Episode 5: An Interview with Ben Komets

Born and raised in Berlin, Ben Komets is a full-time miniature artist who has painted box art for Nutsplanet, Mierce Miniatures and Thirdman Studios, done instructional videos at Paintingbuddha or Miniature Mentor, and now runs his own line, Ben Komets Miniatures, releasing models from painters for painters. Several things he stresses resonate with us: “The most important part of creating ‘miniature art’ is to stay open”; “A good project is always telling a story,” and “a good project evokes emotions.”

In this episode, we discuss what we like about several of his pieces, seen below. And here are some links of interest:

Ben’s favorite white, Schminke Titanium: https://www.amazon.com/Schmincke-PRIMAcryl-Titanium-White-60ml/dp/B008LW35QA

Part 1 of the shield maiden howto videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP3HCiHos_Q

Ben’s Web site: https://www.benkomets.com/

Ben’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ben_komets

Jim pick #1: “The Three Sisters”

Jim pick #2: “The Shield Maiden”

The prime example of Ben painting non-metallic metals that Barry mentions.

Barry pick #2: “Shaman”