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Hobby 102: Paint Opacity and Glazing

"Glaze: A thin coat of transparent or translucent paint used to modify the tone of an underlying color. Glazes can alter the chroma, value, texture, and hue of a surface. They are composed of a large amount of binder...

Hobby 102: Airbrushing

Welcome, my friends, to another edition of Hobby 102, wherein us old coves share our hard-won wisdom with you young whippersnappers. This time, I'll be giving you the breeze on airbrushing, crank up your compressor, let's blow away the...

Hobby 102: So You Want to Build a Display Board

If tournament play becomes part of your hobby and gaming goals, a display board is a great step to elevate the appearance and presentation of your army. If you’ve never made one before or played around with making gaming...

Hobby 101 – Fixing Mistakes

Over the years the Goonhammer crew have put together a vast and expansive library of painting guides. Appropriately titled “How to Paint Everything” we’ve got schemes and recipes for 100s of models. They all, however, assume you know the difference between...

Hobby 101: Layering

Over the years the Goonhammer crew have put together a vast and expansive library of painting guides. Appropriately titled “How to Paint Everything” we’ve got schemes and recipes for 100s of models. They all, however, assume you know the difference between...

Hobby 101: Drybrushing

Over the years the Goonhammer crew have put together a vast and expansive library of painting guides. Appropriately titled “How to Paint Everything” we’ve got schemes and recipes for 100s of models. They all, however, assume you know the difference between...

Hobby 101: Kitbashing/Converting

Over the years the Goonhammer crew have put together a vast and expansive library of painting guides. Appropriately titled “How to Paint Everything” we’ve got schemes and recipes for 100s of models. They all, however, assume you know the...

Hobby 101: One-Coat Painting – Speed Paints, Contrast, and More

Over the years the Goonhammer crew have put together a vast and expansive library of painting guides. Appropriately titled “How to Paint Everything” we’ve got schemes and recipes for 100s of models. They all, however, assume you know the...

Hobby 101: Sponge Painting

Sponge painting often gets relegated to adding texture to terrain, or for doing a bit of quick weathering on tanks, but it can be a valuable tool to all sorts of painting schemes from gritty blanchitsu-esque grimdarkness to helping...

Hobby 101: Pinning

Pinning Taking pins/wires and reinforcing the joints and connections of the miniatures to strengthen and create durability. I have always been a massive proponent of pinning models. Reinforcing any joint with anything other than glue can only benefit it. Pinning helps...