Sir Able Brush | 31 Jul 2018 11:33 a.m. PST |
Just blogged – not the best of lists link |
cavcrazy | 31 Jul 2018 2:42 p.m. PST |
I am a fan of Doug Mason. |
Artilleryman | 31 Jul 2018 3:15 p.m. PST |
Rafa " Archiduque " definitely does units and they are wonderful. |
Matsukaze | 31 Jul 2018 6:22 p.m. PST |
The Soult is indeed a masterpiece. |
saltflats1929 | 31 Jul 2018 9:29 p.m. PST |
Are these all "for hire" painters? |
wrgmr1 | 01 Aug 2018 5:12 a.m. PST |
Davyd is in my opinion a very good painter and is for hire. link |
Sir Able Brush | 01 Aug 2018 6:12 a.m. PST |
They don't have to be for hire – it's the quality that interests me. |
Flashman14 | 01 Aug 2018 7:53 a.m. PST |
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Sir Able Brush | 01 Aug 2018 12:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks Flashman – Richard Abbot had escaped me, I know I've seen his work but. |
Benvartok | 02 Aug 2018 10:21 p.m. PST |
Been reading the Dallimore Foundry book and it's full of good advice and painting. Looked at your list, suggestion for addition would be Tom Weiss. I have had much inspiration from his Vikings and his nappies are great as well. |
Three Armies | 03 Aug 2018 6:20 a.m. PST |
please define 'best' such things as price, availability, volume and speed, need also to be considered. Or do you just mean eye candy? If so I've not seen anything better than Francesco Thua. But you could NEVER employ him to paint for you, that's not an option, he paints what he wants when he wants. |
Sir Able Brush | 06 Aug 2018 9:33 a.m. PST |
Hello @three armies. I'm not looking to commission someone, just want to know who you think is the best. They don't have to be pros either. Thanks for mentioning Francesco – I was struggling to find recent work from Tom, but maybe was looking in the wrong place |
Lets party with Cossacks | 06 Aug 2018 1:14 p.m. PST |
Udo Spreng. Just unbelievable – as are the other talents listed – but for me he is the master. Come to think of it he may not be eligible for your list as he does mainly 20mm, and have not searched to see his other scales. |
ConnaughtRanger | 06 Aug 2018 3:18 p.m. PST |
The best I've ever used is Rob Goodyer at Polymath Workshop – there are a number posts about his work on the Painting Services Forum in the General Boards. The "French 3rd Hussars" post is one of his Napoleonics. |
Three Armies | 07 Aug 2018 5:41 p.m. PST |
Sir Able, thanks for clearing that up. As I understand it Francesco is not 'proffessional' technically as he does not take commissions. If he paints my stuff it just happens because he wants to, lol. Most good painter learn pretty quickly that making money painting to a 'high' standard is just not viable even if you were only charging minimum wage. And another painter to look at if it's 'eye candy' you want is a former wargames club mate of mine Kevin Dalimore. link |
Au pas de Charge | 24 Aug 2018 3:26 p.m. PST |
I wouldnt mind knowing about more good painters who can paint whole units and take commissions. It's important that they also deliver on time and have a professional temperament. |