[The Ronin]

Thanks guys. Al, that is too funny.

[MFCA 2015 Photos]

Nice pics, Al. Thanks for sharing.

 

Chris F.

[The Ronin]

Just finished this one. Trying to get back into painting, a little.

 

Chris F.

 

[Greetings from Suwanee, Georgia]

Welcome. The Georgia Mountain Modelers meet in Cumming, GA on the last Tuesday of the month at Northside Forsyth Hospital at 7:00. Please join us if you would like.

 

Chris Fontenot

[Rainey Mountain Charlie]

Thanks, Ed. I welcome your feedback.

 

Chris

[Rainey Mountain Charlie]

Thanks Dave.

[Rainey Mountain Charlie]

Just completed a figure that I have loved for a long time, ever since I saw Pete Garrison's version a few years back. Comments Always welcome and I think I am now ready for the Atlanta Show in Feb.

 

Chris Fontenot

 

[how to paint figures]

There are a few good websites already out there dedicated to figure painting:

 

www.timelinesforum.com

www.planetfigure.com

www.coolminiornot.com

 

 

Chris Fontenot

[The Geisha]

Hello Ed,

 

I like the "Lady of the Lake."

 

Vallejos --- If you are getting brush marks, the paint needs to thinned more. For base coating I use W&N Series 7 No. 1 or No. 2. For detail I mostly use W&N Series 7 No. 0, but will go down to 00 on the finest of detail. As you said, if brush is too small it will not hold enough paint and it will dry to quickly. The key is to have a brush with a great point.

 

Ed, thanks for the kind words. If I can answer any questions for you, please don't hesitate to send an Email. ( I was in IL. for the Chicago show MMSI last weekend.)

 

Thanks,

 

Chris Fontenot

[The Geisha]

Thanks.

[The Geisha]

Thanks Jim. I have been working with Vallejos for years and I am used to the consistency. Some parts need two coats. Just takes practice.

[The Geisha]

Thanks Mark.

[The Geisha]

Thanks Gil. Everything you see is free hand painted. No decals here.

 

Chris F.

[The Geisha]

Just finished this one by PiLiPiLi and painted with Vallejos. Comments always welcome.

 

 

Chris F.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lady of the Lake--the King Arthur Legend?]

Well done. I like it a lot.

 

Chris F.

[Lady of the Lake--the King Arthur Legend?]

I didn't know that. I could never get the "paste" option, so I did the old "Control V" thing. Thanks Eric. I learned something today.

[Celtic Vampire]

Thanks Shawn.

[Celtic Vampire]

Thanks Guys.

 

The plaid was accomplished by starting with a green ochre and shadowing with a cork brown and highlighting with yellow ochre. Then, to get the lines straight, I use flexible car pin stripes and pencil in the lines for the crossing pattern. Then I painted the striped with a dark grey and darken the crossed lines with German grey. I then highlight and shadow the greys and blacks. Then a final thin strip of German Grey and cork brown. All paints were Vallejo. Then added a couple of very light washes with green ochre and German grey to dull it down. That's it. I have a 54MM highlander that I am going to do in the McLean tartan. I will use the same technique in a much smaller scale.

 

Chris F.

[Celtic Vampire]

Celtic Vampire - I looked for this figure sculpted by John Rosengrant for three years before Tammy found one for me. I was a lot of fun to paint.

 

 

[Order of the Golden Gryphon]

Nice job, Al.

[Tomoe Gozen]

Thanks Dave.

[Tomoe Gozen]

Thanks Rusty.

[Tomoe Gozen]

This is PiLiPiLi bust of Tomoe Gozen painted with vallejo . Lou Masses did a
version of this a few years ago and I fell in love with it. Please excuse my bad
photography. Comments always welcome.

[SS Panzer Crew]

Thanks Mark.

[SS Panzer Crew]

Youngs Miniatures figure painted with Vellejo acrylics. Comments always welcome.

 

Chris