Veiled Lamp

And now these incredible versions of my new female dwarf figure, painted again by my old friend

It's so amazing to see my sculpt painted in two such contrasting ways! The 'classic' scheme looks incredible, and then with a few subtle changes to the sculpt and a wild colour concept, Kyle has transformed the second one into something completely different!

I would love to see your painted versions too! Please share and tag me so I can check out yours 🙏

👉 The Dwarves are available right now at my site: veiledlamp.com

Amazing duo of my new dwarf figure, painted by my good friend

Kyle wanted to show how you can interpret a sculpt completely differently with painting - it's amazing how the entire figure is transformed through paint! 🎨

Which one do you prefer? I'd love to see your interpretation too, please share yours 🙏

👉 The Dwarves are available right now at my webstore!

Humble beginnings. This is a photo from a while back when I first started the 'old orc' - and another secret figure I haven't shown online yet!

This is the basic blocking out of volume just to get a base of clay down, before starting the proper sculpting.

Ding d**g, the Tea Vendor is here! Who wants to try her brew? 🫖

Stock has arrived at last, so she is available to buy right now on my site. (veiledlamp.com)

She is traditionally hand-sculpted in clay at 1:12 scale (size approx 8cm x 7cm)

This character is based on a beautifully whimsical artwork by Gary Laib

Many thanks to Gary for agreeing to my little homage to his wonderful Tea Vendor artwork. 🙌

I have barely started this and I'm not yet sure whether I will continue, but I had an idea to make a sculpt where the figure is looking over her shoulder, with the main viewing angle from behind.

It seems like an unusual idea with potential - it could be a bit tricky but I wonder if it could work? 🤔

⚒️ The Dwarves - out now! ⚒️

Hand-sculpted by me and produced right here in Australia. Available now on my site:

veiledlamp.com

The main challenge here was sculpting the female. I used the male dwarf to establish some changes to the facial anatomy (compared to a human), in order to make him look dwarven. Then for the female I needed to somehow incorporate these changes - which are all exaggerations of masculine traits - but at the same time try to keep her looking feminine. Quite an interesting challenge!

Academic busts: a mostly blank canvas to hone your painting skills and get creative! I'd love to see your interesting or unusual interpretations of these dwarves.

Are you all gonna be upset with me if I give this handsome gentleman some hair, beard and eyebrows like this? 😇

One more look at this painted piece and I'll stop bothering and get back to sculpting - honest! 😇

Here's the side view where you can see how I made this pseudo-forced perspective effect. Everything in the scene shrinks by about 40% as it moves from the front to the back. I measured the angles to meet at a common vanishing point in the hope that the front view would give a forced perspective sense of depth (last image)

This was an experiment to see if something like this is possible without making the viewer look through a window or peephole, as I prefer open scenes for miniature vignettes. Not everything was a complete success, but I think it worked well enough to be an interesting idea we could try to improve on in the future.

Some close-ups of the two mermaids from my entry over the weekend.

The mermaid on the left was sculpted by - I sculpted the mermaid on the right myself, to match (it is a modification of another sculpture of mine, the Daughter of the Firmament).

I have owned Romain's figure for years and years so it was great to finally have the chance to paint it!

A quick snap of my entry from competition over the weekend. It was a real pleasure to participate as a contestant this year (I have been a judge the previous few years) and I had a blast watching it all unfold! I was very pleased to win a gold medal in the new master category.

The larger mermaid in the foreground was sculpted by - everything else in this piece was sculpted or custom made by me.

I will post more about this piece soon, but it was an experiment to see if a kind of pseudo-forced perspective design might work for a miniature vignette like this. Everything in this piece shrinks in size/height by about 50% as it moves towards the back wall, and the ground and walls are dramatically angled. You will see what I mean next when I post more photos showing the side view!

judging in progress. 🎨

It's weird being on this side of the fence! Great seeing my friends , and new friend in action 😎

Only 1 week left to order your Persephone T-shirt! 👕

LIMITED TIME ONLY - orders open until January 20 (order at my site: veiledlamp.com)

Exclusive Veiled Lamp T-shirt featuring my Persephone artwork on front, and the Veiled Lamp logo on back collar.

These premium AS Colour T-shirts will be custom made right here in Sydney by my good friend Tim at Inkstone Printing! .printing

Shipping as normal - or you can pick up your shirt from me in person at the CRIMSON BRUSH event weekend Jan 26-28 at Cancon in Canberra.

30 year old paints!

I have a few old citadel paints that have now turned 30 years old, and are still in use. I know they're 30 coz when I was a kid my parents got me the Warhammer box set (plastic elves and goblins!) for Christmas 1993, along with some paints. That was my first introduction to miniatures. And the paints have lasted all this time - wow!

