Let me introduce myself

[sergey]

My name is Sergey, I'm a sculptor, creates miniatures.
I would like to share some of the things that I'm working, and I hope that everyone will enjoy!

[Ithoriel]

Hi Sergey, welcome to the forum.

Nice figures but about three times too big for anything I play, I'm afraid.

[sergey]

Size 28 mm 

[Ithoriel]

Yeah, these days I'm playing from 10mm down to 1:3000.

Where were you when I was starting my 28mm RPG gaming collection? 40 years ago!!

[Subedai]

Wotcha Sergey and welcome; very nice but too big for me as well I'm afraid.

[Steve J]

Lovely work but wrong size for me

[Tawa]

Welcome sergey!

They are indeed some lovely figures 

[Techno]

Welcome, Sergey !

Very nice sculpts, indeed !

Cheers - Phil

[Leon]

Hi Sergey, welcome to the Forum!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hello and welcome

[fsn]

Just for once, just once, could someone please join this forum and not be super skilled? Could someone please join and say "I'm not very good yet" and post pictures of  SYW Prussians that look like they'd been painted by the love child of Dali and Picasso? Just to give mere mortals like myself some hope? I've been doing this since about 1969 and still seem to be undeniably c%&p at it. 10,000 hours they say it takes to make you world class. For me, it's world class at being c%&p at painting figures - which is the thing that gives me most pleasure since I put me back out.


By the way, welcome Sergey.
 

[Bodvoc]

the love child of Dali and Picasso? 

Now that would be Surreal!

Welcome aboard Sergey, have you sculpted any elves at all?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Hi

IanS

[Techno]

since I put me back out.

You have my sympathy, Nobby !
Disc ?.....Pulled muscle ?

Cheers - Phil (Sitting here with a back-brace on, and a hot water bottle 'stuffed up the back of my sweatshirt'......Does  help, especially as I'm bending forward all day, as I work on the wee men.....When this fails, it's out with the TENS machine.)

[Leman]

Welcome  Sergey - very nice figures indeed. I'm sure someone on this forum must do 28mm fantasy. In fact dwarf musketeers, from the mountain fastnesses of the Alps, assisting Swiss pikemen in northern Italy does seem rather appealing.

FSN - have you read any books on painting techniques (cos that's all it is). I read one recently and my painting improved immediately.

[fsn]

FSN - have you read any books on painting techniques (cos that's all it is). I read one recently and my painting improved immediately.

Yes. Lots.   Followed articles in Military Modelling and everything  I've just about got WWII+ figures down, but I'm still struggling with bright colours. I've got some Vallejo paints which I hope will help. (bad workman - tools - I know.) It's about finding a style as much as anything.

You have my sympathy, Nobby !
Disc ?.....Pulled muscle ?

Twisted getting up from a chair.  

[Westmarcher]

Hi, Surgery Sergey. Welcome to the Pendraken Forum.

On painting skills, I'm with Nobby (fsn). Even bought Kevin Dallimore's book to try to improve my painting skills but, alas, my eyesight ain't as good as it was (not that it has been perfect for most of my life) which contributes to a bad posture making my back hurt when I do embark on a painting project these days - so, not much painting done these days.   

Unfortunately, I'm not a great 'Fantasy' fan (yet, strangely enough, I do like Lord of the Rings ... wha ..?) but I do appreciate nice sculpts (and painting) and these certainly fit the bill.     

[Leman]

FSN - try Javier Gomez - Painting Wargames Figures - a great book, easy to follow and invaluable colour charts using a fairly limited palette, but mixing to obtain brighter highlights. I found it really useful. Mind you, I also use Windsor and Newton series 7 brushes, which are pricey but really retain their points.

[Westmarcher]

What brush sizes do you use?

[fsn]

1/4". 

I use a range 4 to 0000. Tend to be Humbrol or something of that ilk for the larger, and W&N for the smallest.

It's a bit like music. I can play the guitar, but my daughter is musical. I can string some chords together, she makes the instrument sing.

I am a competent sketch artist, but mechanical. I will draw what I see. I remember attending a life drawing class and was asked "do you not see the purple in that leg?" to which the honest answer was "no". The chap next to me drew one purple leg and one lime green. He had a certain flair, but at least you could recognise the model from my drawing!

For many years I painted 20mm Napoleonics using the Humbrol Authenticolour paint range. I knew what went where and which order it went in. When I switched to Pendraken, I switched to acrylics, and I ain't got my mojo working yet on those lovely colourful Horse & Musket outfits. I can do Dark Age, I can do modern, but I haven't yet clicked on the age of clip, clop, pop, pop.