If you’ve ever squinted at a goblin’s face for ten minutes trying to figure out if that’s a highlight or a dried brushstroke, this article is for you. Lighting is the most underrated upgrade in miniature painting. Not paints, not brushes, lighting. Bad light doesn’t just make your desk uncomfortable; it actively lies to you […]
Loot Drop time. This week’s haul is a good one for anyone who’s ever stared at a mini and thought “okay, but where do I actually start?” Free tutorials, free maps, and free painting guides, all queued up and ready to go. 1. MINIAC’s Free “How to Paint a WHOLE Mini” Masterclass If you’ve been
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within hits store shelves on June 16, and if you’ve been waiting for a reason to dust off your black primer, this is it. The Domains of Dread are finally getting the official D&D treatment, complete with Lovecraftian horrors, gothic dread, and a Cthulhu that’s apparently now a Dark Lord. For painters,
Games Workshop just confirmed that pre-painted terrain is real, it’s good, and pre-orders open tomorrow – Saturday June 6 at 1pm EST. If you’ve been following the 40k community this week, you’ve already seen the photos. If you haven’t: power cables with actual black-and-yellow striping. Screen readouts. Glowing lamp effects. All of it straight out
There are three flavours of Friday evening in this hobby: painting, planning to paint, and finding free stuff that makes you want to paint. This week’s Loot Drop is firmly in column three. 🎥 MINIAC: How to Paint a WHOLE Mini (Free Masterclass) If you’ve ever stared at an unpainted mini wondering where to actually
This Mini Colour paint review cuts through the hype for D&D painters. If you’ve been anywhere near the miniature painting community in the last few months, you’ve seen the Mini Colour name. The joint paint range from Artis Opus and Cult of Paint raised over $510,000 from more than 2,000 backers, and with late pledges
For the best part of a decade, the answer to “what’s the best brush for painting miniatures?” was straightforward: Winsor & Newton Series 7. They were the consensus recommendation across forums, YouTube tutorials, and hobby store counters worldwide. That’s no longer the case. In 2026, the community has largely shifted to the Artis Opus Series
Every week we dig through the community to find the best free and near-free resources for miniature painters and D&D players. This week’s drop has something for everyone — a monster free STL library that keeps on giving, and a free GW mini that’s running out fast. Once they’re printed, our beginner’s guide covers everything
Primer is the one step that can genuinely make or break a paint job. Get it right and your paints grip, your washes behave, and your highlights pop. Get it wrong and you’re fighting the model all the way through. This guide covers the best spray primers for miniatures in 2026 – what to use,
