Paint sets, primers, washes and contrast paints for miniatures
Games Workshop just launched a major new paint range, and most of the coverage so far is written for Warhammer players. Warhammer Tone Pro is a range of 150 paints, and if you paint D&D minis you are probably wondering whether it is worth your money or just hobby noise. Here is a plain-English rundown,
With Warhammer 40,000’s 11th Edition launching on July 25th, Games Workshop has released the most beginner-friendly paint lineup they’ve ever put together. And if you’re a D&D miniature painter who’s been watching the buzz with one eyebrow raised, wondering whether any of these sets are actually worth picking up for your Drow and dragons –
The most common reason people leave their D&D miniatures unpainted is not lack of interest. It is the setup. The brushes, the water cup, the palette, the primers, the cleanup. When painting feels like a project, it does not happen. Army Painter’s Speedpaint Markers are designed to remove that friction entirely. Uncap. Shake. Paint. No
One of the fastest ways to make a D&D miniature look like it belongs in an actual dungeon is weathering. Rust on old iron bars. Green corrosion creeping across a bronze dragon’s hoard. Moss clinging to a forgotten statue. The problem is that most tutorials assume you want to spend hours layering and drybrushing to
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,
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
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,
