This month the podcast was lucky enough to be joined by the one and only Chris "Gdaybloke" Miller, the man behind the long running Lost Hemisphere blog and painting community. I've known Chris for a very long time now and his work at LH has made him a real pillar of the painting and minis gaming communities. Chris shared his thoughts on what he likes to paint, how to help your quarantine partners get started on their own painting journeys, what it takes to lead a community during social distancing, and the joys of painting for others. Special guests: Chris' birds.

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

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This month the BWU podcast was joined by Jordan Lamb, Lead Studio Painter at Privateer Press! Jordan took some time out of his day to talk about what it was like to transition from a hobbyist to a studio painter, how he has helped envision Privateer's studio paint schemes, and of course, some tips and tricks for painting the models of the upcoming game, WARCASTER: Neo-Mechanika, now fully funded and live on Kickstarter!

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

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This month I was fortunate enough to be joined by hobby legend, Duncan "Two Thin Coats" Rhodes! No matter what kind of figures you paint you're almost certainly familiar with Duncan's work over the past decade as the face of Warhammer's painting tutorials. Duncan recently struck out for new horizons and we spoke about his journey as a painter, what went into those incredibly helpful instructional videos at Games Workshop, and what the future holds for him, including the announcement of his upcoming project, the Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy!

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

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This month's BWU podcast was joined by a guest with a VERY successful hobby Kickstarter, that I know some of you are already backing. Dr. K is the man behind DropTop; a dropper top adapter for Citadel© model paints.

DropTop has already exceeded its funding goal by 100% and is well on its way to becoming a reality later this year. Dr. K shared some thoughts on how he came to envision this project, and his own journey as a painter. He's been painting minis for less than a year but has been a fine artist for most of his life! We talked about how it's been for him transitioning from painting on canvas to painting on space marines and he drops some hints about the future of Doctor Tabletop and DropTop.

You can check out the DropTop Kickstarter, which is live now, and see more of Dr. K's stuff including his beautiful Archaon on Instagram.

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

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In this episode I spoke with Chris Suhre, a competitive painter with roots in army painting who has become an accomplished specialist in diorama work. He has placed at such competitions as Crystal Brush, Privateer Press P3, Gen Con, Massive Voodoo in-line, and others. Chris has his roots in painting armies for competitive play and discussed his journey from army painting to dioramas. He shares some excellent tips for diorama work and presentation in general. Below are images of the three pieces we discussed the most.

See more of Chris' work on Instagram and be sure to sign up for his 2 diorama classes at Adepticon 2020!

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

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This month I got to speak with award winning painter, Erik Swinson. Erik's won numerous awards, including the coveted Lock & Load Grandmaster and was kind enough to spend some time talking to me about his approach to painting, particularly about non-metallic metals, painting shadows, and his thoughts on how every painter needs to define their own "tabletop standard."

Follow Erik on Instagram and if you're going to Adepticon consider signing up for his intensive day-long non-metallic metals class!

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

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This month's episode features an old friend I've been wanting to interview on the BWU podcast since the very beginning, professional miniatures painter, Matt DiPietro! Matt is a Golden Demon award winner who worked as Privateer Press' studio painter for many years before pursuing his career independently at Contrast Miniatures and as part of the team at Miniature Monthly. Matt took the time out of his busy schedule to talk about his journey from amateur to world-class competitive painter, shared some thoughts on the history of art as it relates to minis painting, and shared some super valuable tips and tricks sure to be of interest to all painters whether newly started on their journey or seasoned pros.

These days Matt is one of the most talented hired guns in miniatures painting. You can hire his services at Contrast Miniatures as a commission painter or as an instructor for painters of every skill level.

You can also see more of his work on Instagram.

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

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Episode 6 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary.

This month my friend Andy Hobday, co-owner of Footsore Miniatures joined me all the way from Nottingham, England to talk about his imminent project, The Barons' War, coming to Kickstarter, September 15th. Andy has become a real force of nature in skirmish gaming over the past few years and was kind enough to talk about his new line of beautiful 13th century English and French knights and the turbulent history of the Barons' War.

Andy also shared his thoughts on game design in his work on Test of Honour, Mortal Gods, Gangs of Rome, and even lets slip a few things coming from Footsore Miniatures in the near future, including a new Dark Ages ruleset and the highly anticipated Mythic supplement for Mortal Gods, full of Ray Harryhausen inspired Greco-Roman monsters!

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

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Episode 5 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary.

I'm very excited to share this month's podcast, an interview with fellow Union member, Greg De Stefano, one of the main people behind Turbodork, the color-shift and metallic paints taking the hobby by storm!

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

Learn more at brushwieldersunion.com

Episode 4 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary.

This month Simon spoke with the hardest working man in miniatures wargaming, Sean Sutter, creator (and writer, and illustrator, and artist, and sculptor) of Relicblade! Sean kindly shared his time to talk about how Relicblade came about, his own journey as a sculptor and illustrator, the inspirations behind the game, the wonderful community around his game, and even shared a few teasers about the future of Relicblade.

The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.

Learn more at brushwieldersunion.com