Lights, camera, action!

You may have noticed that I’ve been having lots of fun with my video camera lately. I just embedded a new video about volume 08 of The Missing Conversation on the TMC page. Doing these is something I enjoy as another outlet for my creativity. I deeply enjoy...

The Missing Conversation, Volume 08 is ready.

Volume 08 is now available in the store. Volume Eight of The Missing Conversation looks at how wood, metal and masonry weather, so that you can model them accurately. To learn more about TMC, check out the link in the menu bar at the top or use this one. We all want...

Road Work

When I removed the excess track near the mill a few weeks ago, I also removed the section of Mill St. from the crossing to the back drop. My thinking was to alter the shape and direction of the street for a more graceful transition into the backdrop. Well, as I...

Old Concrete

Old concrete is one of those elements in the landscape that can be frustrating to model. Getting the texture right is fairly simple using cast plaster as the two materials have very similar characteristics. Getting the coloring right is another matter. As seen here,...

If At First…

Long time readers may remember this project from February of 2012 (!). I find it hard to believe it’s been that long since I worked on the foundation of the Robert’s Mill. To refresh everyone’s memory, I plan to revamp the original scenery in this...