Painting

How to Paint Everything: T’au

In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. Today we look at everyone's favorite (only?) xenos coalition,...

Army Showcase: Rockfish’s Tau

The player: Matthew “Rockfish” Herrington The codex: T’au Empire Points: Pictured Models - ~1400, Total 3000+ Collecting since: February 2017 Instagram: mpherrington (link: https://www.instagram.com/mpherrington/)   The Past: I originally entered the hobby as a bright-eyed naïve youth at the end of 7th, having struggled to...

How to Paint Everything: The Astra Militarum

In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. In this article, we're looking at how to...

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 take a look at how to paint different models, armies, and materials, and different approaches to painting them. In this article, several of our authors explore how to paint weather effects...