Green...!

Wow! I just realized that I stopped updating this website since I stopped painting in November 2007. I'm not quitting, if you're wondering. I've been working with green ooey-gooey paste, aka, green stuff. Yup, finally I got over my green stuff phobia and actually learning how to do conversion.

After this post, I'll disappear again for couple weeks. But before I go to my hybernation chamber, I'd like to announce Painting Bootcamp 2008 with Jeremie Bonamant. It will be held on August 9 - 11, 2008 (that's Saturday - Monday). Stay tuned - information will follow soon...

Goodies!

Yay! My order of brass etched foliage sets from Hasslefree arrived today. Now I can start on that ever-awaiting LOTR project and Ainariel from Andrea Miniatures :-)

After reading Douglas Lee diorama book, I am now officially his fan, big time! Both Bill Horan and Douglass Lee are geniuses and I am amazed on how meticulous and thorough they are when it comes to details. Planning on composition and storytelling are my weak points. I guess it's time to blow some dust off that black notebook of mine...

Happy Thanksgiving (and I'm gonna be a bookworm)

What a cold day today, but the packages I received in the mail sure brightened up the day. It's the long awaited painting book by Danilo Cartacci (you see a lot of his work at Pegaso) and a diorama book by Douglas Lee. Yay!

Another package is from Amazon.com to sharpen my CSS skill. Gotta keep up with all the Web 2.0 stuff around me. So, that's pretty much what my Thanksgiving day is going to be. Reading books... Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

New gallery: Dark Sword Miniatures

Newbold Charity Auction is now over and I'm very pleased to know that she has found a good home.

I've added my first painted Dark Sword Miniatures figure to the gallery. I entered her for the 2nd Newbold Contest. She didn't place, but I'm happy with how she turned out. I'm going to redo the base since the snow scene doesn't fit the overall theme very well. Meanwhile, you can enjoy her until I take another picture of her :-)

Newbold Contest and Charity Auction

Newbold painting contest is now over and I'm very pleased to know that my entry took 1st place. I've added the picture in the gallery.

This entry is now for sale on eBay. This is a charity auction and all the money from this auction will go towards Children in Need. You can read up on the Newbold Challenge at : http://www.newboldworld.com/challenge.html.

Click here to go to this auction and bid away - It's for a good cause! :-)

I passed the test

I took the Usability Analyst certification test and I passed with the score of 82. That test was more difficult than I thought since all the answers are very similar and if I were still fresh in this field with no experience, I would've fallen into their trap. Anyway, it's over and I finished my entry for the Newbold contest. This week should go peacefully... I hope.

Back from Bellevue, WA

I'm back from my 2-week trip in Bellevue, WA. I had a great time, quite brain-dead from the intensive Usability Analyst training. Had dinner with Kathryn (Queen of Credits), Marike and John Bonnot. Went to Amy's gorgeous new house. Went to Privateer Press office and had the honor to meet with the artistic crew: Ron Kruzie, Rob Hawkins and Quentin, a very good painter. On top of that, I'm very glad I was able to see Marike's and Amy's Gen Con entries in person. Congrats on the win, Marike! :-)

This weekend is Tacticon at the Sheraton Four Points. I don't have anything to enter for the painting contest, but my husband might.

Next week I will be busy preparing for the Usability Analyst Certification exam - fun!

September Colorado Painting Gatherings

• September 8, 2007: Attactix
• September 15, 2007: HobbyTown USA-Littleton

I won't be there for the September 8 session due to my company's summer picnic (kinda late, huh?)

Jeremie's class was a blast!

FellShadow Studio and HobbyTown USA-Littleton were very honored to have Jeremie Bonamant come to Denver and share his knowledge of painting miniatures. It was very fun and everybody enjoyed the class, which made me and Jeremie happy :-)

I'd like to thank you all the participants and HobbyTown USA-Littleton for letting us use the gaming room for the class.

I'm all excited to try the new technique but I have to return to the bathroom project and prepare for my 2-week trip to Seattle the following weekend. Maybe I'll bring some of the miniatures with me and some paints. After painting with Jeremie for 3 days, I no longer need the whole line of VMC or RMS - all I need is 10 paints max. ;-)

For those who missed this class, we're thinking of having another class like this next year. Stay tuned.