In the trenches we live. In the trenches we die. Krieg Guardsmen common saying. The Krieg are a bleak lot. This bust has been floating around forever and a friend printed one out for me to have a crack at. Even though I’ve painted a few, Bust painting still feels very new to me. The…
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What are the must-have colours you need to create your art? Every artist has go-to colours. Those slippery eels manage to worm their way onto your palette no matter the project. I’ve been especially aware of my own shifting proclivities developing miniature painting courses over the years. Like your favourite movie or colour, my ‘top…
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Weclome to the REally Useful Videos collection! Here you can find focussed, shorter tutorials on a single subject. Do you want a quick Red Leather recipe without wading throug a Horus Masterclass? A quick and effective way to paint cloaks with nothing but a brush? Then look no further. You get access to the entire…
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A solider stares out over the edge of the world. The trees sway in the cold winter wind. This is his last campaign, for good or ill, his youth has been spent in the pursuit of glory. It has led him here standing over the divide between barbarism and Civilisation. The trees sway again. He…
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. Marcus Annaeus Seneca Winter marches alongside the barbarians, step by step in rhythm with their drums. This last frontier is what separates civilization from anarchy. This bloody earth that has seen so many sons of Rome meet their end. He is tired. 10 years service has…
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As miniature artists, we have a limited involvement when choosing our subject. I’ve re-written that sentence about 5 times in an attempt to encapsulate all the caveats that need to be addressed. We choose the subject upon purchase. We have the freedom to modify the sculpt. We can resculpt, cut, alter it to our heart’s…
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Sculpted by the legendary Greeny ‘Ahn’ this bust has terrified me for nearly 2 years. It’s something that I felt like I had to build a new skill set for, more so than any other previous bust I have painted. My love for early Mongol culture was sparked by the excellent podcast series by Hardcore…
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We have a special OSL masterclass for you applied to a bust. Enjoy! You can find further bust painting tutorials here And further OSL tutorials here WATCH THE SEMINAR HERE
This module breaks the fear many painters have when approaching larger scales. Busts are the ultimate challenge for the miniature painter. It gives us the canvass to develop a character, investing a part of our soul in our work. From textures to creating tone the bust painting course pushes us as painters. Subscribe to online…
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