Hot Lead: How to Paint a Better Miniature with Laszlo Jakusovszky (DVD)

Laszlo Jakusovszky's instructional mini painting 3-DVD set is aimed at both the beginning and the experienced painter.

He has been active in the online painting community since the beginning. Over and over again he has heard painters asking for painting videos. "If only I could see someone do it close up..." You can teach someone how to paint in a classroom setting, but it's never the same as seeing the miniature from the teacher's perspective and watching their techniques in action.

His DVDs address this. In over 8 hours of footage, he goes through the entire painting process, using over 30 different example miniatures: from selecting, prepping, painting and finally varnishing a miniature. Along the way he will share the tricks and tips learned through his years as an award-winning painter. By the time you finish the set, you will truly know how to paint a better miniature!

That's not to say advanced painters won't benefit from these techniques. The DVDs are designed to continue the lessons learned on the Basic DVD into two Advanced DVDs.

The first Advanced disc concentrates on painting techniques like blending and layering, as well as improving skin tone realism and learning how to mix color shades for desired effects.

The second Advanced DVD goes in-depth into the theory and practice of non-metallic metallics, a very popular technique, yet one difficult for some to master. He explains how to determine lighting, select colors and apply them to create realistic metallic effects using normal acrylic paints. He also demonstrates SENMM (sky-earth non-metallic metallic), showing how to achieve chrome effects on a variety of surfaces. Finally, the DVD outlines how to paint gems, another difficult technique to master, and introduces diorama basing.