Angel Giraldez Masterclass is a book about miniature painting, written by the great spanish artist Angel Giraldez. This book is a masterpiece for whoever wants to learn more about how to paint miniatures with airbrush. The book is full of illustrations of the different stages, that describe the whole process made by Angel to paint his own style.
What is inside Angel Giraldez Masterclass
The book follow the artist in his painting process, working on the Corvus Belli Infinity Miniatures. Infinity is a tabletop game with a science fiction setting and lots of very cool sci-fi miniatures, used to simulate futuristic skirmishes. You can follow Angel step-by-step in his process to paint these miniatures, covering several techniques such as non metallic metal, Stippling, Washings, and a whole section regarding points of light and glares.
Why is this book so cool?
The book is a masterpiece and one of the few books about miniature painting. Made by one of the most talented painters in the world, with his unique style. Learn how to paint his style and improve our technique need study. This is a good point to start with. Angel Giraldez Masterclass Volume 1 was published by self-financing in 2015 and has sold 15.500 copies in a few months.
A year and a half later Angel also published a second book called “Angel Giraldez Masterclass Volume 2” which has sold 12.000 copies.
But who is Angel Giraldez?
Angel Giraldez was born in Vigo, Spain, in 1983, he has my own age, but he looks much younger then me…Â In 2003 he became part of a small company called Corvus Belli, the one that produces the Infinity boardgame.
Angel has developed the painting style of the company and its game Infinity. In 2007 he focused on a painting service called Studio Giraldez, where he has worked with more than 30 international companies. Some of the companies that worked with Angel are Acrylicos Vallejo, Artis Opus, Harder & Steenbeck, Iwata, Customeeple, Warsenal… in few words, the best out there.
