posted by Peter, Baphomet

Well, I´m back from a short vacation in Budapest (Hungary). Me and my family visited this beautiful city and joined all the crazy people at the "Sziget-Festival". It was awesome and we had a lot of fun... I will be there again next year ;)

It was very interesting to visit Budapest after all this long time of absence... Everything has changed in the last 5 years... I can only suggest to have a look by yourself ;)

But this is not all why I write this little text ;) as I look into our list of followers, there are a only few persons missing till we reach the 900 ! ! ! !  I´m so proud that we will reached this number in a short time. So there will be a little present if this happens ;)

But now, here some impressions from Budapest!

posted by Raffa, Picster, Capuchin,...

Hey there!!!!

I just returned some hours ago from the absolutely stunning music festival "SonneMondSterne X5".
It was a great experience enjoying music with my friends and my girl the last days :)

Artists like The Chemical Brothers, Mr. Oizo, Moby, The Bloody Beetroots, Ricardo Villalobos, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Extrawelt, Tiefschwarz, Oliver Koletzki, Anthony Rother and many many maaaaaaany more made this long weekend more than enjoyable :)


Yeah, beside of that the new Massive Voodoo Stickers arrived :)
Basically it's a "big" sticker you can cut out and create your own sentences!

Here's a example what you can make with two stickers!
We will give them out the people on the workshops aaaaaaaand there will be other ways to get them for sure :)

We hope you like them :)

Cheers,
Raffa

Posted by Raffa, Picster, Capuchin,....

Hey everyone...

another project is growing fast at the moment, it's a 54mm Version of Inquisitor, inspired by an old John Blanche artwork...

The base is almost entirely made with custom made plaster of paris parts and the mini and little grotesque angel are sculpted with magic sculp and a new prototyle putty called Bees (new poly clay beta version). some parts like the base for the flamer and head from the angel are GW bits that have been modified a little bit.

The project is still far from being finished but i think you can maybe get a first impression :)

The sculpt before baking :)


 Some parts of the final version on the base.

As i said it's still work in progress...
Hope you like it so far :)

Cheers,
Raffa

posted by roman, jarhead, kong

The weather outside is very delightful and preparing the Painting Class is a true joy - looking forward to the weekend full of colours and prepared myself already with something to paint and demonstrate:


The little fairy is by Smartmax and will be a gift for a lovely person who indeed is a fairy when it comes to coffee. I promised her this model and i will see her next week, ayayayayyyyaaaayyyyyy!! The other model comes from Agora Miniatures and will be the model i will paint at the class as i can't do anymore of those demonettes :D

I somehow start to miss my workbench while packing after there will be a little vacation time after the upcoming class - nothing from my side during the next week ... i'll hide away and eat empty some banana tree forests.

Rock'n'Roll to you and catch yourself smiling from the heart at least once a day :)
Best Wishes and keep on happy painting!
Roman


PS: Yeaha! Frutti di Mare will be in Hannover's Painting Class :)

posted by roman, jarhead, kong


"We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them."

Buddha

posted by roman, jarhead, kong

After my Games Day Fear finally disappeared i am really looking forward to do something back on my workbench. First there will be the Painting Class in Hannover the upcoming weekend and afterwards my gf and I jump the car with friends to have some days of holidays without miniatures - after this i will kick ass at my table and the jungle will for sure be a bit more busy again - after those lazy days gone, there is so much to do and maybe also some projects to jump the plain - as i am preparing the Painting Class there is one song in my playlist that i really enjoy everytime i hear it ...



Happy Painting to you out there!
Best Wishes
Roman

posted by roman, jarhead, kong

Hey-Ho!

This little article will take the view on basing again. It is about basing with gypsum and how you can add fine little details to your base.For sure this is nothing really new or ultrafencycool - it might just bring you some inspiration.


When basing with Gypsum there are often finished products to use. For sure you can add them to your base wish and bring them in place as you like. As gypsum is a great material it helps to cut an edge somewhere, destroy here and there to create enough variety that it still is intresting for the viewers eye. For example if a column is broken there has the be a rest of the column on the ground - the part that falls down and stays on the ground is often forgotten.

Here is a little example on how i work in some detail with gypsum after i've placed the main construction of the base. First, cutting small "stone dirt":



Next it is glueing tiny parts in place. It helps to use a toothpick for picking up superglue and also for placing it:



Little details underline the whole composition and can take the viewers eye at hand to focus at the miniature itself. It still keeps things interesting and natural. Here are some more examples on how you can achieve a detail base look by using really small stuff in your composition:



While painting such detail gives you the oppourtunity to work with a more detailed light situation.
Remember that this is not only available while working with gypsum. There is a contrast called "small to big" and it works with everything you want to use, for example while working with wood pieces or tiny roots: 













I hope you enjoyed this little trip - and always remember - where something is big there has to be something small to keep harmony.

Happy Basing to you all!
Best Wishes
Roman