Rust & Steel Photography: The Old Incense Goblin.

The Old Incense Goblin perfumes the air of my house with whatever incense scent I choose. That's his job, that's what he was made to do.

But has anyone ever wondered what he'd really like to do? To me, his body language shows that he's a bit bored. And then those eyes, that gaze... Do I see anger..? Frustration..? Oh, I don't even want to think about what he'd do if all that was unleashed, if he was freed...

That's all for now, folks! Thanks for visiting, and please check out this blog from time to time for news and updates. Have a great one!

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Three new miniatures.

Hi all, I hope you're doing well!

Although I haven't been blogging for a while, that doesn't mean that I didn't work on any projects! In fact I've been quite busy at that! I have a backlog of things to share with you, projects big and small, which were completed in the last few months, and even before that.

The 'problem' here is one of time. When I complete a project, I usually do a photo session of it, followed by post production work on the pics. Then comes the photo selection process and the editorial part, meaning writing the blog. All these steps are equally important, yet very time consuming, hence the backlog.

So today I'm starting small (no pun intended) with three items I worked on: a scooter (I prefer to call it a "step", but a certain Rebecca insisted I should call it a "scotter", so I decided to humor the woman, so we could move on with our lives), a coal iron (to me: "an iron"), and a whisk (ok, in this case I gladly adopted her suggestion, cos my alternative would have been to call it a "thingie you use to mix stuff with"). The first two items were intended for Jane's attic, while the whisk was meant for the Centennial dolls house.

Note that I bought these items 'off the shelf', so please don't think I made them myself. But they looked pristine, hence -to me- quite boring, so I had to 'work' on them, if I wanted them to look old and weathered, just as I like my miniatures to be!

The scooter was factory fresh, shining in all its glorious redness. The coal iron looked like a polished museum piece, and the whisk looked as if it just had been purchased at the Walmart. Enter the weathering gnome (me), and the photo's in this blog show the results of my endeavors.

Now the scooter looked 'real', i.e. as if kids had played with it till they dropped; the coal iron looked like a rusted barn find, while the whisk showed clear  signs of extensive stirring..! My work was done, I could take a break (but not for too long!).

That's all for now, folks! I hope you enjoyed the photos, thanks for visiting, and please check out this blog from time to time for news and updates. Have a great one!

© José Pereira Torrejón. All rights reserved. No part of the content of this blog may be distributed, published or reproduced without prior authorization from the author.