by mike | Mar 9, 2021 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft |
Design is a language; often a visual language that influences our thinking daily whether we realize it or not. Once you understand the basics of this language, you’ll begin to see the world differently. Both art and modeling draw heavily from similar design principles...
by mike | Jul 29, 2020 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Mill Road is built on the idea of creating a sense of place. On the surface the lack of specifics (this is the east end of the PRR yard at North 19th Street in Richmond, Indiana of 1965) may seem at odds with that theme, yet there are specifics within the generic....
by mike | Jul 19, 2020 | The Modeling Conversation |
My understanding of art and design principles helps me see the craft through different eyes. I appreciate that the majority of hobbyists see operations as the primary goal of building a layout. I also appreciate that many question the value of the philosophical...
by mike | Dec 6, 2018 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The P48 Experience |
I’m at the point where I need to consider the tree models for the cameo and I’m sharing that process in the hope you’ll find something useful in it. As far as techniques go there’s nothing new here, it’s simply a different way of thinking about what’s worthy of...
by mike | Nov 28, 2018 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation |
A question came up in the comments last week about modeling the dark wet gloom of the Pacific Northwest. I’ve never been to the northwest, so I really can’t offer anything intelligent about modeling that specific region. What I can do with this post is offer an...
