Draft of a gamer: salvage operation
Between work and study it has been a while since I have been able to draft at my local store. With Magic Online’s latest shenanigans jacking up the cost of … Continue reading
Brazil and the White Walkers: a Civ V story
In service of emergent narrative, I have played a few interesting games of Civ V recently. In this game, I played as Brazil and explored no further than South America … Continue reading
MtG artists: Jung Park
Jung Park is a well-known and highly-regarded concept artist, so it was a real treat to see him producing finished card art for Magic the Gathering. Behind the scenes he … Continue reading
2015 P3 Grandmaster winners
Privateer Press run an annual painting contest, named for their P3 range of paints. You don’t have to use their paints to enter but the entries need to be Privateer … Continue reading
Being an independent artist
Peter Mohrbacher has published an informative overview of what it means to be an independent artist. Peter doesn’t mince his words, and also doesn’t include anything superfluous. If you are … Continue reading
Painting fantasy acrylic art with Jeff Miracola
Artist Jeff Miracola has an interesting Kickstarter going for a series of tutorials for painting fantasy art using acrylics. This is a great opportunity for any budding visuals artists to … Continue reading
Draft of a Gamer: something from nothing
This was a frustrating draft for the draft potion, but in the games I pleasantly surprised myself. My deck was the opposite of what I’d like a Magic Origins draft … Continue reading
Tabletop legends update 1
I’ve painted my first miniature under the rather fuzzy ‘tabletop legends’ banner. This is meant as a catchall for nice miniatures that I pick up over the years. In this … Continue reading
MtG artists: Lucas Graciano
Lucas Graciano’s style is like a classical painting, but in a good way. His cards have a wavy quality to them, as though you were looking at them through a … Continue reading
Bones update 11
It has been some time since the last Bones update. I have been distracted by Tablescapes and painting regiments worth of miniatures (still going with that). However I’ve completed another family selection … Continue reading
Game recovery: a tale of two strategies
Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer fantasy battles: two games that were formerly the top of their pile found themselves floundering and failing in markets that had moved past them. In … Continue reading
ArtStation stop: Guangjian Huang
The art of Guangjian Huang has a fantastical, ethereal quality that will appeal to many gamers and fantasy fans alike. From buildings, to landscapes, to characters, each piece of art carries … Continue reading
Silence of the chips: a review of Splendor
Splendor is a relatively new game that is often touted as a great ‘gateway’ game useful for bringing new players into the board game hobby. The game comes as three … Continue reading
Painting Buddha Patreon
If you aren’t aware of Patreon, it’s a site that allows you to support the output of various creative individuals, from artists, to cosplayers to podcasters and many others too. … Continue reading
MtG artists: Steven Belledin
Steven Belledin debuted in the Coldsnap set and has since illustrated over 100 magic cards. He works in both traditional and digital formats, depending on the commission. He keeps a blog … Continue reading
You shall go: a review of Forbidden Stars
Forbidden Stars is a new board game from Fantasy Flight Games, set in Games Workshops’s Warhammer 40,000 universe. It will take 3-4 hours to play and works best with four … Continue reading
Further growth for hobby games
Hobby Games in North America have grown by an impressive $180 million since 2013 to reach a $880 million in size. The latest report from ICv2 has more details and … Continue reading
Draft of a gamer: a better blue/green
Magic: Origins is certainly more popular than Dragons of Tarkir in my local store. For my second draft in a row there have been two tables, where previously we sometimes … Continue reading
The production line: painting miniatures in bulk, part 3: from undercoat to base colours
It’s important, as I have mentioned in previous parts, to know what you want in terms of a colour scheme before you start painting. It makes the process a lot … Continue reading
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