by mike | Feb 2, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Experiments With Light and Dark It’s been nearly twenty years since I converted from HO and in that time I’ve clarified and focussed my thinking about what gives me genuine pleasure with the craft. In addition, my views on our design practices have changed. Design is...
by mike | Apr 25, 2021 | Modeling Techniques, Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation |
I’ve added basic scenery to my foam bench work test piece. It’s nothing fancy just a layer of plaster cloth, followed by a coating of sifted dirt and clumps of sisal twine for grass. It’s my typical way of doing scenery. Where I shifted gears is in the decision to...
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 | 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...
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...