Review: Private Coaching with Mark

by Roman aka jar

 Hey Jungle,

another private coaching review dropping in.
Really need to catch up with many. I spent much more time in the studio with painting and teaching compared to the time I sit in front of the computer, which is good and healthy.

Mark visited me from the UK for his two day coaching and we shared two beautiful days together with a steep learning curve and great chats. Thank you, Mark and Family :)





This is what Mark says:


"While having a family trip to Augsburg I managed to get a 2 day private tuition with Roman Lappat.

This was a marvellous opportunity for me to slay my dreaded Nemesis the Skin Tones.  I went with some of my previous attempts at skin tones, and other models etc so Roman could see where my painting level was currently at, and to let Roman adjust the training to suit my current skill level and comfort zone.

The 1st thing is the way that Roman puts you at ease as in treat his studio as your studio for the time of the tuition.  But it is mind blowing the amount of cool stuff he has created and not just that many other artist for other inspiration etc.

Roman then go through and finalises the goal we were trying to aim for.  Class started with some basics like colour theory paint mixing etc which really helps you settle into the teacher student roles.  You then go away and duplicate his lesson by your self and as the lessons progress they push your understanding of the process and what can be done with a few techniques and a growing amount of confidence and control that you learn on the 1st day and the test piece.

On the 2nd day I was let loose on my project piece with roman in the background more to give support and answer any questions that may arise and help you solve any mistakes by making you think of day 1 lessons and use your newly acquired knowledge.

All in all my skin painting went from a 2/3 to at least a 7/8 as I still have a lot of practicing to streamline and solidify my new skill that are in my Tool Box.  If you ever need help on a technique or process then hand on heart I would recommend Roman hands down because his teaching style is exactly a match for my learning style.

I am already thinking about more lesson in the future with Roman as I already know I will come out a better, more skilled and confident person.

Roman also set me on a better road map for all my projects and how to handle them.

Thanks again Roman for the great time

 Mark"




Keep on happy painting, Mark!

I am looking forward to see you in the UK for some more lessons and great chats!

Best Wishes,
Roman

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Fully booked with Private Coaching lessons until Jue 2023. Unfortanetely I can not plan new dates yet, as I plan to see group workshops return in full force in 2023. More plans will be available in early Spring 2023. Until then: If you are interested in updates on workshop news, sign up for my newsletter:
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FM: Baldur, the Adventurer, 28mm

by Roman aka jar

 Aloa Jungle,

Let there be light!
Baldur, the Adventurer by @miniatures.of.madness

A true joy to paint for explanation purposes during my last two day private coaching with Lutz.
More about it soon! Enjoy!













Miniature is for sale via my cataloge,
feel invited to check back with all necessary information on how to make this miniature part of your collection: My Miniature Art Cataloge

Keep on happy painting!
Best Wishes,
Roman

NEWS: #mvorctober is over!

by Roman aka jar



News: Workshops in the UK for 2023!

by Roman aka jar

Hey Jungle,

I will be teaching in the UK:
Two workshops are available next year in May/June 2023.

Check back with the information on the banners and sign up! Seats are limited and go fast!

Thanks to @journeyman_miniatures and @risingapeminis for their massive help in organisation.






Upcoming workshops in Germany will be announced in the next four weeks.

There is no waiting list, when it goes live on my homepge www.romanlappat.com you can sign up and get a confirmation of your ennrollment. Stay tuned and sign up for my newsletter where you recieve first hand news on this:
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Keep on happy painting!
See you soon!

Roman


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SBS: Edward - The BloodThief Gnome

by Daniele "Found" Trovato




SBS: Edward, The BloodThief Gnome





Good morning artists!!

I am writing you a short tutorial on how I sculpted this mega bat.

I apologize if I have not written in recent months, but fortunately, I have a lot of work and I have very little time to write blog articles


You'are about to read is a step by step of a personal project :-)

Indeed a very different project, compared to my previous work.

The sculpture and the step by step of a very particular piece: a Gnome Bloodthief.

It's a very complicated sculpture that took me a lot of time, but it's worth discover the work in progress because I'm sure it will be helpful to many aspiring sculptors and painters :-) :-)


Usually, when I  sculpt something from a concept, I print it in real size, just to have a real time feedback while sculpting.


Reference for sculpting


Always before put my hand in work I'm going on Internet finding some useful references.






The Idea


This concept was an idea by me and was drawn by a talented artist and friend  









I create some balls of Super Sculpey Original (very soft clay) and linked with some solid metal wire.



I created a basic cylinder of clay and baked it, just to have a real size piece of stand for the bat.





To smooth before turpentine I use a Loop tool made by myself.
I used a little hacksaw.
I heated the blade with a lighter then I bent the blade and I placed it on old brush with some Milliput.
It is very useful because the blade has small teeth, which are perfect for sanding the surface


I polished with some turpentine (but this is just a trantum mine :-)  Lol )







As a joke I created something similar final texture (but this isn't the definitive piece, of course) I need it just to have a reference for sculpting the bat.












Ok, I' just joking. After that I decided to change the column because it seemed too detailed and not very balanced with all the composition, so I decided to remove and do it again





I started posing the mega bat.
Initially I used pieces of wire which allowed me to keep the sculpture stable.

I started placing the first masses.






The column was then replaced with a less detailed one.

Too many details are not good.

The piece was already full of very complex elements, increasing the number of details would have weighed down the composition and made the sculpture too "loaded"

To attach the bat to the column, I made small holes with the Dremel and used glue to hold the bat firmly.

The rear wire has always remained attached to a wooden base throughout the sculpting process.
It was then cut after the more than 25 times baking I performed.







Wire is used to maintain the sculpture stable and firm








I sculpted the little gnome separately, baked, then put on the bat





just imagine the amount of time to sculpt all this :-) LOL

Final Result


I am particularly happy with the final result.
It took about 18 months of work, but not continuously working on it




 Limited Edition 

Edward The BloodThief Gnome

designed and sculpted 
by Daniele "Found" Trovato


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THANK YOU ALL :-)

Link and resources:


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