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J is for Jokaero Orange

Miniature paints come with ridiculous names, none more ridiculous than Citadel Paints, which are manufactured by Games Workshop (the guys who make Warhammer).Anyone who has ever looked at paint swatches at Home Depot can tell you that paint manufacturers have to get creative when trying to come up with twenty different ways to say “white.” But while house paint companies go with things like “

I is for Inks

Image Source: VallejoInks are another form of liquid medium used to paint miniatures (and anything else you want to stick your brush on, really). They are much less viscous (in other words, thinner) than acrylic paints, as they use liquid dyes instead of fine pigments.* They also have a much higher colour saturation than most acrylic paints.*Quick Science Sidebar: Since I haven’t mentioned it

H is for 'eavy Metal (kinda)

Source: Games Workshop ‘eavy Metal is the name of Games Workshop’s in-house painting team. Whenever you see Warhammer models used in promotional materials, on the GW website, box art or in official magazines, they were painted by the ‘eavy Metal team.These guys are good. Really good. Games Workshop wouldn’t employ them unless they made their models look absolutely fabulous. Over the years, the

G is for Games Workshop

Games Workshop is the behemoth of the war gaming and miniature painting industry. Based out of Nottingham, England, it’s best known for Warhammer and all of its spin-offs. Starting out as a company that made boards for actual board games, Games Workshop became the UK importer for Dungeons & Dragons when it first appeared in the mid-seventies, and quickly started manufacturing their own

F is for Feathering

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***Feathering is a brush stroke where pigment is drawn out in a controlled zig-zag manner. It’s used to

E is for Edge Highlighting

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***Edge highlighting is a technique that is used to achieve an effect sometimes similar to dry brushing (see

D is for Dry Brushing

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***Dry brushing is a painting technique which uses a dry brush (duh) with barely a hint of paint on it. To do

I don't have time for writing, I'm writing (#IWSG April 2023)

I'm doing the A-to-Z Blog Challenge this month (what the frak is wrong with me???) so I don't have much time to write for IWSG. Which is actually too bad, because I like the question this month. Let me just say I haven't been doing much writing (towards any of my books) because all my writing as been going toward blog posts!That said, if anyone is interested in the wild and wooly world of gaming

C is for Contrast

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***Contrast refers to the difference between light and dark; in a painted model, this specifically relates to

B is for Basecoat

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***A base coat of paint is the first coat of paint you put on a miniature after priming.* The base cost will