Marco Frisoni / Not Just Mecha

NEW Workshop: Switzerland, April 20-21 2024

Hello guys! Quick official announcement for a NEW workshop this time in Switzerland (Ticino-Losone)!

Here you can find all the details😉

Topics:
“Colour Theory, Underpainting techniques & Advanced Contrast Paints”
A deep dive into Renaissance underpainting techniques and how to use them in miniature painting with modern tools like Contrast Paints and Inks! From speed and army painting to high quality display models I'll show you how and why these methods have been ...

REAL TIME High Quality Speed Painting™- GW Ushoran: A Masterclass in Tricks

Aaaaaaand here is the real time version!
Test/Homework ;)
There's a tiny easter egg in the YT video for the color theory veterans that deserves some reasoning: in the last stages I show a value scale with 3 circles on it in precise spots (indirectly explained) and with specific different sizes (not explained!). Can you tell me why/what they represent?  
Enjoy! <3

The NEW (but not incredibly different) NJM SCHEDULE!

With the return of the YT videos and the experience made in the last few months on Twitch I came up with this new general schedule that should let me do everything in a better and more regular way! 
It takes in account the busiest days of the "video production week" (Sunday-Wednesday) when I can use the extra work hours in the evening/extra sleep and it should be able to guarantee the classic "every two weeks" YT release with a minimal loss of streams (just one every two weeks!) that ...

See you later (on YT!) & See you later (on Twitch!) lol

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO 🤩  & a Twitch Live Stream in the same day 🤩!?!
You'd better believe it 😁!
In premiere today, 7.15 GMT ▶https://youtu.be/iYrBA9kuvg0?si=lI13jVih1nqB8ryp
and the conversation keeps going LIVE at 8pm GMT 👉 https://www.twitch.tv/marcofrisoninjm
See you there 😘

ps: the ...

Twitch Stream n.18 - Landsknecht

Enjoy!!! <3<3<3

Twitch Stream n.17 - Landsknecht

Enjoy! <3<3<3

Twitch Stream n.16 - "Landsknecht Begins"

In case you missed it live!
The full process of my best historical model and in general, the most technically sharp and clean figure.
Enjoy <3<3<3

This Stuff Truly Happens! Ep.2

Just saying ;) In case anyone complains about your crazy lights!
This morning from my window; note how the buildings take/absorb/bounce back the blue or purple hue depending on which direction they are facing.
This is not really a light & shadow opposition, but more a double light situation where the tone (blue) of the general diffused light and the tone (yellow) of an out of frame "osl" (aka just another light, aka the sun) come from different directions, clashing and mixing;
le...

Christmas in January (almost February lol)!

One of the craziest deliveries ever from The Army Painter friends 🤩:
before & after / organisation fetish edition 😁
More on the subject soon on YT 😉

Las Vegas Open 2024!

LVO2024... What a crazy, amazing ride 🤩🤩🤩!!!

Classes, chats, wonderful old and new friends and (a ton of 😅) food, we'll soon talk about everything! But I know you are here for the painting competition 😋

I ended up with Silver in Master Busts with the Landsknecht, 3rd over-all "Big Bronze" 😅 with the barbarian girl, and 2nd over-all "Big Silver" with Zabaart Octopus;
1st over-all aka Best of Show to the always awesome Matt DiPietro @mattdipietroart !

A hu...

US Mini Tour: Ready for Round 2!

The Austin workshop has been a TOTAL BLAST 😁😊😁!!!
I'll tell you everything in detail with a dedicated post because there's a lot to say and I need to thank a bunch of beautiful beautiful beautiful people that made this possible...
!BUT! Now it's time to get ready for the long weekend of the Las Vegas Open!!! 😋
No rest for the mini painters!!!
Can't wait to meet you there!!! 😘😘😘

See You Later!!!

Yes, I'M ON IT 😉!

Let's talk about the new year's projects LIVE while I finish the Zorn palette orc with the fancy Goya shield ▶https://www.twitch.tv/marcofrisoninjm❗Today January 7th, 8pm GMT❗

PS: Registrations for the AdeptiCon open today 🤩! Grab my workshops while they are fresh 😁😉😘

Even orcs can have fancy stuff!

Painting a tiny Goya on the shield of a fancy orc 😁
Check the evolution of this Zorn palette project LIVE ▶https://www.twitch.tv/marcofrisoninjm Today January 4th, 8pm GMT and stay for the chats, feedback and the cosy vibes 😘
See you there!

Last Stream before Xmas, Giveaways, Juicy News and Announcements!

Ready for a new PAINTING NIGHT😁?!? Appointment TODAY December 21st, 8pm GMT, right here -▶https://www.twitch.tv/marcofrisoninjm for the last live session before the big holidays!
We are going to skip the Sunday stream that overlaps with Christmas Eve and then back to the painting table from Tuesday 26th 😉!

