We are very happy to bring you a Q and A with Javier Gonzelez from Arsies Studio.
About yourself?
My Name is Javier Gonzalez. I was born in Gijon, Spain in 1980. Currently residing in Ubrique in the province of Cadiz
How long have you been painting and what made
you get into the hobby?
I started first time with enamels, tanks and
15mm Napoleonics, I was around 8, so that's around 25 years ago, but It was a
very showt period. When I restarted I was 14 to play Warhammer 40k, but it was
more or less a couple of years only because none of my friends liked the game. I
come back again after Lord of the Rings movie with the board game from games
workshop and until now, so in fact the only one time that counts is the last
one, so I think I'm in the hobby for 10 years, 6 of them as a professional painter.
Have you ever won any comps?
What brushes do you use?
Windsor & Newton series 7 numbers 0,1 &
2, from the NON miniature series (the larger ones)
What are the three things at your workstation,
you could not live without?
Napkins, airbrush and obviously, brushes XD; if
we go a bit deeper, I need a movie or a series chapter to make me some
company.
Is there anything you know now that you wish
someone told you at the start?
Yeah, keep this a hobby and enjoy everything
you do, you don't need to go deeper, The ocean is nice until you dig deep
What is the last Modal you finished painting
for your own collection?
Would you choose True Metallics or NMM?
The mini tolds me if I can choose, if not, the
customers decides. usually each mini has it's own style, so there is a
different choice for each model
What is your favorite scale to paint in?
54-70 mm
Do you use an airbrush and if so, what for?
Do you suffer paintbrush envy meaning is their
a painter out there who you wish you could paint as well as?
Nope, i can copy almost everything I can see,
but I wish to have other painter's imagination to create some things from the
air.
What do you feel you need to improve and why?
I wish to have time enough to improve my
sculpting skills, so i can create my own complete miniatures.
Do you or have you ever felt like a Noob with
Just his paint brush?
Obviously yes, we all started at one point from
zero. In the last Monte San Savino contest was a funny categorie called
"my first minaiture ". i hadn't room in my case to carry mine, but It
was funny to search it and see how incredible bad was :)
Work By Javier.
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