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Monument Hobbies shares beginner-friendly airbrush guide for mini painters

Monument Hobbies is making the airbrush pitch in beginner terms: faster basecoats, smoother gradients, and cleaner zenithals if you can clear the setup and practice curve.

Nina Kowalski•4 min read•04:57 AM

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Monument Hobbies shares beginner-friendly airbrush guide for mini painters

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Sergio Calvo shows how color filters can transform miniatures

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Soonercon 34 brings back annual miniature painting competition

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2026 Kid’s Miniature Painting Contest opens with two-month entry window

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FauxHammer ranks the best brushes for miniature painters

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Citadel Colour paints explained, what each miniature paint does

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How underpainting and zenithal priming shape miniature painting values

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The Army Painter starter set aims to simplify miniature painting for beginners

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Sergio Calvo shows how color filters can transform miniatures

Sergio Calvo’s airbrush filters can pull a miniature together in a few translucent passes. It is a cleaner, faster fix than brush glazing when you need warmth or cohesion.

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2026 Kid’s Miniature Painting Contest opens with two-month entry window

The 2026 Kid’s Miniature Painting Contest is live, and entrants have two months to submit work. The long window gives families room to plan, paint and finish.

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Citadel Colour paints explained, what each miniature paint does

Citadel Colour is easier to buy and use when you treat it as a workflow, not a wall of bottles. Base, Shade, Layer, and the rest each solve a different step on the bench.

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The Army Painter starter set aims to simplify miniature painting for beginners

The Army Painter's starter box bundles 11 paints, a brush, primer, and a free Knight, aiming to turn a first mini into a guided, tabletop-ready win.

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How underpainting and zenithal priming shape miniature painting values

Underpainting turns flat minis into readable value maps fast, and the choice between zenithal, warm undercoats, or grayscale sketching changes speed, contrast, and color.

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FauxHammer ranks the best brushes for miniature painters

The real upgrade is not the fanciest sable. FauxHammer's best-brush logic favors task-specific tools that sharpen detail, speed up basecoats, and save your good points.

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Loot Studios ranks the best airbrushes for miniature painters in 2026

Loot Studios’ ranked 2026 airbrush roundup points to one real question: which setup actually speeds up priming, basecoats, and detail work without turning your desk into a hassle?

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CincyCon’s Golden Pig Award spotlights creativity in miniature painting

The Golden Pig Award rewards painters who think like exhibitors: strong presentation, clean finish, and bold ideas in a contest built around Cincinnati’s pig pride.

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Tabletop Battles breaks down a practical paint scheme for Ork Goffs

Goffs are the Ork clan where black armor has to do real work, and Tabletop Battles' recipe shows how to make it read cleanly on the table.

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Miniature painting basics, a beginner’s roadmap to better results

Small setups and thin coats beat hobby overload. This roadmap shows the few buys, prep steps, and painting habits that get your first mini finished faster.

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Warhammer Community explains miniature painting techniques for beginners

Warhammer Community’s lexicon turns paint jargon into a troubleshooting map: layer for shape, glaze for smooth transitions, drybrush for texture, edge highlight for tabletop clarity.

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Best miniature washes for deep shadows and crisp detail

Pick the wash for the job, not the brand. The right bottle deepens shadows, warms recesses, and keeps detail crisp without extra blending.

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Warhammer reveals plastic Custodes battle group for 40,000 and Horus Heresy

Warhammer’s new Custodes Support Battle Group puts four jetbikes, a Pallas Grav-attack and a Telemon Heavy Dreadnought into plastic for both 40,000 and Horus Heresy.

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Pigment Miniatures Show 2026 brings art-first painting convention to Austin

Pigment Miniatures Show 2026 put display painting, judging, and workshops at the center in Austin. Its art-first format points to a sharper split from gaming-con miniatures culture.

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Best miniature paint sets for beginners, metallics and broad color ranges

The right set depends on the job: a compact beginner box, a focused metallic kit, or a 100-color palette that trades curation for breadth.

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Warhammer guide explains object source lighting for miniatures

OSL fails when it looks like bright paint, not light. Use a simple checklist, brighter source, soft falloff, targeted surfaces, and real shadow.

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How One-Coat Paints Reshaped Miniature Painting, Speed and Shading Combined

One-coat paints are fastest when texture does the work for you, but they shine only with the right primer, prep, and follow-up highlights.

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Miniature painters learn airbrush setup for control and smooth basecoats

The cleanest miniatures come from simple choices: the right nozzle, steady low pressure, and a cleaning routine that happens every session.

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Prusa shows how 3D-printed stencils can level up miniature painting

3D-printed stencils let you airbrush custom masks fast, so you can add repeatable camouflage, insignia, and panel effects without waiting for niche accessories.

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Top Miniature Painting Brushes Ranked for 2025, Expert Picks

A comprehensive buyer guide lays out the top miniature painting brushes and sets for 2025, highlighting which tools deliver precision, longevity, and value. The piece matters because it clarifies material differences, recommends desk sizes, and gives practical care and acrylic handling tips to keep brushes performing at their best.

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Miniature scale and proportion explained, why 28mm models vary

Two models can both say 28mm and still clash on the shelf. The fix is reading scale, proportion, and basing together before you buy or kitbash.

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Miniature painting photos improve with macro lenses and proper lighting

A sharp macro setup turns a painted mini into a readable image. The biggest gains come from light, lens choice, and a repeatable shooting rig.

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Synthetic brushes challenge Kolinsky sable for miniature painters

Synthetic sable is good enough for most basecoating, layering, and detail work, while Kolinsky still matters when point retention is everything.

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How to paint convincing rust on miniatures step by step

Rust looks convincing when you build it in layers, from dark primer to orange stipples, and place it where metal would actually fail first.

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The Army Painter explains layering for clearer miniature shading

Layering is the brush-control move that turns flat miniatures into readable volume. The Army Painter's refresher shows when it beats faster shortcuts and how to keep blends clean.

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Brush care tips help miniature painters extend expensive tools' lifespan

A good brush can outpaint its price tag if you rinse, reshape, and store it right; neglect the ferrule, and even a premium point disappears fast.

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The Army Painter’s Speedpaint 2.0 guide unlocks glazing and richer effects

Speedpaint 2.0 is more than a one-coat shortcut. Used with medium, it becomes a fast glazing and tinting tool that can sharpen army projects without killing the finish.

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Musha Miniatures publishes beginner guide for mini painters

Musha Miniatures offers an evergreen beginner guide on brush control, thinning, basecoating, highlighting, basing, and color theory. It helps painters scale from single minis to armies.

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Choose and Care for Miniature Painting Brushes for Better Results

This concise guide explains how to choose between Kolinsky sable and high-quality synthetics, which brush sizes and shapes to start with, and the step-by-step care routine that extends brush life. Better brush selection and maintenance translate directly into cleaner lines, smoother glazing, and less frustration at the tabletop.

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