The miniature painting hobby certainly has its fair share of tools, gadgets and gizmo's but do any of them have any other uses than what they were designed for?

In episode 120 of Paint Perspective, we're here to shed the light on some secret uses for common hobby tools you've certainly got at your desk and explain why you might just be using them WRONG!

Expect insights into:
🛠️ Secret uses for your tools
🖌️ How to make your brushes last longer
🙅🏻‍♂️ Perfecting mould lines
🔥 Hobby Hacks

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:56 New Space Marines
0:05:39 Painting Lion El’Jonson
0:07:12 Spearhead Magazine
0:08:48 Warhammer plus exclusives
0:13:00 Tools you’re using wrong!
0:15:03 Sanding miniatures
0:20:50 Mould lines
0:23:44 Gap filling
0:28:09 Brush soap
0:38:10 Makeup brushes
0:43:29 Drilling barrels

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Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

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We all love painting miniatures, but nobody can be at peak form all the time... So what do you do when your motivation is low, and you don't know what to work on next?

In episode 119 of Paint Perspective, we're having an intervention on our own hobby lulls and discussing how we plan to get back on a more productive path...

Expect insights into:
💪🏻How to stay motivated to paint your Warhammer army
⚖️How to choose your next painting project
💰Is your "pile of potential" holding you back?
🔥Hobby hacks

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:52 The GOAT
0:03:02 Luna Wolves Conversions
0:17:09 AD PATREON
0:17:56 Main topic starts
0:22:08 Too many models!
0:27:27 AD ONYX
0:28:24 Sticking with a project
0:35:36 Mental motivation
0:41:26 Maximising enjoyment
0:48:34 Change your expectations
0:56:00 AD SCENICS
0:56:41 Our dream projects
1:03:39 Hobby Hacks

Support the show

Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiegeStudios/podcasts

We love discussing painting techniques here on the podcast, but there’s one of them we haven’t yet covered… Freehand!

In episode 118 of Paint Perspective, we're joined by Ewan who is our in studio specialist for all things freehand and miniature artwork! He’s here to share his essential tips for mastering the craft and give us a live demo on how to create not just freehand patterns, but real miniature masterpieces!

Expect insights into:
🖌️How to become a freehand master
🏁Where to start as a beginner
💀How to paint a freehand skull
🔥Hobby hacks

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:03 Our guest
0:03:48 3rd ed freehand banner
0:09:38 Working at Siege Studios
0:15:31 How to start practicing
0:19:22 Genius painting advice
0:25:11 Can anyone do this?
0:30:23 Designs for beginners
0:33:43 Drawing Vs painting
0:36:40 Paint consistency
0:38:54 FREEHAND SKULL DEMO
0:44:55 Best brush size?
0:46:34 Refining the design
0:49:46 Wet blending
0:52:18 Background colours
0:55:46 Finished skull!
0:58:36 Getting over the fear

Support the show

Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiegeStudios/podcasts