Painting

Road to Adepticon: Tilting at Demons

The Golden Demon painting competition is coming to Adepticon this year. It looks like I have a good chance of being able to make it, so I've started on a project. Less than two months away and it already...

Goonhammer Hobby Roundup: January 2020

Starting in 2020, we thought it would be fun for the Goonhammer authors to post their personal hobby progress each month and share it with the wider community. This month we have a whole lot of prep work from...

Your Desk Sucks: Making a Better Workspace

In our Fabricator General series, we cover large projects or those with lots of building and construction and custom work. This week, we're covering how to plan, build, and stock a good workspace for your hobby needs. I really do...

How to Paint Everything: Human Skin

People come in all shapes, sizes, and colors and the warriors of the Mortal Realms/41st millennium are no different. In this article, we'll cover the basics of human skin in a variety of different shades, including the principles behind...

Narrative Forge: Painting Narrative Armies And Showing Without Telling

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a massive place, and the “Narrative Forge” hobby articles encourage thinking outside the box (literally) when putting models together and stretching yourself out in the hobby. They aim to make hobbyists and players comfortable...

Jack’s 2019: A Year of Paint

What a year. I've already talked a bit about the balance of 40k in our year end retrospective, but what I really care about is what models I've managed to get paint on this year. As far as I...

How to Paint Everything: Weathering

In our How to Paint Everything series, we look at how to paint well, everything, looking at different techniques and models from different painters. In this article we're looking at how to paint realistic-looking weathering and damage on your...

Army Showcase: SRM’s Knights of House Lakar and Household Guard

The Painter: Campbell "SRM" McLaughlin The Army: Imperial Knights and Astra Militarum Points: Just over 2,500 Collected: Since 2016 The Past As is the case with many burgeoning Knight households, this army began with the Imperial Knights Renegade box set. Two giant robots, a smattering of terrain,...

How to Paint Everything: Munitorum Armored Containers

In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at how to paint different models, armies, and materials, and different approaches to painting them. In this article, Evan "Felime" Siefring is exploring how to paint Munitorum Armored Containers,...

How to Base Everything: Why Do We Base?

Basing is a critical part of the painting process. Armies on the battlefields of the 41st Millennium or the Mortal Realms will find themselves fighting across a wide variety of terrain, from lush jungles to barren rockscapes, industrial wastelands...