OCTOBER 18, 2011

REAPER ARTISTCON 2011

Hey, folks! I'll be around at Reaper's annual ArtistCon in Denton, Texas, Oct. 21-23. Come say hello to the sculptors, painters, and concept artists who make all those spiffy miniatures.

OCTOBER 12, 2011

AFTER AGES, BACK TO EBAY...

This little Dark Sword piece, 'The Sentry', is up for sale here on eBay. Don't miss the chance to pick up a nice mini!

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

COMMISSION UPDATE

One of the bugs on my site does not allow me to change my 'Sales & Auctions' page, so I'll put this here for the meantime.

I am no longer accepting private commissions, nor will I be setting up a waiting list. Between industry painting and the backlog of work I owe to current clients, I just don't have the time or energy. (And I do really like to paint something for myself more than once a year, too!) Should this change, I'll certainly let everyone know. I appreciate your understanding.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

PAINTING VIDEOS AVAILABLE

With eBay taking an ever-increasing cut of sales, I'd hoped to have a shopping cart up on the site by now, but a couple of bugs need to be fixed first... But anyway, I have both the Dark Sword and CMON DVD sets available. (See previous news entry for prices and details.) Drop me an e-mail and I'll send an invoice. Payment can be made through PayPal with either a PayPal account or a major credit/debit card. Free first class shipping in the US, $6.00 international. Happy to sign your copy on request, of course!

AUGUST 17, 2011

COMPARISON: DARK SWORD VS CMON TUTORIAL

And the Most frequent question(s) lately: So what's the difference between the Dark Sword and CMON videos? Which should I buy?

Both the DS and CMON videos are designed for painting character minis individually or in small numbers. Efficient tabletop army painting requires a different approach and different techniques, which aren't really covered here.

Both the DS and CMON videos have about the same proportion of basic techniques to advanced techniques, as far as I can estimate. We go through exactly the same prep and beginning steps in painting a 6 hour gaming figure as a 30 hour ... (more)

AUGUST 17, 2011

FIRST REVIEWS ON TMP

Some early comments about the Dark Sword painting DVD are up on The Miniatures Page (click on comments to read). I've received a lot of questions about this video, so here's some more about it.

Yes, it does include a lot of basic information. First, currently there's not a big market for very advanced-only tutorials. I frequently teach people who do not know how to assemble or prime a miniature--or who are having trouble doing so and don't know why. There are 'beginner' guides, both online and in publications, which take a... (more)

AUGUST 13, 2011

DARK SWORD DVDS FOR SALE

I have some copies of the Masterworks Miniature Painting DVD set available here on eBay. These have been autographed by Anne and myself, so they're extra fantastic. And free domestic shipping!

AUGUST 3, 2011

TRY IT--YOU'LL LIKE IT! (PROBABLY.)

Well, I'm proud and excited. Tomorrow my guy's first novel, I, Demon will be available as an e-book through Amazon. Plenty of sex and violence with a dark, dry humor throughout. If you like the works of John Scalzi and Neil Gaiman, you just might enjoy this.

AUGUST 1, 2011

SO MUCH PAINTING TUTORIAL GOODNESS.

Premiering at GenCon this weekend, not one but two new painting DVD sets:

A tutorial produced by CoolMiniOrNot, Miniature Painting Secrets with Jennifer Haley. This follows CMON's tutorial with Alexi Z released last year.

A tutorial produced by Dark Sword Miniatures, Masterworks Miniature Painting with Jen Haley and Anne Foerster. This is the fir... (more)

AUGUST 1, 2011

GENCON FUN!

Heading off to GenCon Indy this weekend (along with about 30,000 other crazy gamer types). You can catch me at the CoolMiniOrNot booth (#849) in the Exhibitors Hall, where I'll be hanging out and doing some demo painting. There will be some new paint jobs from me in the CMON and Dark Sword (#1325) booths. And maybe even a painting contest entry, if I get enough work done tonight... ;-)