Amazon has rolled out another sales event – Big Spring Deal. As far as miniature hobby supplies go it’s mostly a Big Spring Dud, but I did find a few bargains, including discounts on a few A Song of Fire and Ice sets. Deal Checking and Coupons If you want to check whether an Amazon ..read more

It is once again festive miniature time at Reaper Miniatures! As I have had the joy of painting a number of the holiday figures for Reaper, I thought I would write a post to share additional photo angles and links to articles with painting tips. Many cultures and faiths have festivals to mark this time ..read more

Black Friday has morphed from a day of sales, to a weekend (or more). I will try to check this post and remove/add items as the sales shift, and do a big update or repost for Cyber Monday. NO FOMO! At this time of year many of us earmark our money for other people and ..read more

What is the number one thing that ‘pro’ painters are doing that you aren’t?! Yeah, I’m goofing around with a clickbaity opening, but at the same time, what I want to talk about today genuinely is something a lot of us aren’t aware of, and this hobgoblin figure gave me a good example to use ..read more

I have collected links to some Amazon Prime Day deals that might be of interest to miniature hobbyists. Purchases made through these Amazon affliate links help me pay the maintenance fees for this site, at no additional cost to you. Unless stated otherwise, I do not have any personal experience with these products.  If you ..read more

These are some Amazon Prime Day deals that might be of interest to miniature painters. Purchases made through these Amazon affliate links help me pay the maintenance fees for this site, at no additional cost to you. Unless stated otherwise, I do not have any personal experience with these products. I always recommend checking Amazon ..read more

The Patreon supporter PDF version of this article includes high res photographs and better formatting. Ko-fi tips are another way to help keep this content freely available to everyone. My experiences painting these adorable red pandas from Dark Sword Miniatures are a great opportunity to share some thoughts about how realism and reference can fit ..read more

The 12 Days of Reaper promotion for 2022 has begun, running through December 14th. I painted seven of the 12 figures available this year. In this post I’ll share larger photos and additional view angles, as well as painting information for these figures and Christmas colour schemes in general. During the 12 Days promotion period ..read more

The Patreon supporter PDF version of this article includes high res photographs and better formatting. Other ways to help me keep making content like this available to everyone are one-time  Ko-fi tips or using the Amazon affiliate links in this article. Artists often use the term harmony when assessing a set of colours used in a piece. A harmonious colour scheme is one where the colours ‘go’ together. Colour harmony is strongly impacted by the initial choice of main colours, but it can be influenced in other ways, as well. The methods we use to mix and apply colours can help ou ..read more

Using complementary colours together can create contrast and colour harmony. Red and green make up a major complementary colour pair, but their frequent use in Christmas themed artwork and decorations makes them tricky to use for non-holiday themed purposes. Let’s look at ways to kick thoughts of Santa and pine trees to the curb so you can harness the power of this potent colour combination. Painted December 2007. Even apart from the subject, the colours in the above vignette include pretty much all of the elements that will make Christmas jump to many people’s minds: * The classic Christmas r ..read more