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 freely available are one-time Ko-fi tips or shopping on Amazon through the affiliate links in this article. Whether you’re going to a local game store to play or traveling hundreds of miles… Continue reading How to Transport Miniatures
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Miniature Contests at Conventions and Shows
If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. Are you looking to compete? Take a look at this calendar of conventions and shows that include miniature contests. Prizes and awards at the MSP Open in 2019. This article outlines general information about various… Continue reading Miniature Contests at Conventions and Shows
Saturated Wash Colour Experiments
Ko-fi tips help keep this content free. Patreon supporters receive PDFs with high res photos. Recently I have been experimenting with washes. With my skeleton bone wash experiment, I learned that different colours of washes could be used to quickly add a little individuality to batch painted figures without too much extra time or effort.… Continue reading Saturated Wash Colour Experiments
Blacksmith: Before and After Touchup
Ko-fi tips help keep this content free. Patreon supporters receive PDFs with high res photos. Most of us love to get feedback on our miniatures. What did we do that worked well? What could we do to improve? When we get that feedback we are often reluctant to alter the original figure, for a variety… Continue reading Blacksmith: Before and After Touchup
How Not to Suck
There is a guaranteed way not to suck. Or at least to suck less: Keep practicing. In particular, deliberate, direct practice where you attempt to address your weak areas. There is also a guaranteed way to avoid feeling like you suck: Don’t do the thing at all. If you don’t do it, you can’t fail, or… Continue reading How Not to Suck



