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FOUNDRY MINIATURES PAINTING AND MODELING GUIDE

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Dallimore has provided an excellent guide to the eye-catching 'Foundry' style of painting in this book. Clearly presented with illustrated step-by-step guides and a plethora of example images for inspiration - many historical eras along with fantasy, steampunk and sci-fi are all covered - this book is a must have for any miniatures painter, from beginner to advanced. The only criticism is that the paints referred to are all Foundry products (unsurprising considering the title of the book). However, conversion guides from Foundry to Games Workshop, Vallejo, Plaka and many other brands of paint are easily found online. Highly reccomended!

Kevin's book is a must have item for beginners, experts and everyone in between. At last someone has gone to great lengths to show what an interesting hobby figure painting can be. If you're a wargamer, role player or collector there's plenty in here. The book clearly describes a series of step by step methods for achieving professional results. The full colour illustrations are enough to justify buying this book alone. The methodical description of the painting process and the advanced hints and tips though make the book. Highly recommended as the only real source book on the subject

I had been looking forward to picking up Kevin's book for sometime and was not disappointed with the purchase. Kevin's painting style is provocative and unique. In this guide he shows you exactly how he takes a primed miniature from start to finish in very easy to follow pictures and illustrations. This guide is the best I have read on the topic and loaded with wonderful pictures of beautiful Foundry miniatures.

If you have never painted a miniature before _and_ are particularly interested in historical figures, this is the book for you. The Foundry technique is a very straightforward style for creating great miniatures: basically it relies on 1 to 3 layers of color + sharp black lines for definition. The black lining actually gives the dramatic results.

If you are interested in painting fantasy or scifi miniatures, the technique will definitely work but is fairly different from current styles as it makes little to no use of washes or glazes. Having no access to Foundry paints, I'm trying it with other brands (GW, Vallejo).

The book itself is of excellent production quality; the images are clear and rich in detail, the writing well done (I saw one typo in the entire book) and the examples helpful. It's a pleasure to read and browse through.

My criticisms of the book center mostly around a few secondary areas: brush maintenance, basing and terrain construction. The book doesn't discuss how to condition brush hairs, and I dislike the Foundry basing style as being too drab. Terrain construction is simply too complex of a topic to tack on and belongs in a different book.

I purchased the book because I had an interest in the Foundry paint system. I'm actually not involved in wargaming or fantasy figures, but 1/72 scale. The book provided me with helpful information and plenty of illustrations. Regardless of what scale or type of figure you're painting it is a well done book and very helpful.

Although I don't strictly use Kevin's methods, I am a big fan of his work. This book maps out growing from a beginner in the hobby to a seasoned painter in a few simple steps, provided you use foundry paint. Using other brands, such as Vallejo or GW will inevitably add a few steps, which may make the learning curve a bit steeper for a beginner, but should be easy enough for those with a bit of experience. He covers a number of genres including historical, fantasy, an sci fi and the scheme considerations for each. Overall, and excellent addition to any wargamer's library.

This book is an excellent "first book" for learning how to paint miniatures with very respectable paint-jobs. Aside from painting, the book offers guidance on tools, workspace organization, fundamental techniques, etc. The book is loaded with great color photos of minis spanning several genres. The majority of the book focuses on the basic 3-layer technique of applying base-coat, followed by two successively lighter layers of highlights. This technique is effective and fast, but the book shows its age by stopping there as its most advanced technique. More current painting standards include washes, blending, glazes, wet palettes, additives, etc. All in all, the book deserves the title, "classic", but advanced painters are better served buying more current DVD tutorials.

I have seen this book online and I am really pleased I finally bought it.

It is packed with photos and clear well written stage by stage painting guides.

If you paint minis, then you should buy this book.

Detailed descriptions of several methods of painting miniatures. Stresses Foundry's product (natch), but explains how to do the same with other product lines. Lots of good ideas on how to do specific types of miniatures (horses, etc.).

I think the syatem of painting given in the book is a great one for 25mm wargaming figures. You could use it for smaller scales, but it is probably overkill (I use an easier paint and wash method that gives great results for 15mm, 6mm figures do not even require a wash). For larger figures or ones intended for display, I would be VERY dissapointed with the results (you will need to use some type of blending method). If you are looking to do 25mm for wargames, this method really does work and the book is excellent at telling you how! Highly recommended.