Painter’s Guide

Most mini painters are primarily brush painters and have never directly worked with an airbrush. If you’re interested in airbrushing your minis, you need to know how well this technique will work on your miniature…

Every mini painter’s toolkit should include paintbrushes in various shapes and sizes. However, when choosing a miniature paintbrush, the bristles are one of the most important factors to consider.  Miniature paintbrushes like The Army Painter’s…

Airbrushing gives you smooth, natural pigments and perfect color blend effects. But, with Vallejo paints, you want to be more careful with the airbrush.  Vallejo paints have quite a thick concentration that may clog the…

Tamiya paints are unlike typical hobby-grade acrylic paints. Hence, you’ll need to thin them with lacquer-based thinners to get milk consistency suitable for airbrush use.  When thinned, they make little details pop. However, most airbrushes…

Did you know that how good an airbrush paint job looks also depends on the paint’s compatibility with the airbrush? Citadel paints are great for painting minis, models, and Gunpla kits. They’re a favorite of…

Airbrushing is an effective way to paint miniatures, models, and Gunpla kits.  Like the spray method, it involves the manipulation of compressed air, medium, and paint to yield a fine degree of atomization and achieve…

The kolinsky sable brush was first designed in 1866 at the request of Queen Victoria and took over a week to create. The reason was that these brushes were handmade, required the right handling skills,…

Kolinsky sable brushes are some of the best brushes for painting miniatures because their bristles are high quality than synthetic brushes.  However, they can be a pain to care for since they are way easier…

Vallejo has a metal color range made from real aluminum pigments and acrylic mediums. However, the fact that they are termed “metal” means many hobbyists confuse them for their metallics, but they differ significantly.  The…