Tonight we'll move to the cleaning/perfecting stages of the work on the "Zorn Orc" and to the...

Twitch Stream n.15!

Enjoy <3!

Twitch Stream n.14!

Enjoy! <3

Twitch Stream n.13!

Enjoy! <3

Drunk Octopus Wants to Fight!

I had the huge, HUGE, HUUUUUUUUUGE pleasure and honor to participate to Zabaart latest Kickstarter "Treasures of the Trident Bay" and this is the result (painted live on Twitch!) of the wave of fun and inspiration coming from his super original sculpts 😊 You still have three days to get all the cool models of the series! Grab them while you can 😉!!!
👉https://tinyurl.com/TreasuresKickstarter
See y...

This Stuff Truly Happens! Ep.1

Strange, unlikely lights and environments are out there!
In this case, vibrant yellow, red and green lights colliding.
Check also the sharp edges and all the interesting tones of the projected shadows!
We can use this stuff and nobody can tell that is not realistic 😉😋

"Landsknecht, 15th century" (or Empire Greatsword 😂)

"Landsknecht, 15th century" (or Empire Greatsword 😂), 1:10 scale bust by Young Miniatures.
My first historical model to land on a medal 😁!

Fully painted live on Twitch: the stream format is great for this kind of longer and more intricate projects, but don't worry, the YT videos will be back soon 😉 I'm working on a stash precisely to avoid gaps during events & competitions season!

Thank you sooooo much for your support guys  😘❤️😘

See you later! + I've built the base :p

LIVE PAINTING SESSION on TWITCH!!! Today, November 12th, 8pm GMT 😉 ▶ https://www.twitch.tv/marcofrisoninjm

Trying to synchronize with the imminent launch of Zabaart Kickstarter (next Thursdays!)👉 https://tinyurl.com/TreasuresKickstarter tonight we'll work on the scenic base and all the micro details that no one sees, but t...

"Khera" for Haze Studio

First official pictures of my first official BOX ART !😁

The lovely 75mm "Khera" for Haze Studio fully painted live on TWITCH 😉
Hope you like her 😁
👉https://hazestudiominiatures.com INSTA: @hazestudio_minis

Twitch Stream n. 12 - 2023-07-02 - The MAXX 75mm

Enjoy! <3

My First American Tour!

Super happy and proud to announce my first (mini😅) AMERICAN TOUR 🤩!!!
We have

❗️AUSTIN, Texas for an intensive painting weekend, 13th-14th January 2024
▶ penguinsharkminis@gmail.com to book a spot and get extra info!

❗️and multiple shorter classes at the LAS VEGAS OPEN, January 18th-21st
▶  https://linktr.ee/marcolvo2024 for info & booking.

We are going to have a bun...

Twitch Stream n. 11 - 2023-06-29 - The MAXX 75mm

Enjoy ;)

We Did It!!!

Officially back home after the Scale Model Challenge! 😊

A wonderful weekend surrounded by amazing friends where I never stopped talking about models and painting:  😁 absolute perfection 😁!!!

In the midst of the fierce competition (there were soooo many suuuuper cool models!!!) I managed to grab a medal in Master Fantasy Painting and (super happy!) to finally break the wall of Master Historical Painting, a category that still feels like uncharted territory, but that I...

Twitch Stream n. 10 - 2023-06-27 - The MAXX 75mm

Hello guys!

IRL technical difficulties forced me to skip Sunday and Today's Twitch streams, but the live painting sessions will be back with the regular schedule from this Thursdays!
In the meantime, here is a new recording from the archives no more in the VoD section :)
Enjoy!!!

Cities of Sigmar in REAL TIME!

There's a bunch on interesting stuff in this one!

One thing that I forgot to mention in the YT video!
Notice how every set of colors is organized to be useful also in the next stages;
for example I paint the Hammeral red last so I cause the yellow of the Greywater shooter already on the palette to highlight the red.
The whole thing is built around these little time saving optimizations ;)

See you this Sunday on Twitch 😁 Have a great weekend!!!

NEW VIDEO + PAINTING NIGHT ON TWITCH!!!

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO OUT!!! ▶ https://youtu.be/zahbcf0pHoQ
5 speed painted schemes for your Mighty Morphin Medieval Power Rangers, ehm... Cities of Sigmar armies, with a TWIST 😁
See you in chat at the premiere and on ❗️TWITCH ❗️ immediately after the release for a relaxed live painting session and lots of chatting 😁😘
▶https...

Cities of Sigmar! Literally!

FIVE Cities of Sigmar in a single video?!? 😱 OH YEAH!
A speed painting extravaganza of 5 very different color schemes with the EXTRA CHALLENGE of turning them into a harmonious little warband!
Yep, I love this army 🥰
Tomorrow on YOUTUBE!
▶https://www.youtube.com/MarcoFrisoniNJM