So it is no secret that I have been in a hobby slump for a long while now. There has barely been any activity on this blog for about a year and that’s due to several factors. The main factor is that I started a new job in a management role. It has been quite… Read More Road To Capital Palette 2025 Edition – Part 1: The Idea
Day 3 The first two days of Nova were pretty busy as on Thursday I had to travel from New Jersey to Washington DC to then attend a class that same night as well as have two 4 hour classes on Friday. My poor scheduling decisions continue though as I had to wake up quite… Read More Nova Open 2023: Day 3 & 4 and the journey home
Day 1 Our journey to Nova started Thursday morning as my wife and I geared up and headed to Manhattan for our 4 hour bus trip to Washington DC. I have used this bus service before and overall the trip there was relatively comfortable, although I think I may opt to use the train next… Read More Nova Open 2023: Day 1 & 2
So this blog has been quiet for close to a year now which is a bit disappointing as the last entry was about a revival after attending the Nova Open last year. Now here I am almost a year later, having just attended the Nova Open again this year in their new location, reinvigorated to… Read More The Reports of my Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
It has been a hot minute since I have written my last post here but rest assured that I am still alive and kicking. My last post here was about my plans and ambitions for the Capital Palette contest at the Nova Open and suffice to say I didn’t quite achieve what I set out… Read More The Long Walk to Capital Palette Pt. 2: A Revival and my Nova Experience
It’s been quite a year so this post is gonna be lengthy, so grab a drink and strap in for this one. As i’m writing this it hasn’t even been a week since I came home from the Nova Open and participated in the Capital Palette and boy was it a roller coaster of emotions.… Read More Road to Capital Palette Pt. 5: Journey’s End
I’m writing this after Nova and the Capital Palette had already ended but I’m pretty sure it would feel weird to just jump from base coats to a finished project in this series, so I’ll keep this brief The majority of my time was spent blending the blue on the armor. I had already put… Read More Road to Capital Palette Pt. 4: Smooth Buttery Blends
So apparently monthly blog posts seem to be more my speed especially considering my ever changing schedule. Regardless, at the time of writing this Nova is only 13 days away for me and I’ve done quite a bit of experimentation and actual work on my piece. However, I don’t want to skip parts of the… Read More Road to Capital Palette Pt. 3: All your Base Coats
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