tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349727365634393854.post3965345626980660086..comments2024-03-20T05:14:32.180-05:00Comments on James Wappel Miniature Painting: Oil and Steamwappellioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11545341272914600283noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349727365634393854.post-85294488229298754132017-01-14T11:20:42.557-06:002017-01-14T11:20:42.557-06:00Ah....which kind of supports my theory...you are a...Ah....which kind of supports my theory...you are already a talented artist and you simply "shifted" your skill to another medium...where as I am sombody with no artistic skills at all but I'm a fairly competent dauber of figs!....never the less I can admire your work all day long!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433825548682781814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349727365634393854.post-2909428318806315242017-01-14T11:03:18.740-06:002017-01-14T11:03:18.740-06:00I guess the biggest advantage I have is that I pai...I guess the biggest advantage I have is that I painted 2D art for so many years before I ever touched a miniature. Those principles are the key of all my techniques. I treat all the minis as if they were a three dimensional watercolor or pastel :-) Using the oil paints on figures is going to be very fun... like coming home!!!wappellioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545341272914600283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349727365634393854.post-36103491944647659652017-01-14T10:23:30.296-06:002017-01-14T10:23:30.296-06:00Not at all....tremendously talented...thank goodne...Not at all....tremendously talented...thank goodness I only paint 15mm wargames figs...I would love to be able to do what you do.....but I think you have to have an inate talent that you merely polish and perfect...not sure I could ever be tought to do that!...or could I?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433825548682781814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349727365634393854.post-29057136858227924522017-01-14T02:29:24.471-06:002017-01-14T02:29:24.471-06:00Wow.....just wow! Outstanding work my friend!...tr...Wow.....just wow! Outstanding work my friend!...truly off the scale talent...I'm more than a little bit envious!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433825548682781814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349727365634393854.post-78410957039880196732017-01-11T12:06:54.218-06:002017-01-11T12:06:54.218-06:00Thanks! There is just one brand new test after an...Thanks! There is just one brand new test after another these days! :-)wappellioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545341272914600283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349727365634393854.post-53031077047051698582017-01-10T14:16:58.877-06:002017-01-10T14:16:58.877-06:00Great stuff. Love accidental discoveries. Reminds ...Great stuff. Love accidental discoveries. Reminds me of my favorite saying:<br /><br />Creativity is letting yourself make mistakes, art is knowing which ones to keep!Zabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000817078818838705noreply@blogger.com