wendy Rafalski paints fantasy miniatures. Here's her vBench page here on the Planet:

http://www.planetfigure.com/members/wendy.3347/#vbench

She's a gold medalist, and also paints for William Britain.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Helm]

I would post them in http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/vbench-works-in-progress.35/ and as I said use the file upload button at the middle bottom right, as for title that's entirely up to you some give details others just a general heading I usually give mine a quote or similar related to the subject matter this my v bench for instance http://www.planetfigure.com/members/helm.7456/ just click on the Vbench tab, if you want to see anybody else s just bring up their profile and browse it in the same way
Steve

 

[theBaron]

...If I want to post some figures/photos; exactly how do I go about it? Do I post them here or on the gallery section/forum? How do I post multi photos (varied views of the same subject or single views of varied subjects)? If I post them here; what title/thread heading do I post them under?...

Hi, Paul, I might be able to help with some of your questions.

For posting images, there are two choices--upload the images to the forum, or use one of the various hosting websites that allow you to upload image files and then link those images to pages elsewhere in the 'Net. I've done both. I use Photobucket as a host to store my photo files, and from Photobucket, I get "image tags", strings of characters that identify the photo as a page on an Internet site, and that other websites use by using the string to find and retrieve and display the image.

Here's an example, from my toy soldier collection:



If you click Quote to respond to this post, you'll see the image tag I'm talking about, set off with "img", which the forum's page code reads to retrieve the image.

In our personal galleries, we have to upload the images that we have stored locally on our various devices.

What's the difference between the two methods? Well, most websites that allow you to upload and attach files have file size restrictions, and in the case of images, they often have restrictions on the dimensions of the image as well (height x width). Webmasters use these restrictions, to help manage their own file storage limits. I found it easier to store my files on a website and use links to show my images in forum posts, because that generates no cost in file storage. Then I don't have to worry about resolving the differences in file size restrictions across all the forums I belong to. However, I did start saving my files in a standard size that passes most of the file size restrictions I encounter.

I hope I haven't made this too basic an explanation for you, and conversely, I hope it wasn't too technical. I don't know what your background is, but I work in IT, and I have worked as a trainer (as well as a high school teacher), so I try to make the info fit the audience.

Hope that helps, prost!
Brad