do you ever review your progress?

[vincegamer]

By that I mean do you ever look through your gallery in the order you painted/posted and take note of your progress?

I just did.
My first posted mini (though I later posted some really old paint jobs, like high school, but they are so bad I don\'t count them) was this one:

now he\'s not bad, but he\'s also not this guy:

Of course I have to give some credit to improved photography skills as well.

 

[supervike]

I do occasionally...but I have realized an important thing recently. I don\'t really care too much about my progress. I used to get frustrated because I was seeing no improvement (with scores and such) from mini to mini..

Then for some reason, I just stopped caring so much. Sure I want to improve, but what I want more is to just have fun with it.

 

[Wolf Fang]

first mini...

latest high scorer

 

[treide]

I do.

I think my painting has improved over the past year since I have been getting feedback on CMON, but I think the biggest improvements have been my photography and basing efforts. The feedback others have provided has been invaluable.

 

[Fizl]

First mini on here -

Of course improved by the fact it was my first photo with a digital camera and taken with a flash lol

My best mini on here (I think at least)

So yes I do check every now and then

Wish my photography would improve though lol

Shaz

 

[matty1001]

I suppose I do, every new mini I paint seems to be a bit better than the last one.

From the first Iron Painter comp I entered:

To this, 6 month later:

 

[Thecadian]

i think i have made a lage inprovenment from when i first started about a year ago.

and now

However ive seemed to have hit a bit of a motivational bump at the mo.

Hopefully i can get back in the \'vibe\' of thing again shortl and paint some more stuff

 

[Roger Bunting]

Well, I don\'t have any minis up here yet (may have something to do with having no camera) but I think I would be afraid to show my first minis I painted, in enamels.

 

[Arkzein]

I\'ve been trying to but literally the only separation I can really make is \"Pre-internet\" and \"Post-internet\" as, going by CMON scores, that took me from a 4/5 to an 8/8.5 within two minis or so. Since then I\'ve been rather constant.

The left was around my standard before I quit some years back (Pretty constant for those 7 years, didn\'t have a clue what I was at really, didn\'t know what highlighting was even). The right is the fourth mini since getting back into things and reading up.

And for reference <Minis 1,2 and 3>

Honestly I might not paint much but I\'m happy enough that I\'m at least still progressing, if rather slowly. I think for a similar jump I\'ll need to sit down and watch/have a chat with a true master.

 

[Sukigod]

Here\'s mine - I did just the same thing and keep a digital diary of sorts to track my progress.

My biggest enemy right now (against improved results) is time. Wish I had more of it...

 

[generulpoleaxe]

first one, novemberr 05

more recently

still got a long way to go.

 

[philologus]

Generalpoleax, Those space wolves rock!!!

Vince: I like the more recent models you have done and I like the amount of progress you\'ve made in a short span of time. I wish I could improve my photography. ???

 

[vincegamer]

Yeah, I\'ve gotten away from the ugly old hunks of lead I used to paint.

Roger,
Don\'t be embarrassed, look at these guys in my gallery:
Enamel applied with a plastic brush

 

[generulpoleaxe]

Originally posted by philologus
Generalpoleax, Those space wolves rock!!!

Vince: I like the more recent models you have done and I like the amount of progress you\'ve made in a short span of time. I wish I could improve my photography. ???

cheers mate

i found (after a lot of pratting about with photography) that the less i faffed with things, the better my pics looked, go figure ???

i also took pics of old minis so i could compare the pics and see what i was doing write/wrong.

hope it helps mate

 

[philologus]

Good idea which I will nick!

 

[freakinacage]

god, people on this site improve too quick!!

@vince - i love the face on your first dude!

@arkzein - a perfect illustration of how well you have improved - seeing the same model really highlights how far you have come!

as for me first sm (not first paintjob but certainly one of them):

last one *finished*

 

[Roger Bunting]

@vincegamer I\'m telling you now, those are way better than my first ones...I tried applying the pupils of the eyes with a cocktail stick which had way too much paint on.

Still don\'t have a camera though. I don\'t have the money to buy one yet. Maybe I can borrow one.

 

[uberdark]

why should I? i already know how awesome i am. hehe.

actually yes i do quite a bit. when i feel like i am not gettting anywhere i look at my first stuff and see that i am getting better. its a good thing

 

[MathewBaich]

I enjoy comparing my minis becuase it gives me the drive to keep painting and it\'s kind of fun pulling out a mini from a year ago.

This is from January 2006, my first attempt at GD

This is my most recent from 2007

 

[Infidel Castro]

Originally posted by Arkzein
I\'ve been trying to but literally the only separation I can really make is \"Pre-internet\" and \"Post-internet\" as, going by CMON scores, that took me from a 4/5 to an 8/8.5 within two minis or so. Since then I\'ve been rather constant.

The left was around my standard before I quit some years back (Pretty constant for those 7 years, didn\'t have a clue what I was at really, didn\'t know what highlighting was even). The right is the fourth mini since getting back into things and reading up.

And for reference <Minis 1,2 and 3>

Honestly I might not paint much but I\'m happy enough that I\'m at least still progressing, if rather slowly. I think for a similar jump I\'ll need to sit down and watch/have a chat with a true master.

That\'s some smashing work there, I have to say. Very impressive