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A paint brush is a weapon. You wield a brush to slay “your subject”, and perhaps, often yourself (figuratively). Did you know that the act of creation is often a means of destruction, too. “To light a candle is to cast a shadow,” wrote Ursula K. Le Guin, famed fictional author and creator of the […]
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Are you looking for paint scheme ideas for a Tyranid army? The ‘nids as they are often called are a space-faring species of xenos (non-humanoid aliens) that have entered their way into the inhabited regions of humankind. They are a intransigent force driven through genetic instinic to consume all of the organic matter in the
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In a typical tabletop wargame, two forces meet in a pitched battle: one against the other. Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, or even an accurate recreation of a real-life historical skirmish, it doesn’t matter. There’s something enjoyable and thrilling (perhaps, a tad sadistic) about miniature wargaming. Of course, a major draw for games is the
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Miniature painting requires fine motor skill, good eyesight, and your ability to use a brush. If you’re looking to improve your miniature painting skill, the easiest thing you can do is paint more. The more time you use your brush to paint minis, the greater your motor skill will adapt to the required precise movements.
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How do you glaze miniatures? Glazing is a powerful technique for blending acrylic paint on miniatures and models. If you’re a painting wargaming models or tabletop miniatures, such as for Games Workshop Warhammer 40k or D&D minis, knowing how to glaze is a great skill to have in your back pocket. Glazing is a simple
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Do you doodle while held captive by a long wait, work meeting, or school lecture? As a neuroscientist, I’ve spent countless hours looking through a microscope at brain and spinal cord tissue samples of the nervous system. What I see through the lens has not only informed my research, but has also shaped my creative
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Stuck in a hobby or creative rut? Do you feel like despite all your effort your forward progress has come to a grinding halt? It may seem like you need to have that new workstation, watch another YouTube video, or get that fancy new brush, but deep down many of us simply want to create
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A wet palette is a device that keeps your acrylic model paint “wet” for a near-indefinite amount of time. Just add water to the sponge material in a wet palette, and your paints won’t dry out, ever. A potential limitation with using a wet palette over a long period of time is mold and bacterial
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You’ve been painting your new Warhammer 40k army for weeks in preparation for an upcoming convention or a new rules edition. Thankfully, you’re now at the point where you can stop and feel accomplished. But, what do you do to avoid thinking about your project, or burning out from delving too deep into the hobby?
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Are you looking for paint color scheme ideas for a Necron army? The Necrons are a fully robotic “species” with humanoid form that wield technological power that is second-to-none in the Warhammer 40k Universe. As an alien race in the Games Workshop Universe, Necrons are a playable army of tabletop miniatures in the Warhammer 40,000
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How do you paint a resin 3D printed miniature or model? 3D printed tabletop miniatures are easy make and paint with a resin 3D printer. Because of the high quality sculpts, painting a 3D printed miniature made with a resin printer is also the same process as painting any other regular miniature or scale model
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If you are into photography, especially in events, you know that it doesn’t end in just shooting the photos. Whether you’re photographing people, landscapes, macro shots (e.g., flowers, miniatures), or simply family snapshots, post-processing your images goes a long way to finalizing the look you want. That’s the production phase and you still have a
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Acrylic paint is the favored medium for painting miniatures and models. But, did you know you can paint your models with oil paints, too? Oil wash filters and weathering with oil paints create amazing effects that can add realism to your miniatures. If you’re painting wargaming models, e.g., Warhammer 40k or Age of Sigmar, then
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Every painter makes them. Some repeatedly. This is the no-filter list of 100 miniature painting mistakes — from the ones beginners make on day one to the ones professionals quietly make for years.
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Are you looking for color scheme ideas for a Stormcast Eternals army? The Stormcast are the once-mortal champions of Order found in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Universe. Stormcast Eternals are a fighting force created by Sigmar Heldenhammer, also known as the God-King or simply as Sigmar, the lord of the Realm of Azyr. The
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