Can mini painting be art ?
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I have.Originally posted by frenchkid
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Nice, interesting and complex piece of work.
I\'m wondering if this is the basis of a dissertation for university?
darkartminiatures
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YEP. Mini painting is art imo. So is mini sculpting. Some art tutors disagree with this but what do they know
Shame. It would have been a good basis for one.Originally posted by frenchkid
Nop, our philosophie topic for the year is science. Interesting as well, but not as much as art in my opinion
Now Science however, how close has that come to magic?
DrEvilmonki
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Thanks for putting the effort into the article. Very interesting and well thought out.
And I agree with you.
I feel I am not an artist yet, just learning to become one.
And I agree with you.
I feel I am not an artist yet, just learning to become one.
Talion
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I would class it as art.
When you take a blank canvass, like a metal mini, and use your talent, and imagination to add life to that canvas, I class it as art.
I don\'t believe just anyone can do it, you need the eye, and a certain degree of natural ability to paint.
A sculptor of minis, is just the same as someone who sculpt in marble, they take a blob on nothing and turn it into something.
100% mini-painting/scultping is an art-form.
When you take a blank canvass, like a metal mini, and use your talent, and imagination to add life to that canvas, I class it as art.
I don\'t believe just anyone can do it, you need the eye, and a certain degree of natural ability to paint.
A sculptor of minis, is just the same as someone who sculpt in marble, they take a blob on nothing and turn it into something.
100% mini-painting/scultping is an art-form.
AinuLainour
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It most certainly is.
Just look at how much time miniature painters will spend on on figure, and how the end-result is often something to be in awe of, and to learn from.
I\'m reading your article now, Arthur.
EDIT: This article ought to be stickied on every miniature painting forum out there.
Just look at how much time miniature painters will spend on on figure, and how the end-result is often something to be in awe of, and to learn from.
I\'m reading your article now, Arthur.
EDIT: This article ought to be stickied on every miniature painting forum out there.
DrEvilmonki
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While I agree with you about art I certainly don\'t think it has anything to do with the amount of time people spend on the figures.
An accountant could spend weeks auditing a companies books, doesn\'t make it art.
AinuLainour
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Sorry - didn\'t phrase that right. I suppose that I meant art is something that requires dedication, and something that can be interpeted in many different ways. That better?
generulpoleaxe
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i\'m going to chop a mini in half and float it in a jar of fermeldahide (that\'s got to be spelt wrong)
i\'ll be loaded, famous and talentlesslol
i\'ll be loaded, famous and talentlesslol
Art?
In the beginning I didn´t think so like most people I started painting minis to play with them ( It took me quite some time to realize that i just paint but never play) I stopped the hobby three years ago, then I found cmon, thats when I realized that composition, the mood, etc. etc. that exists in painting also exists in the mini hobby, since then I´m back into the hobby!
I want to thank you all for opening my eyes through your wonderfull work, your dedication, and a wonderfull community....this all brougth me back to something I didn´t even realize I was missing.
greetings Roman
In the beginning I didn´t think so like most people I started painting minis to play with them ( It took me quite some time to realize that i just paint but never play
) I stopped the hobby three years ago, then I found cmon, thats when I realized that composition, the mood, etc. etc. that exists in painting also exists in the mini hobby, since then I´m back into the hobby!I want to thank you all for opening my eyes through your wonderfull work, your dedication, and a wonderfull community....this all brougth me back to something I didn´t even realize I was missing.
greetings Roman
Queen of Credits
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Definitely it is art
Miniature painting and scultping is definitely a legitimate art form and it is growing in popularity. My website is dedicated to acting as a \"virtual art museum\" to the craft of mini painting and sculptors, and the artists who create such beautiful works.
Miniature painting and scultping is definitely a legitimate art form and it is growing in popularity. My website is dedicated to acting as a \"virtual art museum\" to the craft of mini painting and sculptors, and the artists who create such beautiful works.
Ian Newbold
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I\'m with QofC 100% on this. I just wish she stop snapping up some of the art I\'d like to acquire!
Legacy Account
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It\'s glorified painting by numbers. You buy a figure and colour it in. You can call many people artists and many things art. None of them will work their way into a gallery and define an era of history. They\'re toy soldiers.
Sculpting is the closest it gets for me. I reckon Tom Meier would have made a fine Renaissance sculptor
Sculpting is the closest it gets for me. I reckon Tom Meier would have made a fine Renaissance sculptor
