posted by roman, jarhead, kong

posted by roman, jarhead, kong

Aloa,

this weekend we are pretty busy by having our studio open for public. There is an event in Augsburg at the place we got our studio called "open studios" where all the different artists there show their place they work and introduce their work to the visitors.

Yesterday was the first day and it was already quite nice. Today there are a lot more visitors expected and we are corious what this day will bring. Maybe see you there?


Additional I am soon finishing the Painting Class Review from the Vienna.
I am sorry this takes me a bit longer than usual, but these days are truely hectic.



I am still without mobile, since 6 days, soon I will have it back but what I can say is that I enjoyed the last days with knowing it just can't ring because the battery is empty :D

Read you soon and do some bananalicous Happy Painting once in a while :)
Best Wishes
Roman

posted by roman, jarhead, kong


This time epic gracias goes out to Battlefield-Berlin for surprising the jungle with BIG TIME support for the random prize pool, thanks to Berlin.

Don't miss to check the update for the random prize pool AND another Special Prize Announcement!!!!!!
By now - I mean - honestly if you are not working on your projects for this contest already I am sure the next updates will bring you to your table.

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Posted by Raffaele "Picster" Picca

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I hope we are not annoying you with campaign news. We post a lot more updates on facebook but we try to keep the amount of "Campaign News" to a minimum on the blog... This place should still be all about miniature painting :)

But anyway... THANKS everyone, thanks, thanks, thanks, for that MASSIVE support!


We already reached $16.000 with out Artbook Campaign on Indiegogo.
That means for $35 (around 27,- € or 22,- GBP) you'll get:

● Figure Art - An Artbook (Check out the preview here)
Din A4 100 pages hardcover book full of minis! Oh and it's signed by Roman and Raffa.

● Documentary Book (Check out the preview here)
Din A5 80 pages softcover book full of tutorials, work in progress photos with explanations and the step by step of "Untold Honor" - Slayer Sword winner of the german Golden Demon 2012.
Will be upgraded to Din A4 once we reach 20.000 :)

● A big set of Massive Voodoo stickers! Check them out here and here!

● Shipping included!

Be sure not to miss this great deal, the Artbook will be not so easy to get after the campaign and you won't get it for this cheap price... oh and the Documentary Book will not be sold online anywhere!

Thanks so far for the great responses and support, we already achieved something very big together, now let's crank it up for the last 21 days :)

Best wishes,
Raffa

posted by roman, jarhead, kong

Aloa Brushfolks,

this time I want to show another project finsihed.
It is about 2 Infinity Soldiers holding out their last stance somewhere deep in destroyed jungle village.
It was a lot of fun finishing these both up. In fact I am truely happy to finish some stuff these days, as I started so many projects due painting classes. So it is truely a feeling of freedom getting something done finally.



I hope you like them!
I used a very special NEW product by Juweela - true small scale sandbags, which will be available soon at
Secret Weapons and PK-Pro.


If you are interested in Jungle Warfare I or Jungle Warfare II - check those links!
If you are interested in how to achieve a jungle athomsphere on your project check the following article:

posted by roman, jarhead, kong

Posted by Raffaele "Picster" Picca

Hey everyone,

today I want to show you my entry for the Merrell contest over at Deviantart (a shoe company). The task was to capture a fall memory inside a shoebox. Somehow I found that contest a very nice idea and so I took part! You can also check out my project on Deviantart.



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When I was younger my dad always wanted to take me with him to go on hikes through the southern germanys forests. Back then most of the time I wasn't very motivated to come with him. I had my C64 at home and playing games with friends was much more attractive than walking through the forests with my dad. You know how kids are...

But one day we we're on a hike. It was a warm autumn day, almost no wind blowing so it was very nice to walk.
I still remember the strong colors of the leaves and as our hike was almost over my dad showed my a sunset I will never forget. It was on a small ledge, birds we're flying through clouds and the sun was shining onto the forests in front of us. It was so amazing, all those colorful trees and leaves, and the smile on my dads face.

It must have been one of the best sunsets I've ever experienced!
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Phew, I finally finished this project. When I saw the contest I began thinking about taking part and what memory would be suitable. After some time I remeber the hikes with my dad and this special hike.

I started sculpting the two figures out of Super Sculpey and I really have to say I had a hard time getting used to the scale. Normally my projects are in a much smaller scale and additionally to that I had to hold myself back at the detail and the time I invested in the project.
The figures are both far from what a miniature painter is used to and they are both pretty big (the box is 35cm x 25cm x 15cm, so dad is around 10cm high).

The "base" was a very fast job (for this size), my most important task was to capture the mood and so I concentrated on the play of light and shadow. The shadows of the trees, stones and son&dad are airbrushed, so I really got the mood of the light coming from the front.

I also painted a very harsh "rim light" on both figures to intensify the effect of the sunset.

So, I hope you like this project, even when it's not a 100% usual miniature painting! :)

And If you're interested, tell me in the comments and I'll post a step by step of the project as I took many photos!

Best wishes,
Raffa