Pes !
@pesren.bsky.social
Miniature painter: loves painting high-contrast & shadows, and an all-around enjoyer of art & nature! Glad to have you here~
Blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/13740/pes-paints-games
Gallery: https://boardgamegeek.com/images/boardgame/all?userid=2247512
Blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/13740/pes-paints-games
Gallery: https://boardgamegeek.com/images/boardgame/all?userid=2247512
Hey Diedrich! Was watching the new King of the Hill season and -immediately- recognized your voice when it showed up. Always loved your body of work and only found out recently you were on bluesky. Wanted to say hi & wish you well from a fan of your work =)
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hey Diedrich! Was watching the new King of the Hill season and -immediately- recognized your voice when it showed up. Always loved your body of work and only found out recently you were on bluesky. Wanted to say hi & wish you well from a fan of your work =)
I'm with you! Seeing Golden Demon winners has never inspired me.. that's the best painters with the best tools working to win a thing with big splashy models. Cool; not inspiring.
However, regular folks using regular tools to do all sorts of cool things with models of all shapes & sizes? Love it!
However, regular folks using regular tools to do all sorts of cool things with models of all shapes & sizes? Love it!
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'm with you! Seeing Golden Demon winners has never inspired me.. that's the best painters with the best tools working to win a thing with big splashy models. Cool; not inspiring.
However, regular folks using regular tools to do all sorts of cool things with models of all shapes & sizes? Love it!
However, regular folks using regular tools to do all sorts of cool things with models of all shapes & sizes? Love it!
Looking really nice so far! When I have a lot of black to do, sometimes I mix with non-black colors like browns/blues/purples and use deep black shadows to give the illusion of all-black clothing. If the highlights are cool/neutral, it tends to read as black. Best of luck~
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Looking really nice so far! When I have a lot of black to do, sometimes I mix with non-black colors like browns/blues/purples and use deep black shadows to give the illusion of all-black clothing. If the highlights are cool/neutral, it tends to read as black. Best of luck~
Nicely done Viet - the eyes look really nice!
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Nicely done Viet - the eyes look really nice!
It's adorable, and you bet! It's always cool to see how we progress. I spent some time organizing painted minis this weekend and it's always interesting to see ones I'm still proud of vice the ones I'd massively change if I were doing now X)
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It's adorable, and you bet! It's always cool to see how we progress. I spent some time organizing painted minis this weekend and it's always interesting to see ones I'm still proud of vice the ones I'd massively change if I were doing now X)
Both fantastic, but I love the extra contrast of the night sky on the right one~
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Both fantastic, but I love the extra contrast of the night sky on the right one~
Looking really nice! Don't know if you sing or dance but this is clearly good enough to make you a double-threat.
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Looking really nice! Don't know if you sing or dance but this is clearly good enough to make you a double-threat.
Looking so good! Keep it up Bren~
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Looking so good! Keep it up Bren~
They're -so- good. Desert Sand has become the default-prime color for basically everything I paint lately. You won't be disappointed!
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
They're -so- good. Desert Sand has become the default-prime color for basically everything I paint lately. You won't be disappointed!
Looks way better than "fine" to me, they're a great fit and the paint job is lovely!
99%+ of the painting we do wins no awards, but a nice looking model on the shelf/table is a reward in itself.
99%+ of the painting we do wins no awards, but a nice looking model on the shelf/table is a reward in itself.
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Looks way better than "fine" to me, they're a great fit and the paint job is lovely!
99%+ of the painting we do wins no awards, but a nice looking model on the shelf/table is a reward in itself.
99%+ of the painting we do wins no awards, but a nice looking model on the shelf/table is a reward in itself.
I really adore the colors on these. Great work so far Shadow!
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I really adore the colors on these. Great work so far Shadow!
Thank you so much! Definitely a lot of little corrections needed to get the face that way, but I'm happy with where I landed on it =)
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Thank you so much! Definitely a lot of little corrections needed to get the face that way, but I'm happy with where I landed on it =)
Beautiful, I love 'em! Great work on these~
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Beautiful, I love 'em! Great work on these~
Looking great so far Dan, keep it up! =)
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Looking great so far Dan, keep it up! =)
Oh really good job with the shading effects, I know those models are super tiny. Well done!
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Oh really good job with the shading effects, I know those models are super tiny. Well done!
For sure it's good news! It means the talent/artistry is progressing and you're finding your voice more. Old Shame's a very real thing, particularly in the era where we record/present everything:
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For sure it's good news! It means the talent/artistry is progressing and you're finding your voice more. Old Shame's a very real thing, particularly in the era where we record/present everything:
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
I love the intensity of rough transitions like those! Painting straight to intense shadows and exaggerated highlights is what feels like it helped define my painting. Love the look here~
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I love the intensity of rough transitions like those! Painting straight to intense shadows and exaggerated highlights is what feels like it helped define my painting. Love the look here~
Awesome, very clean work all around. Don't have this model myself; you did a great job with it~
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Awesome, very clean work all around. Don't have this model myself; you did a great job with it~
Not cool man, we saw you in VA some years ago and all we got was a hilarious night of memorable stand-up comedy!
That and you gave us $50, but still!
That and you gave us $50, but still!
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not cool man, we saw you in VA some years ago and all we got was a hilarious night of memorable stand-up comedy!
That and you gave us $50, but still!
That and you gave us $50, but still!
Great work on all the details! Best of luck on the competition~
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Great work on all the details! Best of luck on the competition~