Mach_5 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Mathieu Fontaine is holding two, 2-day painting courses in Vancouver BC this June, one for advanced brush painting and the other for airbrushing. Masterclass Painting is CDN$180 and the Airbrush class is CDN$260. I took a painting masterclass with him a few years back and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to improve their painting skill. I'll be taking the Airbrush class myself this time around. Might be a bit of a trek for a lot of you, but Canadian dollars are cheap! If you're looking for a place to crash I can probably accommodate you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Damn those are weekends before wife is done for the summer... keep posting maybe next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 No guarantees there will be more... I think this is the third set of classes he's done for us in 6 or 8 years. Might have luck with other artists down south though, I've seen a few pop up in Portland now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spagunk Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 I've never been to one of these. What all do they want you to bring for the class? Is it an all day workshop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Each workshop is two days, I think around 8h/day with a lunch break. You bring your own paints (and airbrush/compressor for the airbrush course). He's supplying the model you work on (so everyone has the same model). The painting class will likely be an 28mm-scale ogre or similar. The airbrushing class will be painting a bust. Based on my experience at his previous painting masterclass, he walks you through the entire process of painting the miniature from priming (yeah I was doing that wrong myself) to base coats and seamless blending, shading/highlighting metallics, eyes, skin tones, colour theory, etc. You get time to watch him demonstrate the techniques and more time to practice yourself on your own model (included in cost of the class). So much info crammed into two days I know I could pick up more if I took the painting masterclass again, I just wanted to kickstart my airbrush abilities beyond simple priming and base coats this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 So what were you doing wrong with priming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 I used to go for full coverage, for example making every bit of the model solid white with white primer. Sometimes took two coats. Apparently that's wrong. It's an excessive use of the paint, and there's a good chance it's filling in fine details on the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Cool yeah I knew a dusting was best for fancy painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 But I do now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Priming is only about putting a foundation down for the paint to stick to. If you actually follow the directions of most primers for distances and take a quick pass that's what you do. My mass production method relies on the primer being the base coat as well which army painter primers are designed to do. Add a wash for shading jobs done! For display quality yeah this class sounds good. I've read profusely and have a large collection of 75 mm for "getting serious" which I'm close to... as in the next 5 years close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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