IMPROVE your Warhammer painting! AVOID these 5 common mistakes

Paint Perspective 18, featuring...
🎨 5 common Warhammer painting mistakes to AVOID
🏆 Golden Demon 2024 (Adepticon) category changes
🚨 Correct rattle can technique
🗣️ Listener comment reactions
🎙️ Question of the week, Hobby Hacks & more!
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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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00:00 Intro
00:48 Golden Demon Adepticon 2024 Category Changes
16:00 Listener comments
23:50 Mistake 1
36:44 Mistake 2
46:41 Mistake 3
53:02 Mistake 4
01:01:36 Mistake 5
01:06:06 Question of the week
01:15:00 Hobby Hacks
01:20:24 Outro

[@DensPaintingStudio]

i dont normally listen to podcasts like this, one came on after a different video was watching, been loving them, only have a few left to watch now. make more a week! haha

[@Teza-b]

Absolutely love the slow increase of Blood Angels being added to background over the course of each episode 😂 By episode 40 we should have James in a full Dante kit. Keep going lads 👏🩸

[@Jamesotronart]

This has become one of my favourite weekly podcasts to listen to, great discussions and banter.

[@SiegeStudios]

Thank you so much!

[@niallrichardcurran2466]

super big idea suggestion,, if you happen to using protein shakes or supplements they have nice big scoops, shove some double sided tape on it and it makes a great model holder. and you also get a little handle that you can brace your hand against.. its also really useful for turning around or holding up to the light. maybe cos I work in a gym and we have lots of scoops left over, I will say its been crazy useful and cheap. I found the shot glasses I found in Canada were too thin and broke too easily.. Hope this helps :)

[@SiegeStudios]

That's definitely a new one haha, haven't heard this little tip before!

[@niallrichardcurran2466]

@@SiegeStudios wish I could send a photo. I ll send it to WIP on discord haha

[@Bunyip_Studios]

enjoyed that one, not least because of the mention. hoping to be part of the team, once I decide what to apply for, in the near future

[@SiegeStudios]

Thanks for watching!

[@DBLFC321]

Just put my light on a box I use for storing and transporting minis. It makes a huge difference! Hopefully not hunching over from now on

[@ThePhazontech]

Warhammer world is a pilgrimage for sure! Me and a mate were visiting Shrewsbury from Australia for a wedding and made sure we fit Warhammer World into our schedule 😂

[@cabe_bedlam]

Something not mentioned in the airbrush section is just start using it to do priming and basecoats. They are a reasonable place to learn within a low-risk environment. You're going to cover the whole thing anyway, so why not try things with the plastic first? Then zenithal helps you think about volumes in 3d, etc. Plus you now have a primed mini! I'm now progressing out from my initial Sparmax with a .3 needle and now trying a Harder and Steenbeck with a .2. The basics like thinning paint, distance and trigger control are all carrying over just fine.

[@tcr4507]

Great comment, I’m on the same pathway and agree with the benefits you raise.

[@UntiltedName]

That question near the end about lacking motivation. In my experience waiting for motivation to come to you means you get very little done. Especially so in a creative endeavor. Actively seek out inspiration and motivation. Sitting on your butt playing a video game because you arent inspired to paint, well no wonder, you arent trying to get inspired. Paint even when you are not motivated. It still feels good to get models done that way. I see this with some local guys who buy models over and over, and eventually turn them back in for store credit in various stages of sprue/build/primer but no paint. They constantly claim "no motivation" and they still buy stuff and build it but eventually dump it at a huge loss both monetarily and loss of opportunity to become better at painting.

[@doobiousd5020]

Mistake 1 describes me perfectly. I hunch over anyway but the low lamp is 💯 the culprit. Also really appreciate the spray paint tips. Currently a quarter of the way through priming a horde army and oversprayed because of a gap in coverage of one small area. Look forward to applying Joe's advice going forward.

[@Evilminiature]

Great episode as always. Just wanted to say that i really felt the lighting mistake. First two year i painted i had one of those table lamps that was in height of my face so i always used to lean forward to see my model under the light, after about 1 year i started to get these massive strain in the back of my head/where the neck connects to the head and this could last up to 2-4 days. Bought a light with a flexible arm so it could shine from above where i paint i have never had this issue again.

