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Ciao a tutti, This post is not for me or any of my works, is for my very first pupil and sweethart. She always look at me when I work on my figures and make comments on my pieces, she's also a great photographer of minis as well! A couple of days ago, she asked me if I can teach her how to paint a figure, after looking at the video tutorial I made. I'm so proud to...

Hi all,I'm extremely busy with work lately, modelling has been quite slow..I've dig in my old computer and found few pics of previous figures I've modelled, which have been painted by great artists.This first lot is the English civil war display who won the BoS in St.Vincent in 2001painted by the mighty Danilo Cartacci, one of the greatest model painter and, more important,...

Ciao a tutti, I've completed this Dubat figure from La Meridiana, a really nice figure to paint if you are lucky with the casting! I decided to add the rifle strap, and I could have added the "billao" the typical Somalian small dagger these warriors use to wear. I've attached at the end a picture of the Billao and a photo from the period. Also,...

Ciao a tutti, I've taken a small break from the French lieutenant, I'm waiting for the new iMac to arrive, so I'll be able to make video quicker, without having to restart my computer all the times!! I've decided to paint a really nice piece from La Meridiana, the Dubat, in my case the Chief (you can say that by the colour of the red rope) black was for the sub chief...

Ciao a tutti, I'm being good with updates, I posted my last one 8 days ago! This is the second part of the painting process, painting the face with oils over the acrylic base. Let me know what you think, and please do ask questions and comment! Ciao Giovann...