Miniature Painting System Produces Professional Results

Ex Golden Daemon judge shows step-by-step how to paint miniatures professionally in 4 hours of DVD video.

(PRWEB) April 8, 2006 -- A brief search of the Internet will reveal many ways to paint miniatures and models. However following each step with only pictures and descriptions can be difficult for your average miniature enthusiasts.

Steeldog Productions has solved this problem by producing a comprehensive easy to follow DVD painting guide.

The videos are narrated by an ex-golden daemon judge with 23 years of experience in modeling and miniatures. This soon becomes clear as he takes you through the fundamentals of creating a competition standard model.

Beginning with effective preparation involving gap filling with green stuff and to two phase spray undercoating. It soon becomes apparent the Speaker has done these steps hundreds of times and really does know the best way of doing things.

In the next section things are quickly taken up a level to more advanced skills like nonmetallic metal(NMM) he not only shows you not only how simple these techniques can be, but also where and how to use more advanced blending techniques which can in some instances involve 20 to 30 layers of paint.

These skills are shown on an array of weapons and include sky earth nmm gold nmm and many more. Many of the myths surrounding this subject are dismissed as nmm is demonstrated on a black undercoat with no wet blending.

Next you are shown how to utilise milliput, plastic card, vulcanised wood, micro balloons and many other weird and wonderful materials that you might not associate with creating an effective base for your miniature.

Finally correct application of airbrushing on vehicles is demonstrated. This incorporates the use of mig pigments Vallejo plastic party and static grass ideal for simulating mud dirt and the rust common on the battlefield vehicles.

The DVDs themselves run for just over four hours with a constant stream of detailed information. Sometimes you may need to watch certain sections several times before all the information sinks in. It is refreshing to watch educational film that doesn't insist on repetition.

If you're looking for a fresh approach to painting with easy to follow video guides you may want to take a look at http://wwww.steeldog.info

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