Studio Dispatch #81 Sketching and blocking out Greystone from #runciter. Nice, mellow Stay In Frame with @ladenroses and @painty_paint_paints. Thanks for joining us! Almost over ConCrud, but still feeling bleh. Gonna rest now. Joined up with @monsterdenminis! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting

Join us for the Stay In Frame Crew Co-Stream @4pm est! #smilingbeaglestudio #stayinframe #miniaturepainting #twitchcostream

The Shnoz 20mm @orc.the.brand Fun little quick and dirty evil Shnoz! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #miniaturepainting, #miniatureart, #displaypainting, #competitionpainting, #commissionpainting, #miniaturecommissions, #displayminiature, #figurepainting, #miniatureartist, #proacryl

Tales from the Tail: No clay tonight. I’ve been back in Chapter Four, working on Noravana’s place in the story and discovering more about Toby—who hasn’t even reached my sculpting table yet, but is already making himself heard in Aetherwood. #AetherwoodCollection

Studio Dispatch #80 Finished up Shnoz from @ORC.the.Brand. He was a blast to paint, fun! Figured out which pieces I'd like to get going. Till then I got a dwarf. Stepped over to @rude_raccoon! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #paintingminis

Studio Dispatch #79 Still decompressing from Nova. Having some fun with The Shnoz from @ORK.the.brand. I'll finish him up tomorrow night. Rolled over to @frawgenstein! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #paintingminis #displaypainting

Studio Dispatch #78 Went through #novaopenconvention pictures, primed up Shnoz and sketched more on Nox. Thanks for the raid, @Punexpected_Painting! Went and viisited @grumbly. Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #paintingminis

What a blast we had. Met so many new friends and had a great time. Thanks so much for another fun #novaopenconvention! The Doc recieved a Silver in Journeyman Large Scale! I'm grateful for the recognition with so many other fantastic pieces in the cabinets. Everyone was amazing!

Two days at Nova Open: Tejas’s minis are in the Capital Palette case, 30 Aetherwood cards found their way into new hands, and we’ve met some wonderful creators. Even Arjun is making friends. Enjoying meeting new friends with genuine connection for the love of art/toys.

Studio Dispatch #77 Messed around more with Nox. Heading to #novaopen2026 Thurs morning and will be back Monday. Hopefully, we'll do a live stream from the convention at 6:30pm est. Raided up @sparkminis! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting,

Tales from the Tail: Sam survived the oven! His basic shapes and pose are in place, so I can start refining his muscles. Then comes the next decision: What is Samuel Harriman going to wear? I have ideas, but what do you think? #AetherwoodCollection

Studio Dispatch #76 Touchups, done. Streaming tomorrow night and out until next Monday. I do believe i'll try to stream from NovaOpen around 6:30pm est. Stay tuned.I'm tired of looking at these models, here's a pic of my desk atm. Raided @sirdavicus! Thanks everyone! #smilingbeaglestudio

Laedria, the Necromancer Diorama by David Powell White Werewolf Tavern - @WWTavern 75mm So much fun with these guys, what a fun sculpt! Sorry, vid is not so sharp. I do have to poke an errant dot that got on her, but, they're done. #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #miniaturepainting,

Laedria, the Necromancer Diorama by David Powell White Werewolf Tavern - @WWTavern 75mm So much fun with these guys, what a fun sculpt! I do have to poke an errant dot that got on her, but, they're done. #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #miniaturepainting, #miniatureart, @WWTavern,

Studio Dispatch #75 Finished Necromancer. Started sketching on my version of Karen's creation, Nox. Hung out with @Painty_Paint_Paints, @ladenroses and @confusedcatgirl! Slid over to @Painty_Paint_Paints! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting

Join us for the Stay In Frame Crew Co-Stream @4pm est. #smilingbeaglestudio #miniaturepainting #twitchcostream

Tales from the Tail—Saturday edition! I lost track of time on Friday, but I continued working on Sam. Now I need to attach the leg so I can get the right pose for his left arm. #AetherwoodCollection #KarenSculpts

Studio Dispatch #74 Did some repair on a seam on the base I wasn't happy with. She's done tomorrow. Visited @fallingfreely! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #whitewerewolftavern #novaopen2026

Studio Dispatch #73 Minor tweaking, just poking around and seeing what can be made better. I'll be done with them tomorrow night. Took it to @jiminipaints! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #whitewerewolftavern #novaopen2026

Studio Dispatch #72 Picking away at Laedria and Friends. Tweaking the base, shoulder armor and reflection refinements, mostly. Still more to go! Thanks for the raid, @jacedafaceis! Took it to @ghoulstudio! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #novaopen2026

Tales from the Tail: Sam is emerging! His head is attached, and I’m shaping his neck, shoulders, chest, and back. There's a lot of adding clay, removing it, and checking proportions. At 16 inches, he’s teaching me a lot about sculpting larger. #AetherwoodCollection #Karensculpts

Studio Dispatch #72 Got back into Necromancer and Friends. Getting the final finishing work done this week. Started working up the base. Brought the love to @rude_raccoon! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! @smilingbeaglestudio, @whitewerewolftavern #minipainting #novaopen2026

Hoover Brightfeather 32mm @dmstash Sculptor: Daniel Ehrli Fun little side project to distract from competition pieces. Nice sculpt, I'd like to do the bigger version next time. @smilingbeaglestudio, #displaypainting #minipainting

Uther, Light of the Realm 1/12 Scale @blackcrowminiatures Sculptor: Raúl García Latorre This will be the last you see of him for awhile, thanks for your patience! I've learned so much with this sculpt, it was a true pleasure to paint. Next stop, @novaopen!

Studio Dispatch #71 Uther, Light of the Realm is fini! Actual glamor shots to come, and varnish. Hung out with @Painty_Paint_Paints! Raided over to @thelyoncreative! Thanks for the raid, @confusedcatgirl! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #blackcrowminiatures

Join us for the Stay In Frame Crew Co-Stream @4pm est. #smilingbeaglestudio #miniaturepainting #costream

Studio Dispatch #70 Started on sword hilt, need to fix newly broken sword. He'll be done tomorrow..really. Raided over to @thelyoncreative! Thanks, @greengrannybricks, for the raid! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #blackcrowminiatures #nmm

Tales from the Tail: Nox is finally ready to scan! Meanwhile, Sam’s armature is built and I’m roughing out his body. At 16 inches, he’ll be the largest human figure I’ve sculpted so far. Four extra inches feels like a whole new challenge. Wish me luck! #AetherwoodCollection

Studio Dispatch #69 Nano poking. Diff POV. Good trick for checking values and such. Raided over to @thedorkdepot! Thanks, @ColossalMeltDown, for the raid! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #blackcrowminiatures #nmm

Studio Dispatch #68 I'm very happy with where he's at. Next up is finishing his cloak and blending in a few more spots. Just about there! Stopped over at @crocodire! Special thanks to everyone who hung out tonight! #smilingbeaglestudio, #minipainting, #blackcrowminiatures #nmm