by mike | Jan 28, 2020 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation |
In the far back corner of the town cemetery in Centerville was the perfect climbing tree. At a younger age, I yielded to the temptation one day and climbing this tree was almost like walking up a staircase or ladder, in that there was a strong, easy to grab branch...
by mike | Jan 20, 2020 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation |
Bringing all my experiences to the craft of model building is what I enjoy most. The observation skills I’ve developed from painting are, perhaps more than any other, equally useful in modeling. My default mode is to dive in feet first and hope for the best. It’s...
by mike | Jan 14, 2020 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation |
For several years I’ve looked with increased interest at what military modelers are doing with dioramas. I’m especially fond of the storytelling that’s conveyed by the placement of vehicles and surrounding figures, within a small footprint. Treating the scenery on...
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 12, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
The hardest thing I do is to keep the mindset of a student. When a reader emailed me and mentioned a book on light and color that he found useful, I looked it up on Amazon and purchased a copy. While a lot of the way light and color work in a painting doesn’t apply...
