Guides

Practical guides for miniature painters

Guides

Painting Techniques

A reference to every common technique, from base coating to OSL.

Paint Finishes & Ranges

Base, layer, shade, contrast - and the brand ranges explained.

Miniature Paintbrushes

Every brush type and what to look for in a good one.

Brush Care

Make your brushes last years instead of weeks.

Recommended Tools

The hobby gear beyond paint and brushes worth owning.

Gift Ideas

The best gifts for painters at every budget.

Community Palettes

Create, publish and share your paint schemes.

Painting Techniques

Washes & Shades

The single highest-impact step in painting.

Edge Highlighting

Make armoured miniatures pop.

Drybrushing

Fast highlights for texture, fur and rust.

Thinning Paints

The habit that fixes most beginner problems.

Wet Blending

Smooth, seamless colour transitions.

Basing Miniatures

The finishing step that ties an army together.

Getting Started

How to Start Painting

Your first model, step by step.

Warhammer 40k for Beginners

Pick an army and get started.

Age of Sigmar for Beginners

Getting into the Mortal Realms.

How to Start Kill Team

The best low-model-count way in.

Horus Heresy Legions

Painting the 30k Space Marine Legions.

Painting Trench Crusade

Mud, rust, blood and bone - schemes for every warband.

BattleTech Paint Schemes

The canonical colours of every Great House.

Starter Kit

What you actually need to begin.

Reviews

Combat Patrol Magazine

A subscriber's honest take - is the partwork worth it?

Imperium Magazine

Two armies and a full paint set - the classic partwork reviewed.

Buying Guides

Best Paint Sets by Value

Every set ranked by price per paint.

Best Paint for Miniatures

Which range to buy first.

Best Brushes

Synthetic vs sable, and the sizes you need.

Best Contrast Paints

Citadel vs Army Painter vs Vallejo.

Wet Palette Guide

The best upgrade for keeping paint workable.