Now they are seeing action once again as I'm painting my entry for

Persephone T-shirt for Veiled Lamp 😎

LIMITED TIME ONLY - orders open until January 20

Exclusive Veiled Lamp T-shirt featuring my Persephone artwork on front, and the Veiled Lamp logo on back collar.

These premium AS Colour T-shirts will be custom made right here in Sydney by my good friend Tim at Inkstone Printing!

Shipping as normal - or you can pick up your shirt from me in person at the CRIMSON BRUSH event weekend Jan 26-28 at Cancon in Canberra.

What do you think - is this stage nearly finished...? I am planning to bake this soon and then add some hair and eyebrows. Let me know in the comments if you think I need to add or change anything before I lock this in!

This orc sculpture is inspired by a super cool sketch by Carlo Arellano . It has been a very interesting study so far.

Tea Vendor is shipping this week! 🫖

The production issue has now been resolved, and I'm pleased to say I am planning to ship out your Tea Vendor boxes over the next week. Keep an eye out for the tracking email.

Once I have shipped all of your pre-orders, I will announce how many copies are left in Wave 1 before release closes.

Sincere thanks again to everyone who has supported me by buying a copy 🙌

Pre-order still open: There is still time to jump onto Wave 1 if you'd like your own copy of the Tea Vendor. Visit my site, Veiled Lamp (link in bio) ✅

New kid on the block!

Early work in progress for a new miniature I have just started sculpting.

Tea Vendor update: Wave 1 shipping soon! 📦 (Late November) 📦

Apologies for the lack of updates for those of you who have already pre-ordered a copy.

There was a small production delay due to some tweaks needed to improve the quality of the miniatures. Everything has now been resolved so I plan to start shipping the Tea Vendor before the end of the month.

Still some copies left in Wave 1 if you'd like to jump in 🫖

Super cool painting of my Batara Kala figure underway by

Love the way it's looking so far with the red mottled flesh and orange under lighting. Can't wait to see how it progresses!

You can get your own copy of this figure on my website, veiledlamp.com

Happy Halloween! This is my spooky Jack-o'-Lantern called Stingy Jack.

I hand sculpted the original in polymer clay.

Resin copies available: full version or the special Halloween magnet version (only 13 of those made!)

Who wants one? Head to my site:

veiledlamp.com

Sneak preview of a little something special I've made for Halloween 🎃

Only 13 of these! 🧲

Step-by-step sculpting progress photos of Batara Kala.

This sculpt was unusual because I did not start with a firm idea. I just plunged in with some clay and a vague idea of a troll-like monster. As the sculpting progressed, the concept crystallised into the Javanese Wayang inspired final result.

Resin bust available now on my site: veiledlamp.com

I moved to a new home over the weekend, and now have this dedicated studio space to set up.

It will be nice to have a small space of my own again 😎 I was sharing with my baby daughter but now that she is getting older (almost 3) she deserves a proper bedroom of her own, too!

My good friend Jared painted this incredible version of my new Tea Vendor bust for SMC and Monte! Such wonderful painting. The colour and textures are beautiful but I like her face the best, Jared's painting makes her come alive with character and expression.

Available now: grab your own copy of the Tea Vendor on my site (veiledlamp.com)

Only limited numbers available in Wave 1 so get in quick to secure your copy.

The Tea Vendor sculpture is based on an amazing artwork by Gary Laib

The Tea Vendor: my new sculpture for Veiled Lamp. 🫖

Wave 1 orders now open! (veiledlamp.com)

She is traditionally hand-sculpted in clay at 1:12 scale (size approx 8cm x 7cm)

This character is based on a beautifully whimsical artwork by Gary Laib

Many thanks to Gary for agreeing to my little homage to his wonderful Tea Vendor artwork. 🙌

Check out this incredible version of my Batara Kala bust, painted by .magnus

This is really wild! Magnus captured such a wild expression in the face, and the golden colour palette is amazing and unexpected. Super cool!

This bust Batara Kala is available to buy now on my website - I'd love to see your painted version, too!

Another sneak peek at this upcoming lady! 🫖

Keep your eyes peeled at SMC this weekend and you might spot a painted version of her, by my good friend Jared

Tea cups may be involved ☕☕

The sculpture is a collaboration with artist Gary Laib (check out his cool artwork)

A sneak peek of a brand new sculpted figure revealed at SMC next weekend.

My good friend Jared has painted this as a special preview for the SMC painting competition - keep your eyes peeled 🧐

A clue: she is based on an amazing artwork by Gary Laib

A sneak peek, of sorts! My friend did this rough sketch in literally less than 60 seconds when we were discussing options for one of my new sculpted figures.

Nat might kill me for posting this but I thought it was so cool that I kept it 😎

A uniquely cool painted version of my Bellowroos sculpture by my bery good friend

Using orange for his coat is so unexpected! Love the way Jared has given him a beard, too.