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Save BIG on small Things..
If you love Romains work like I do and you want to follow the latest Video make sure to check out his Signature line at FER Miniature:http://ferminiatures.com/product-category/signature-series-romain-van-den-bogaert/To get the exclusive 20% Patreon discount on the Bust enter: rom00003app at the end of your virtual shopping tour!HAVE FUN..
I can hear something roaming in the woods..
A TROLL!! Agvaldr Long-nosed is there...!!Hope you enjoy the first of two chapter for how to paint a Troll :D.We will see how to get a nice lively grey skin tone with interesting color variations.If you like the Model, and you want to paint along.. make sure to use the discount code Provided in the following post.Thanks and enjoy the Weekend!
BIG THINGS
Most of you know that I am a huge fan of Romain van den Bogarts unique sculpting work.I just love those fantastic wired characters with those amazing texture.Here are some examples of previous models of Romain that I painted:Today I am very happy to tell you that I will be painting the Boxarts for his whole Signature Series at FER Miniatures! http://ferminiatures.com/product-category/signature-series-romain-van-den-bogaert/I will feature some of upcoming projects as videos, and some just as a color guide.The Troll “Agvaldr the long nose ”fr...
See you in Berlin!
Hey Folks and friends,Here is the form that you need to fill out if you want to get the reduced rate for the rooms for our one-and-only-supporter-thank-you-meet-upSelect Hotel Berlin SpiegelturmIf you are traveling on a budget there are options available at one of the numerous hostels or Air B&Bs . Make sure they are close to Berlin Spandau or that its well connected to the public transportation.C U in Berlin!Ben & Matt
HOW TO PREPARE A BUST
Hey Folks!In my life as a miniature painter I have seen quite some badly prepared models.You might I think .. aaah its just a small mouldline.. nobody will notice! ...or... naaa the drill is to far away.. i wont need to open the top of my bolter .. but in the end those little details prevent to the spectator to believe the character you want to display or the atmosphere you want to create! The question of "how its made" gets more interesting and it blocks the person who looks at the model from fully emerging in the scene.So this is why ...
The Color Guides are back!
Hey Folks,almost forgotten but not dead.. the color guides are back!:D As I have used mainly the loaded brush for NMM work on his armour this color guide features also 4 essential tips for the loaded brush along with the colors i have used for the creation of our Storm Knight.hope you enjoy it & thanks for your support!
The Clouds
Hey Folks,sorry for the little delay.. I got the Miniature second hand and it turned out that most of the small clouds where actually missing so my good friend Matt Cexwish helped me out with his own kit!.. Thanks for that!!Here is the step-by-step of how I painted the stormy clouds on the Cape of our fantastic Kingdom Death Storm Knight.Thanks for your support!
Paint-O-Palooza Grail Rules
Dear Pioneers, Ladies and Gentlemen,We proudly present, the PALOOZA GRAIL! :DTo keep you highly entertained before and during the Paint-O-Palooza, we have decided to run a Painting Competition!Today, we would like to share the official Competition Rules with you:The Palooza Grail is our Painting Competition and since we have been attending many painting competitions all across the globe in the past, we would like to do some things different. There will be 5 categories: Single Miniatures, Bases, Busts, the Open Category and the Volunteers / Help...
Paint-O-Palooza 2018 Registration is Live + Palooza Grail Information!
Dear Patreon Supporters, 3...2...1... The Subscription to the 1st Paint-O-Palooza 2018 is LIVE! :DPlease follow this link and follow through the registration process. https://tinyurl.com/palooza2018The password for the Supporter Tickets is ben&mattPlease don´ t share this information with anyone outside of our small community as we have only a limited amount of tickets to give out. As we have mentioned earlier, the tickets are absolutely free of charge for our supporters. However, you will have to organize your travel (flights, trains, busses,...
PAINT-O-PALOOZA Announcement + Registration starting soon!
Dear Patreon Supporters,the time has come to finally announce the date and some of the activities that both Ben and me have been busily planning in the background for our very first “PAINT-O-PALOOZA”.As this is indeed the first event of that kind that we are organizing we can tell you that we are very excited!What is the Paint-O-Palooza?Simply put, it is Ben & Matt´ s way of saying "Thank You!" to everyone who has been supporting us over the course of our Painting Careers. It is a real life meet up event for Miniature Painters and ...
What a year!
Hey Folks and Friends,It has been an amazing year and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining me in my journey as a miniature artist.I hope you have had a lot of fun and learned a lot.Next year is loaded with awesome models , events, videos and a lot more to come.We ( my Wife , Pelle the Pug and myself) wish you a fantastic Christmas time , some joyful quiet days with people you love and loads of new models, paints and brushes!A big community hug!YoursBen Komets
the eye of the storm..or how to paint copper NMM
Hey Folks,I hope this Video finds you all good and ready for x-mas!Together we will explore how to paint an awesome copper NMM.The cloud video will follow soon so stay tuned.Thanks for your support and happy holidays!
Whats next...a storm is brewing
Hey Folks!Sorry that it has been so quiet!The Night after uploading the Tattoo video post I woke up with terrible pain in the lower back and the leg ..The last two weeks where all standing and no sitting :( thanks to Ischias nerve being trapped.Anyways things are better now, and I will answer all the messages and questions asap.Here is a little outlook on whats the next.. the magnificent STROM KNIGHT from Kindom Death....
