Art first. This is a somewhat unique sentiment in event planning for the miniature community – since so much energy is spent on gaming and creating pieces with a utilitarian angle, creating an “Art First” event is kind of an obvious reaction. Art shows and gatherings are of course quite common, but the US miniature […]
We have a new mascot! Well, I guess it is the mascot we’ve always had, but now he has a miniature form! The official Union Gang logo! So when we were at Bring Out your Lead last year (sadly won’t be happening in 2026, but hopefully more on that later), we were hanging out in
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Not every project has some deep lore and origin story! For this one I just wanted to take a class with the one and only Kaha. She’s got some of the most unique and interesting style in the miniature painting game today, and I was lucky enough to take her color and sketching class at
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The endless distances of space, pouring out far beyond visible range, stretching endlessly to stars yet unvisited. I had a conceit for a simple diorama scene inspired by the NASA mission New Horizons, which explored the outer reaches of the solar system and took incredible photos of Pluto. I re-envisioned this as a pastiche with
So this year, a group of awesome artists are organizing a new miniatures event and show in Texas (in July, woof), called Pigment (https://pigmentshow.us/). They’re aiming for a purely painting and modeling focused show similar to ones found in Europe- something of an art retreat and something of a painting competition. I wasn’t sure I’d
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