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Flat Figures Painters Forum => Newbie Section => Topic started by: Oda on August 30, 2015, 06:20:38 AM

Title: Good day to you all
Post by: Oda on August 30, 2015, 06:20:38 AM

I'm Oda 59 years, a parttime teacher from the Netherlands.
Twentyfive years ago I bought my first fairy tale flats in Düsseldorf on a Christmas Market.
Till then I had only seen tinsoldiers. I didn't know how to paint them, but I enjoined it very much.
Last year I discovered a company in the Netherlands wich sells Wilhelm Schweizer flats.
Since then I started painting again and discovered al lot of information on internet.
I'm not a artist, but I love the flats and painting them. I become a bit shy when I see so much
beautiful work on the site of BFFS, but glad that I joined, to enjoy it and getting inspired.
Kindest regards Oda

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: errant49 on August 30, 2015, 07:23:50 AM

Welcome Oda
I hope you have a great pleasure becoming an IFFS BFFS member
World of flats is great with great people
Eric

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Roger on August 30, 2015, 07:40:33 AM

Welcome Oda.

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Hannibal on August 30, 2015, 08:49:02 AM

Welcome Oda, find a painting club in your neighborhood and your talent will ex^pode.  So it happened to me at 66 !!
But feel free to expose and show your work here on this site...

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: alfsboy on August 30, 2015, 09:08:17 AM

Welcome Oda .

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Brian on August 30, 2015, 12:01:36 PM

Good to see you here, ask if you need anything  :D

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: marko on August 30, 2015, 12:02:13 PM

Welcome Oda, i hope you enjoy the site.

Flats of all levels here including many not at the professional level, mine included.  As long as you enjoy yourself you are doing it right.

mark  8)

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: snagy on August 30, 2015, 12:35:39 PM

Hi Oda,
I perfectly understand you!
I think we are all on the same way...  :D
Come back with pictures soon !!!
Best regards-
sandor

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Nicholas Ball on August 30, 2015, 04:08:25 PM

Good Evening Oda, and Welcome.

If you paint, you are an Artist. We do not judge abilities, we are here to help and if required to advise.

Please do post you painting, we find it always encourages others.

Kind Regards     Nicholas

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Glen on August 30, 2015, 09:00:00 PM

Greetings from Texas! Do post some pics of your work; I'm always loooking for inspiration.

...and new guy brings the beer.  ;)


Glen

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Brian on August 31, 2015, 05:10:33 AM

...and new guy brings the beer.  ;)

And the new Girls bring ?  ;D ;D ;)

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Oda on August 31, 2015, 01:46:56 PM

Thanks for all the kind words.
I can't bring you beer, but your always welcome for one or.......
when ever you come to Holland  :-* ;)

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Oda on August 31, 2015, 03:41:39 PM

Twentyfive years ago I bought these figures on a "Weihnachtsmarkt" in Düsseldorf. I believe that the maker is Marie-Luise Müller, but I'm not sure.
I painted them with acrylic Citadel paint.

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Oda on August 31, 2015, 03:48:13 PM

Two years ago I bought these by Triple L in Holland, they are from Wilhelm Schweizer.
I had great pleasure in painting them.

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: marko on August 31, 2015, 03:57:59 PM

These are delightful, thank you for sharing.


I have the Wilhelm Schweizer ark on my list of things to purchase.  It also looks like great fun to paint.


mark  8)

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Hannibal on August 31, 2015, 04:54:00 PM

Very coloiourful Oda ...!
Nice settings.
But ..... do you apply a varnish after your acrylic paintng?  Citadel paints are very matte!
Perhaps to protect them?
 

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Nicholas Ball on August 31, 2015, 05:09:49 PM

very neatly done and as Mark said, very Charming.

Thanks for posting, it will inspire others.

Nicholas

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: snagy on August 31, 2015, 10:51:29 PM

Yes, I like them too.
I think Nicholas found the right word for them: they are charming...
In our usual world, mainly full of iron plated, grim knights, Troian heroes etc. they are quite refreshing tones!
Thank you for sharing the photos.
sandor

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Oda on September 01, 2015, 12:36:14 AM

Indeed Hannibal, I use a varnish after painting them. I understood that it is necessary, but don't like the shining very much.
Now I've got a matt varnish. But do have to varnish acrylic paint?
It's good to take pictures of your paintings, you can clearly see what's wrong ;)

Title: Re: Good day to you all
Post by: Joerg on September 01, 2015, 02:30:21 AM

When I used Acrilic paint, I always varnished them matte.
Taking un-varnished (acrylic painted) figures in the hand once or twice,
destroyed the finest detials of painting.
Varnishing helped in that way.

I had great pleasure in painting them.
That is the definitive point in painting figures. ;)