"I try to get some input once or twice a year by visiting classes or
having a private coaching, hence it was about time to visit Roman in Augsburg
again.
Deciding the theme for this coaching took me longer than usual.
Obviously it’s always nice to choose a bust or miniature and to paint it
under the observing eye of a great tutor like Roman. You try to leave your
comfort zone and learn something new. Afterwards you have something to remember
those days in your display cabinet.
That being said I am just beginning the transition from beginner to
intermediate level. I paint a lot, but mostly gaming miniature.
Thanks to Roman & Massive Voodoo I progressed a lot during the last
year, but in certain areas I had the feeling of standing still.
In the end I decided against a big project and instead had chosen one
main with three sub topics to touch upon without having a single project which
would combine everything.
My main theme and sometimes still my biggest problem is getting the
light right on various materials or body parts. I did choose cloaks (as an
example for fabrics), Metals and Faces.
As a preparation I did choose some miniatures where we could try on
certain parts. As well for the 32mm faces I purchased some heads from the
company hornet in order to try there.
Further I did choose some recently painted miniatures as a demonstration
of my current skills. This should give Roman a good overview and a starting
point.
As usual the communication with Roman ahead of the coaching was already
excellent.
Finally the day arrived.
It is always great coming to Augsburg and seeing Roman. We started there
with some detailed feedback about the bust and miniatures I brought with me.
Afterwards Roman explained his plan how to progress during the next two
days and this did sound really good.
We started with cloaks/cloth and Roman explained during the next hours
two painting techniques. Especially preparing the miniature with the
Grisaille-technique had helped me a lot to understand forms and light
situations. This is something I am pretty happy to add to my toolkit going
forward.
We continued with faces. Here we painted three different examples faces
in different variations/styles and as well this has laid a real solid groundwork
for me going forwad.
Finally we combined all techniques in one miniature and where working on
NMM and metal reflections on the same.
I got great feedback from Roman during those two days and I really had
the feeling I finally understood certain things (thanks to my teacher). Romans
preparation was really good(as always).
I liked especially that for every topic of the coaching Roman had an
example miniature as well, where he showed me similar solutions/progress to my
problems painted by him.
What should I say? It´s always great to have Roman as a teacher. His
talent is excellent and his explanations are really a game-changer. Highly
recommended and hope to see you next year again my friend!"
- Jörg
Yummy, yummy!
Thank you, Jörg!
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