Wappellious
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Hello to all!
Well, most of you already know that painting keeps me pretty busy! I know that many of you also follow the blog each day, and listen to me ramble on endlessly about that painting!
My loyal blog followers watched as I progressed towards my own Kickstarter, which went live last week! As you can imagine, it is all about painting. ;-)
It is called the Painting Pyramid. The project is a series of videos demonstrating a number of techniques. Right now, there are 30 different techniques, from various fleshtones, color theory, all the way to basing your miniatures!
<a href="http://s3.beta.photobucket.com/user/Wappellious/media/kickstarter/inro4_zps54d046df.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Wappellious/kickstarter/inro4_zps54d046df.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo inro4_zps54d046df.jpg"/></a>
Here is a link to the Kickstarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/891905985/discover-the-painting-pyramid-with-james-wappel
Just about all the particulars and information can be found in the storyboard and announcements. Here's a quick review of how the videos are structured: They will be 100 minutes long, divided into 5 chapters, so that it is easier to follow along. The first chapter is always a discussion of materials (colors, brushes, etc), and what the goal is for that video. Then I get into the painting, followed by a conclusion/review. I will have text on the screen which will indicate what colors or brushes I am using. If necessary, I will even do a split screen or insert if that will help convey the information better.
The digital versions of the videos will be hosted right here on Cool Mini!
I hope that these will help painters who would like to discover new techniques... and explore the Painting Pyramid with me!
You can also get a good idea of what many of the techniques are like by checking out the blog:
http://wappellious.blogspot.com/
I posted a few months worth of tutorials there as practice for this project! You can see a batch of those on the top bar, but you can also do a search using the search bar in the left hand column.
At the moment, I am hoping to reach the next stretch goal level so that I can add ten more videos! These will include "how to" videos on these familiar faces...
<a href="http://s3.beta.photobucket.com/user/Wappellious/media/kickstarter/TakingflightBanner_zpsd1cc21c1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Wappellious/kickstarter/TakingflightBanner_zpsd1cc21c1.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo TakingflightBanner_zpsd1cc21c1.jpg"/></a>
Also, this set of stretch goal videos will demonstrate some terrain building techniques, such as this warp gate...
<a href="http://s3.beta.photobucket.com/user/Wappellious/media/kickstarter/4_zpsbac0ddb4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Wappellious/kickstarter/4_zpsbac0ddb4.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 4_zpsbac0ddb4.jpg"/></a>
There is much to do, much to accomplish with the project!!
Well, most of you already know that painting keeps me pretty busy! I know that many of you also follow the blog each day, and listen to me ramble on endlessly about that painting!
My loyal blog followers watched as I progressed towards my own Kickstarter, which went live last week! As you can imagine, it is all about painting. ;-)
It is called the Painting Pyramid. The project is a series of videos demonstrating a number of techniques. Right now, there are 30 different techniques, from various fleshtones, color theory, all the way to basing your miniatures!
<a href="http://s3.beta.photobucket.com/user/Wappellious/media/kickstarter/inro4_zps54d046df.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Wappellious/kickstarter/inro4_zps54d046df.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo inro4_zps54d046df.jpg"/></a>
Here is a link to the Kickstarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/891905985/discover-the-painting-pyramid-with-james-wappel
Just about all the particulars and information can be found in the storyboard and announcements. Here's a quick review of how the videos are structured: They will be 100 minutes long, divided into 5 chapters, so that it is easier to follow along. The first chapter is always a discussion of materials (colors, brushes, etc), and what the goal is for that video. Then I get into the painting, followed by a conclusion/review. I will have text on the screen which will indicate what colors or brushes I am using. If necessary, I will even do a split screen or insert if that will help convey the information better.
The digital versions of the videos will be hosted right here on Cool Mini!
I hope that these will help painters who would like to discover new techniques... and explore the Painting Pyramid with me!
You can also get a good idea of what many of the techniques are like by checking out the blog:
http://wappellious.blogspot.com/
I posted a few months worth of tutorials there as practice for this project! You can see a batch of those on the top bar, but you can also do a search using the search bar in the left hand column.
At the moment, I am hoping to reach the next stretch goal level so that I can add ten more videos! These will include "how to" videos on these familiar faces...
<a href="http://s3.beta.photobucket.com/user/Wappellious/media/kickstarter/TakingflightBanner_zpsd1cc21c1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Wappellious/kickstarter/TakingflightBanner_zpsd1cc21c1.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo TakingflightBanner_zpsd1cc21c1.jpg"/></a>
Also, this set of stretch goal videos will demonstrate some terrain building techniques, such as this warp gate...
<a href="http://s3.beta.photobucket.com/user/Wappellious/media/kickstarter/4_zpsbac0ddb4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Wappellious/kickstarter/4_zpsbac0ddb4.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 4_zpsbac0ddb4.jpg"/></a>
There is much to do, much to accomplish with the project!!
