How to Look After Your Brushes (And Make Them Last)
Brushes are probably the most important tool most miniature painters own, and also the one people ruin the fastest. The good news is that brush care is not complicated.
Read article →Guides, tips, and techniques for miniature painters of all levels.
Brushes are probably the most important tool most miniature painters own, and also the one people ruin the fastest. The good news is that brush care is not complicated.
Read article →The brush debate has been running in the miniature painting community for years. Kolinsky sable versus synthetic. Here is what actually matters when choosing.
Read article →Colour theory is genuinely useful for miniature painting — not the full art-school version, just the practical parts that help you avoid muddy mixes and flat results.
Read article →Mixing paint is one of those skills that changes how you paint. Before you get comfortable with it, you are always looking for the exact pot you think you need.
Read article →A lot of painted miniatures look much better in person than they do in photos. The good news is that miniature photography does not need to be expensive.
Read article →Every good painter uses reference. It is not cheating, and it is not a shortcut. Reference gives you something concrete to look at instead of inventing everything from memory.
Read article →A wet palette is one of those things that sounds optional right up until you start using one properly. Then it becomes very hard to go back.
Read article →Zenithal highlighting sounds more technical than it really is. At its core, it is simply a way of establishing where the light and shadow will sit before you add colour.
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