The Army Painter brings hands-on demos and Paint & Take to Origins

The Army Painter is setting up Booth #1013 near Painter’s Plaza at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, and it is bringing more than a stack of product boxes. At Origins Game Fair, June 17 through June 21 in Columbus, Ohio, the company will lean into hands-on demos of its paints, brushes and hobby tools, giving painters a place to slow down and actually test the line before spending hobby budget.

That booth also sits inside the convention’s painting ecosystem. The Army Painter is the main sponsor of the Paint & Take area, and it is sponsoring both the Hobby Seminar programme and the Paint Competition, which makes its presence feel built into the show rather than bolted on as a retail stop. The team says it will welcome both newcomers and experienced painters, with one-to-one guidance for anyone trying to settle a color scheme or work through a technique problem.

The most immediate draw looks to be the chance to handle specific products in person. The Army Painter is highlighting Speedpaint Markers and Warpaints Fanatic, two lines that invite comparison on the table rather than in a browser tab. Speedpaint Markers launched with three colors, and the starter set includes nine regular markers plus one metallic marker. Warpaints Fanatic is positioned as a high-quality acrylic miniature paint line with strong coverage, intense pigmentation and smooth application, exactly the sort of promise painters usually want to verify on a test model before committing.

Origins gives that kind of booth a ready-made audience. The convention describes itself as one of North America’s largest tabletop gaming conventions, and its exhibitor and sponsor guide says Origins was established in 1975, draws 20,000-plus attendees and runs 8,000-plus events each year. For miniature painters, the programming is already pointed in the right direction: the Paint N Take area supplies paints, brushes, supplies and a miniature to take home, while the Origins Miniature Painting Open is a display-style competition open to all styles and skill levels.

Special programming also includes Miniatures Gaming, the Cathy Wappel Memorial Miniature Painting Open, Paint N Take, War College and Origins University. Put together, that makes Booth #1013 more than a place to pick up paint. It is a chance to compare tools, talk through workflow and leave the hall near Painter’s Plaza with a better sense of what deserves space on the desk back home.