Our Miniature Hobby Lifestyle
I’ve gotten many questions over the years from new hobbyists about what they can do to improve their miniature painting. It’s a common question: “how to paint miniatures better?” or “how to improve miniature painting skills?”. You can watch painting miniature tutorials. Many of these tutorials focus on how to start painting miniatures. But, in …
I wish I had more time in the day for hobbies. With all the responsibilities of daily life as a parent, I know I have less time to do the things I want to do. Painting miniatures is one of the few fun activities I’ve kept up with, but I’m always a tad pressured to …
The Citadel Water Pot is an attractive hobby product, which I noticed at my local game store (LGS). On a whim, I bought it because of the unique aesthetic that caught my eye. For the water pot’s price, I thought it was a tad expensive. But, after a using the water pot in multiple projects, I …
When I first started learning to paint miniatures–I mean really trying to improve my work–I searched everywhere on the internet for the best tutorials for how to paint non-metallic metal (NMM). NMM-style painting is the method of painting metallic-looking objects using regular paint that doesn’t contain any reflective metal flake pigment. Although, knowing how to paint …
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Beauty is not all in the eye of the beholder. In reality, we can all agree that we judge things with our five senses, most of the time first with the eyes, visually. We are automatons. We absorb and digest information with instincts finely-tuned for survival and procreation. Can Biology Explain Beauty? Our biology is fast. …
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