Painting Miniatures by Angel Giraldez - a review

[dampfpanzerwagon]

I have just uploaded a rebview of the book;

Painting Miniatures from A to Z by Angel Giraldez on my Blog. The book is available for sale from a number of internet stores and features some stunning Corvus Belli/Infinity miniatures.



For full details go to this link;
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/painting-miniatures-from-to-z-by-angel.html

Tony

[zemjw]

I tried to buy that book when it first came out, but the "limited edition" copies were snapped up within hours (possibly minutes). Their website didn't actually say that, you just couldn't click on the "buy" button, and I had to contact them to find out what had happened.

I had thought it was a strictly limited run, so I'd given up hope of getting a copy. I don't know if it was always their plan, or if it was just too popular not to print more copies, but good to see it's available again. I think this has been within the last few weeks, as I was thinking about buying their concept art book recently, and the painting guide wasn't on the site. The p&p on the art book, however, changed my mind - it was about the same as the cost of the book if memory serves  I still haven't seen it for sale outside Corvus Belle, but hopefully it will be at some point.

Anyways, I've just ordered the painting book from Amazon. No idea if the figure will be with it, but looking forward to the book. Thanks for posting the review and prompting me to go look for it again

[Daeothar]

Regarding the artwork book:

I still haven't seen it for sale outside Corvus Belle, but hopefully it will be at some point.

I got mine through Wayland Games at the time (it included the LE mini too) and got it without problems.


As for the painting book; I recently got it through the Bazaar here at LAF.

While I find it a well laid out and beautiful book, it left me a bit unsatisfied for some reason. There is no denying Mr. Giraldez's skill with the airbrush; the results are stunning, and would be hard to recreate by traditional brush (although I'm sure it can be done). But for some reason, I found some of the traditional brushwork lagging behind.

Don't get me wrong; it's still of very high quality, but in some places not at the level the airbrush techniques are. Most galling I found the face on the Yu Jing TAG pilot; it was almost crude in comparison with the other work in the book. Then again, the face on Tarik Mansuri was awesome.

(but don't get me started on the bust of the girl from the Human Sphere artwork; the painting is flawless, but the sculpting is just... off?)

I must say I was rather intimidated by the airbrush techniques and results and would love to (try to) emulate the results in the book, but for now, that will have to wait because of moneys (getting into airbrushing with even a half decent setup is still rather costly). Still; I will get into it at some point, I'm sure, and that's not a little because of this beautiful book.

One of the greatest things of the book for me though, is the listing of the tools, materials and other items used by the artist. That was very enlightening.

I can recommend the book wholeheartedly too, with the above caveats; it's great, but not without its small flaws. I would certainly buy a next volume, but then immediately when it is released, so I don't have to trawl all channels again to get my LE mini after all (thanks again LAF ).

[zemjw]

I normally use Arcane Miniatures for my Infinity stuff, but they didn't have the art or painting book 

I've just ordered it from Wayland Games. They had 1 in stock, so hopefully it'll be fine.

Been an expensive day, but at least it hasn't added to the lead mountain