RJ Painting

Last night i tuned into Artmaster Vision, a show run by Toby.

http://www.artmasterstudio.co.uk/index.html
http://www.artmasterstudio.co.uk/vision.html

A very enjoyable show, mainly because its always good to see how other painters work. This show featured some finishing touches on a 25mm ECW unit and some freehand on an ECW flag. Toby is a very skilled painter and has a great collection of pics on the site. My favorite have to be the Napoleonic units, really vibrant colours achieved.

Ive also found the tutorials section very helpful, especially the colours used for the basing for his models which i really like.

So i urge others to check the shows out if you have some time.

cheers
Rob

Hi all and Happy New Year! (a bit late i know...)

So ive been slack on the Blogging recently (Thanks for reminding me Trev!). I hope to remedy this i promise. What have i been working on? Ive got quite a few commissions on the table at the moment and they are taking up most of my painting time. Some are proving more challenging than i thought they would be so im having to work that bit harder.

Im still finding time to paint a few bits for myself though. I find this is important as it tends to stop the dreaded "painters block" that most hobbyists get at some point. The pic above is a GW LOTR Rohan captain. Lord of the Rings is my fav wargaming rule set and i love playing it so in thought i would start another small force, what with my dwarves being completed. Really like the LOTR miniature line, some fine sculpting by the Perry twins really keeps my interest.

Other hobby news at my end, Ive got a reall interest in 15mm minis at the moment. Im really enjoying painting them and i think the visual effect they can have on the tabletop is very rewarding. Im addicted to Peter pigs range. Im currently working on some ECW using either the WAB rules or 1644. Im also considering some WW2 USMC for pacific theatre using disposable heros ruleset.

Im expecting more pics for you soon. Please bare with me though as i have a new camera and im still working out how best to use it. Seems like half the painting hobby is getting a good pic nowadays!

cheers

Rob

Hey all,

Thought i would post up a mini i finished recently. Ive been working exclusively on comissions for the last month or so and i needed to paint something for myself as a break. Ive got a huge pile of Perry samurai and i picked this guy out. Really enjoyed working on him, i love the Samurai so its a real treat when i get a chance to paint one. The only negative is that the Perry Samurai range takes sooooooo much effort because they are so detailed! I will probably never get them all painted but i can hope!

Im still working on comissions for the next month or so and then i should have some time for some of my personal stuff. Will probably do some more for my warmachine Menoth Army i think?

cheers
Rob

Hi all,

A mini return to Africa this time. I wish i could spend more time in this awesome genre but my brush is needed elsewhere unfortunately. This explorer is from Foundry and is some of Mr Copplestones work i believe. He is a commision piece and i hope the owner will be pleased with him.

Im still working through the Artizan Kiss Kiss Bang Bang range and hope to have a few more pics before i send them off to the customer. These really are some awesome miniatures and i cant wait to see what else they come up with for them.

Other than this im working on some Warmachine bits and preparing for another commision to arrive.

Busy Busy Busy!

Rob

Hi,

Well real life is going well. A`couple of weeks into the new job and im really enjoying it. But the good thing is that it seems to be giving me more time to get some painting done - woop!

So ive had a few new comissions come in that im working on, one of which is for some Artizan Kiss Kiss Bang Bang minis - three of which you can see pictured above. Ive been wanting to work on this range for so long and it was a pleasure when i was approached to paint them.

Really enjoying working on them, some great characters in the range and im looking forward to hopefully doing some of the Copplestone sculpts also.

Cheers
Rob

Hi,

So with my new "real life" job / career comes the need for more funds so i can eat and have a roof over my head. That means i need to dip back into my "for sale" box and start ebaying. I found a load of Artizan thrilling tales minis and they will do nicely

So first up is the mini pictured above known as Mr Price. I really enjoyed painting him and its a shame i cant keep him in my own collection. I wouldnt have used him for pulp type games i think, i would have used him in my Old west games as a prospector or townsman. Artizan are really good quality sculpts and im looking forward to working on the thrilling tales minis i have, even tho i wont be keeping them.

He will be on eBay in the middle of the week along with another if i get it finished.

What else is on the table? Another warmacine mini for my Menoth force and some Musketeer Miniatures sculpts from their IWI range for a friend.

Cheers