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March 14, 2011
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The 2011 MFCA SHOW
North America's longest running miniature show
Miniature Figure Collectors of America Show
Friday, April 29 - Saturday, April 30, 2011.
Awesome new tool!
If you hear a voice within you say
"you cannot paint,"
then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
Vincent Van Gogh
A painting is finished when the artist says it is finished
- Rembrandt
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
-- J R R Tolkien
I cannot now change my style, which I acquired, as you can imagine, by dint of labour.
- Henri Rousseau
Just to paint is great fun. The colours are lovely to look at and delicious to squeeze out. Matching them, however crudely, with what you see is fascinating and absolutely absorbing.
- Winston Churchill
It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.
- Henri Matisse
Rules of Painting
"See the great in the small" and "see the small in the perspective of the great"
"Among those who study painting, some strive for an elaborate effect and others prefer the simple. Neither complexity in itself nor simplicity is enough.
Some aim to be deft, others to be laboriously careful. Neither dexterity nor conscientiousness is enough.
Some set great value on method, while others pride themselves on dispensing with method. To be without method is deplorable, but to depend entirely on method is worse.
You must learn first to observe the rules faithfully; afterwards, modify them according to your intelligence and capacity. The end of all method is to seem to have no method."
Lu Ch'ai(Wang Kai), Master of Ch'ing Tsai T'ang, XVII-century
"You don't play with art..."
Putting a figure on a display base gives an enthusiast/judge a chance to easily pick it up and appreciate/examine it, without fear of scuffing-up the paint or breaking something.
One of North America's premier figure shows (click on photos)
Chicago Show
Home of the "International Judging Criteria" and the "Open System" articles.
...a condition suffered by miniaturists:
Figmentia
Theory behind the brush
Painting in Neutrals
An introduction to complimentary shading
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Hiatus over, or so it seems, regular updates to follow
Historical Miniatures - errr....
Historical Mini's ...and a dab of fantasy
SIZE MATTERS ....nah, but historical accuracy and a "sense of realism" does!
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Thanks for sharing an enthusiasm!
Tom Meir's 1/48th scale French and Indian War figures. Excellent sculpts. Now, the task at hand is to remove the mould line without buggering up all the fine details
Converted/refined 40mm Doug Miller German Peasant's War Knight. A few details remain, hand, lance, bridle. A "historical" miniature should be historically accurate.
Chillaxin'
My painting que
28mm Perry Crusader, Hecker & Goros 1/48th Vikings, 28mm GW LotR Barrow-Wight, 40mm Doug Miller Mtd 1540's German "Peasant" Knight(l-r)
28mm 1st Crusaders
28mm Lord of the Rings - Lord Celeborn and Barrow-wight...
40mm Anglo Raiders...
Fresh paint amongst others - January 2011
Frankenstein in acrylics, monk in oils. Oils seem so much more easier to my brush. Not saying one is better than the other, as I apply an acrylic basecoat under all my oils.
My steps...
My Citadel Picture Catalogue of pre-slotta historicals, circa 1979-84
Citadel Dark Age Range>
Citadel Medieval Range
Painted metal
Huge Pic
1982 Citadel 28mm Evil Cleric with a 2011 paint job.
Painting metal
Jeanne d'arc
A new palette...
I enjoyed mixing paint last night, here's hoping the opportunity returns on a more regular basis.
Hasslefree Artemis atop a converted Foundry Lion
A new day dawns....
I've also been playing around with a wordpress blog, which will launch later this fall. As I revamp my homepage into more of a gallery of my figures that I've painted over the years.
Earlier Posts - Dec 2010
Earlier Posts - Nov 09
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Citadel Norse/Barbarian/Tribesmen
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OOP Citadel
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Citadel Historicals Bretonians Empire
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2007 STUFF!
OLD STUFF!
OLDER STUFF!
Scale and Size.
Late 70's Superior 25mm King Arthur; Mid 80s' Foundry 28mm French Nap; Mid 80's, Essex? 28mm WotR; Late 80's, Mithril Aragorn
28mm; Early 90s' Hecker & Goros 1/48th scale Viking; 2003 40mm Perry Miniatures British Nap.; Early 90's, Foundry 40mm ACW
(sculpted by the Perrys); Late 90's, 54mm Elite Celt; Early 80's, 70mm Poste Militaire.
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Interested in historical "mini's" - start at Mike Siggins' Mike Siggins for a comprehensive online overview.
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IPMS Toronto
Participation in my first "real" model show was an IPMS event in 1979!
Wanna get more feedback on your figures, expand the eyes that see them. Support your local "figure/model/hobby/game/art shows" that provide a category(s) for miniature figures.
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Regular excursions about Toronto
more to follow....
Online retailers
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My Historical Library
ever expanding.
Never mind a "Codex", I'd rather use all of human history as a painting guide!
...the difference between fantasy and historic is in fact!
The web makes research a bit more cost-effective and at times "inspirational"!
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Not sure what my site looks like on your monitor, but this is what I see on my Mac! (Reduced
version)
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Support YOUR local 'Figure' Retailer(s) who attend/support YOUR miniature figure shows -
there's more to this
hobby than finding a "cheap" online pricetag.
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