Hands-on. Topics: highlights and shading, males vs. females, details (eyes, lips, fingernails), skin in color schemes. Includes free Dark Sword mini and 8 page color handout.
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Join award-winning painter Rhonda ‘Wren’ Bender in a hands-on study of painting skin. Topics include where to place highlights and shading, differences between male and female skin, detailing (eyes, lips, fingernails), and using skin tones as part of your overall colour scheme. Each attendee receives a free high-quality figure from Dark Sword Miniatures, and an 8-page colour hand-out. Paints and other supplies are provided, but you are encouraged to bring a good brush.
Want to wow the painting competition judges and impress your friends? Add freehand to your mini! Curlicues, sheer lace, brocade patterns, and other freehand techniques will be demonstrated in detail.
In this class you'll learn color theory for NMM, and how to place highlights and shadows to achieve a metallic effect. Most importantly, I'll share my approach to handling this tricky technique.
Award-winning miniature painter helps you understand Non-Metallic Metals. From bright shiny Gold to rusted out Steel hulks, we'll touch on what you can do to make your mini eye-popping.
Hands on, paint provided. How to layer, glaze, feather and tween to create smooth transitions from one colour to another or from shade to highlight. Includes free Dark Sword mini and colour handout.
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One of the biggest challenges when painting miniature figures is achieving a smooth transition between two colours, or between the shade, mid-tone and highlight of an area. Join award-winning painter Rhonda ‘Wren’ Bender to learn various techniques and tricks that will help you achieve smoother colour transitions. Techniques include choosing and mixing colours, layering, feathering, glazing and tweening. Each attendee receives a free high-quality figure from Dark Sword Miniatures, and a colour hand-out. This is a hands-on class. Paints and other supplies are provided, but you are encouraged to bring a good brush.
Painting Source Lighting Effects on Miniature Figures
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Hands on. Theory of light and reflection, and techniques to depict them on miniatures. Intermediate level. Includes a free Dark Sword mini and 6 page colour handout.
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How do you paint light? Most miniatures are painted as if lit by ambient light sources. But what if you want to paint a miniature carrying a torch, casting a bolt of magic fire, or standing under a streetlight? Join award-winning painter Rhonda ‘Wren’ Bender to learn more about the theory of light, and to practice hands-on with tips and techniques for painting light sources and their reflections on miniatures. Each attendee receives a free high-quality figure from Dark Sword Miniatures, and a 6-page colour hand-out. Paints and other supplies are provided, but you are encouraged to bring a good brush. Intermediate level.