How to paint Tattoos
Hey Folks, sorry for the silence! the time after the Monte san Savino was quite crazy..This Video will give you a detailed insight on how I create the tattoos on my models, and how to create that sub-skin-look.I hope you enjoy this video, while resting in the post-thanks-giving-food-coma :D!!Thanks for your support!
How to paint a life-like Skin!
Hey Folks and Friends,this months topic is on the the most interesting topics in miniature painting! We will cover how to achieve a life-like skin tone with pronounced highlights and a lot of personal character.Choosing the right skin tones and small storytelling details helps to create a believable character.I will show you in depth how I proceed when painting skin tones, starting by analyzing the shapes and setting the general light situation and ending with the tonal variations according to the color-zone theory.The Second Video will deal wi...
What´s next?
Hey Folks,I have just released the last Chapter of our Captain America..and I wanted to give you a little outlook of whats next on the desk and what will be our topic for November "Old Skin & Tattoos".I will show you in-depth how I create a life like skin tone with pronounced highlights and shadows!The Bust is called Uncle No. 4 by William Tsang.Thanks for your support!!
The Captain´s Base
Hey Guys, before we start with an exiting new project...Lets see how we round up our captain with adding the final touches on the base!Thanks for Following!Happy Halloween!
Captain America´s shield
Hey Folks,before the weekend starts, before we are lost in Stranger Things or a Halloween Party ... the chapter of how I painted the shield for our Captain.I think its a wonderful opportunity to show the power of tinting on a larger surface than a trim on a spacemarine shoulder pad ;).The Base will follow on Monday ... Have fun and I hope you enjoy that video
Captain America - The Face
Hey Folks,today I will show you how I paint faces for something like a 28-32mm figure like our captain here. Usually I would also paint the inner elements of the eyes such as Iris and .. if possible a light reflection... but due to his facial expression it was not really possible for this mini.Thanks for your support!
Captain America - Leather parts
Hey Guys and Girls, here is the short little chapter on the straps and belts.I didnt cover the whole process on the boots as I did them in the very same way as I worked on the belts.Depending on how much gloss you want its always nice to add various brown tones with Inks, here in this case I wanted to maintain a rather flat finish. This way the reflection lights don't interfere with my painted on highlights, especially in this scale its helps to keep the miniature more "readable".Thanks for being here, and I hope you enjoy our journ...
The Captain is in the house!
Hey Guys and girls, here is the first brand new part of the fantastic fan art project sculpted by the awesome Rocco Tartamella!There are no commercial Copies available, but i will be giving away one among my patreon supporters... :D yeay... thanks for your support folks!
Bolter & Helmet
Hey Folks,sorry the upload of the video took ages .. so here is the last chapter of our mellow yellow sub marine!
Say Captain..say what?
While the last video for the space marine is uploading .. here is a little teaser for the upcoming project!A fan-art project Captain America Civil War...
Back to the Future..
Hey Folks, sorry that´ s it has been so quite the last month!Just after the wedding i got sick .. but now back on the track i have got the video 2 of 3 from the yellow submarine uploaded and its ready to enjoy. The bolter and the helmet will follow monday next week !Thanks for all the gratulation (per mail, messenger or evem old school real life post) regarding the wedding.. it was really a fantastic day!
Paint-O-Palooza!
My dear Patreons,Today, my good Friend Matt Cexwish (www.patreon.com/joyofbasing) and me, are VERY excited to finally announce a highly exclusive and fantastic Painting Event - The Paint-O-Palooza!It will be the very first Meet Up organized in our home town Berlin just for you guys as a big "Thank You!" for reaching an incredible amount of Supporters! We celebrate the enormous success of both of our Campaigns by spending some time with you in person.We want to create an Event that is about meeting new friends, building, painting and sha...
Yellow Armour
Hey Folks,sorry that its a little quite at the moment.My wedding is not even 3 weeks away and there is really a lot going on.No worries next month will be much more again... ;)This Video will you an easy way to achieve a vibrant yellow, and you will discover the full potential of using inks to influence the hue and boost the saturation... I am also covering a short sum-up on the preparation of the plastic models.I hope you enjoy it and have fun!
Winners, Winners, Winners!
Hey Folks,so here are is a Big Round up on the Winners of our monthly Giveaway!As the numbers of patreons have outgrown the capacity of the hat to draw the winners from I have used random.org to find the lucky winners for the giveaway.Sorry it took so long to announce those, with all the things going one in the studio its sometimes hard to keep up with everything!Special Thanks to my good friend Matt Cexwish, from the Patreon Channel 'Joy of Basing' (http://patreon.com/joyofbasing/).Hewas kind enough to make some fantastic bases for the...
That blade!
Hey Folks,here is the last chapter of our beloved Hank from Nutsplanet.We focus on the NMM blade trying out a new and rather experimental approach.. Have Fun!
The Robot arm
Hi Guys and Girls,here is the chapter for the robot arm!Hope you enjoy it, while i am busily painting my yellow space marine..Also the long awaited part of the sword blade will be released by the end of this week and this will conclude the in depth video series for Hank the anti robot squad sergeant.
whats next ..mellow yellow
Hey Guys, here is a little sneak peak of whats next on the desk!yes..its yellow!