[@SiegeStudios]

Hey, thanks for this - we replied to this comment on our new episode!

[@williamlovell2050]

Never been that big on painting, it’s been more of a means to an end but listening to this podcast has motivated me to try and enjoy each stage more and improve my painting. I bought the new terminators and will follow your advice on painting them individually. I also bought a pack of refreshers to make up my own mind.

[@SiegeStudios]

Hey, thanks for this - we replied to this comment on our new episode!

[@SteveJPaints]

Phenomenal content as always. Love listening while I am painting/building! The tips are always grounded and much appreciated.

[@SiegeStudios]

Great to hear! Thank you

[@PaintByBlunders]

refreshers for kids 100%! Only because as an adult it pulls my fillings out!

[@kgp277]

I’ve had it on my mind to make a trip to warhammer world since I was a kid

[@martynjones3978]

There is a lot of Blood Angels and posters around the room!! I wonder who did the decoration!! 🤔😂😂

[@Shadows_Painted]

Building the models is like building Lego… my inner child loves it

[@SiegeStudios]

Great way to look at it!

[@jpkimble9479]

Thank you for reading my comments out can't wait to meet James in Stockport on the 21st 😊

[@SiegeStudios]

Thanks for the support - hope you have a good time at Element!

[@FacesNBases]

Back from getting married, celebrating a birthday and setting up a new home painting studio! Got a decent number of episodes to catch up on which is nice! My thanks to James for the posture reminder and for raising desk lamps up on a box. Perfectly timed for the new desk setup. I've got mixed feelings about the GD categories. I like that the boxed games are getting their own categories. As Joe said warbands like Underworlds and Warcry have arguably nicer unit sculpts than AoS (ignoring the big models of course). However Duel and Diorama used to be so impressive on their own that I think we will see fewer entries now that they are competing for the same trophies. Time will tell when we get the rulepack though. Question for you guys. Would you ever change the trophy system for GD? Is a top 3 of each category adequately celebrating the sheer number of amazing entries GD now gets? Ta muchly. See you in the comments for the next one! PS. Another vote here for Refreshers being S-Tier as they get bonus points for being vegan.

[@kooksies5712]

The lighting one for posture was definitely my biggest change. the thing that helped my posture the most was buying a long, desk mounted lamp from ikea so i didnt have to lean forward or sit awkwardly

[@ricci8497]

Hack using baking soda in a paste with a toothbrush on resin models for lifting off that stubborn releasing agent that everything else seems to fail in removing.

[@SiegeStudios]

Interesting one! Will have to give it a test

[@ricci8497]

@@SiegeStudios I resorted to it after struggling with releasing agent in the exhausts in most of the Eldar range of transports

[@MrLizard08]

When they talk about painting in sub assembly?

[@samcasey6661]

I've been here since before Jamesisms were a thing xD If you were to have your 3D modeled face on a Marine within a Warhammer World exhibition, which chapter would you choose and in what pose/ situation would your model be in

[@SiegeStudios]

Hey, thanks for this - we replied to this comment as question of the week on our new episode!

[@frijji2170]

Submitted a request for a quote today. How long do you guy's usually take to respond

[@SiegeStudios]

We aim for same day but can sometimes bleed over into the next day - what was the quote for and I'll double check we received it?

[@garyjenson1326]

People have opinions about this but, I used my airbrush on army men first. I also did this when I first used contrast paint.

[@SiegeStudios]

Hadn't even thought of that!

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

Why are people making blackcurrant drinks to strong is it down to colour similar to new painters having their paint to thick and solid thinking they'll have an easier amount of time painting. Are you guys getting sponsored by sweet and drink companies? Also what's the best model you've ever painted for yourself? You once did two quotes for me one of three figures and the second was just two figures but both quotes of the same figures differed by the second quote which you quoted a higher price for the same colour on the dark Angels Primaris marines.

[@Balls_Mahony]

Duels stem from classic Warhammer, when you think of it that way. it's quite dated.

[@callumhenry7420]

Grow up joe, start enjoying dark chocolate

[@StibioPrimaris]

Can't believe I've been here since the refresher days 🥹🥹🥹

[@SiegeStudios]

Hahahaha