We are very pleased to be able to bring you a Q and A with Ernesto Reyes Stalhuth.
About yourself?
My name is Ernesto Reyes
Stalhuth, I'm from Caracas Venezuela , I was born October 10th 1974 , I'm
Illustrator and Graphic Designer and I feel I lot of passion for figure
painting, something that I do as a professional since 2007.
I work mainly doing box arts
to Stormtrooper miniatures but also I worked with brands as Pegaso models,
Alpine miniatures, Elite miniatures, Mantis miniatures, etc. Also I do
commission works for collectors, I published my work to different books and
magazines as Euromodelismo figuras , Figurines, Historical miniatures and Scale
model handbook.
How long have you been
painting and what made you get into the hobby?
I started this hobby back in
1994 doing plastic jets, I worked in a hobby shop for about 1 year, my passion
for figures started in the 2001 when I saw in a hobby expo some cool figures
who cough my attention and I though "I will give it a try, why not"
since then I only paint figures and abandoned the plastic models.
Have you ever won any comps?
What brushes do you use?
Several, main brushes W&N
serie 7, DaVincci, Broken Toad, Raphael, any good quality Kolinsky brush.
What are the three things at
your workstation, you could not live without?
My brushes, water, Magic
Sculpt, good lights, acrylics paints and music.
Is there anything you know
now that you wish someone told you at the start?
Yes, be patience and never
surrender.
What is the last
Modal you finished painting for your own collection?
I guess it was the Vlad
mounted figure from Pegaso models.
Would you choose True
Metallics or NMM?
I never try the non metallic
technique, so I will say in this case Metallics.
What is your favorite scale
to paint in?
75 mm and 1/9 bust
Do you use an airbrush and if
so, what for?
Yes, I use airbrush to paint
the primer coat, ground works, female skin, and big objects like big scale
flags.
Do you suffer paintbrush envy
meaning is their a painter out there who you wish you could paint as
well as?
No envy, but I feel a lot of
respect and inspiration for painters like Sang Eon Lee, Danilo Cartacci, Pepe
Gallardo, Pepa Saavedra, Jose Hernandez, Jesus Martin, Mike Blanc and a long
etc...
Here are some of the many works of art by Ernesto.
If you have any questions for Ernesto please do comment below and we will try and get them answered before pt 2.
