A Journey Thru Time

Today I sat in front of my computer and browse through the photos of my work in the past. Some of them brought back fond memories. I remember there were 3 of us in a D&D group during my secondary school days that were interested in miniature painting, Patrick, Joseph & myself.

Patrick was the most serious one and he bought the proper Citadel acrylic paints. However he had shaky hands and most of his minis end up pretty bad lol. However, he is really good at sketching and could come up with a group pic of our D&D characters in minutes. Joseph's and my skills at painting were nothing to be proud of either. Myself painted with water colours and some crappy brush. Not too long both my buddies quitted painting while I continue this rather "weird" hobby of mine.

I bought my 1st ever book on miniature painting titled Heroes for Wargames. That was the most informative book I could ever get during that time. I bought proper paints and brushes and produced a mini that I could be proud to show off when people ask me what I do as a hobby.

Unable to find anyone who share this same hobby, I painted less often, or rather took 1 whole year to finish a single model. This started to change when I went for my studies in Northampton in UK. I found a Games Workshop store and to me, it was like walking into an art gallery of miniatures in the 1st time of my entire life! The staff were friendly and I learnt alot from them. My flame for miniature painting was rekindled. That is also when I started my habit of brushlicking.


I continued to paint this way for a few years after I came back from UK. With the internet age, I came across the biggest, most informative online painting site ever "Cool Mini Or Not", commonly know as CMON. That again is like walking into another art gallery, only bigger, much much bigger. Thus began another chapter of my painting hobby.




Without much background in art, I had to start from zero, learning stuff like colour theory, shading and highlights not just by adding black & white. The rise of the French miniature company Rackham, changed the way thousands of painters like myself paint with their Non Metallic Metals (NMM). These few years, alot of talents have risen all over the world with new techniques and styles. I find myself more and more involved in this hobby. I should be painting for as long as I am able to. Till then I look forward to seeing how miniature painting will evolve in the years to come ... ...