ROAD TRIP! The awesome guys over at Massive Voodoo are doing another of their International Beginners Painting Classes in the Netherlands this coming December…. and this time I’m going! For any of you who don’t know Massive Voodoo, they are a creative bunch of so-and-so’s based in Germany who have a really great ethos when … More Magic people, voodoo people (AKA Massive Voodoo painting class!)
At the end of November I posted about a new website called Putty and Paint. It is still early days for them and registration is currently controlled and invitation only, but after my post I got an invite to join them (woohoo). I really recommend that anyone interested in miniature painting and wants to look … More Putty and Paint – I now have my own account
Cool Mini or Not has been a staple for mini painters for ten years now, and for me was the first step outside of Wargames and into miniature painting as a recreational hobby of its very own. They are well known for their ‘hot or not’ scoring system where people get to score what they … More New kid on the block – Putty and Paint
ZOMG! Alright you crazy cats, the Jungle Brothers are at it again – Raffa and Roman over at Massive Voodoo have launched an Indiegogo campaign to bring their masterpieces to light in printed form. Its something that I am pretty excited about and hope to see more of in the future. Whilst I am all … More Indiegogo go, Go, GO! ‘Figure Art’ by Roman & Raffa
Last year Golem Painting Studio ran a workshop in the run-up to the UK Golden Demon event. The gist of which was that you took along your current project (potentially your Golden Demon entry) and worked under the watchful eye of a handful of tutors to really make sure your model was the best it could be. … More Golem Daemon Day
Wow, doesnt time fly? The first post on this blog was 1 year ago today… I can hardly believe it! My first few posts were very tentative “hopefully I can keep this blogging malarkey up”, and now we are 12 months on and I think I’ve managed it. I don’t entirely know how interested people are in what … More 1st Anniversary of the Bodgers Blog
Wow, what a weekend… 650 miles on the clock, but most definitely worth it! It all started on Friday when I started my long trek ‘up country’ to Mansfield. I decided to take a slight detour to my parents place and stayed there Friday night, which halved the driving I’d need to do on the … More Pretty awesome weekend
As a whole, I tend to be pretty old school when it comes to photographing miniatures – lots of light, and a traditional blue-to-white gradient background. The gradient background seems to be pretty passée these days but I am always a little unsure about people’s motivation for the way they photograph their miniatures. For me, the intent is to … More Black backgrounds
Jolly Bodgers 