No matter your skill level in the hobby, everyone has questions about painting Warhammer miniatures and this week we’re here to answer them! 

We asked our community what they want to know about all things miniature painting, to give you our perspective as professional painters… 

Expect insights into:
🎨How to work with difficult paints
🖌️How to improve your brush skills
🙅🏻‍♂️The best ways to fix mistakes 
🔥Hobby hacks to improve your painting

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:09 Announcements 
0:03:33 Hobby Updates 
0:15:02 Answering all your questions! 
0:16:24 The photo table 
0:21:03 Learn this SOONER
0:24:52 Brush cleaning tips
0:27:30 Is “box art” too limiting? 
0:32:53 Making dioramas
0:37:38 Dream miniatures 
0:40:54 Fixing airbrush mistakes
0:42:21 Why are bases boring?
0:45:00 Working with bad paint
0:51:00 3D printed miniatures
0:55:25 Commission painter skills
0:58:01 Using Inks for miniatures
1:00:32 Non GW miniatures
1:02:23 Balancing painting and work
1:04:45 Healthy lifestyle
1:08:29 Left handed painting
1:11:00 Model Gaps 
1:12:22 Smoother brush strokes
1:16:05 What’s on our playlist?
1:18:11 Mental health improvements 
1:20:56 Expensive hobby mistakes 
1:26:22 Fundamental skills
1:28:40 #marchformacragge
1:32:00 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.

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We all love consuming Warhammer painting tutorials here on YouTube, but how much practical knowledge can you REALLY learn from videos?

In episode 94 of Paint Perspective, we discuss how we like to learn new skills in miniature painting, the best tips for becoming a better student and how you can get better behind the brushes!

Expect insights into:
🎨 How we learned to paint miniatures
🖌️ The best way to learn from online content
👨‍🎓 How you can become a better student
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your painting

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:50 Deep in thought…
0:04:05 HUGE Patreon update! 
0:20:15 IMPROVING from tutorials!  
0:32:29 Miniature painting classes
0:36:53 Absorbing Information 
0:46:06 What we learned from videos
0:51:27 Are paint lists pointless?
0:55:00 Painters common mistakes
1:08:14 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.

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Theres lots of miniatures games out there beyond Warhammer, but there's always been one that stands out the most... Infinity 

In this episode, James tells us about the Infinity miniature he painted this week, how they compare to our experiences to other systems and manufacturers, and how it could improve your skills as a miniature painter! 

Expect insights into:
🎨 Why have we previously overlooked infinity 
🖌️ James' experience painting the models
💪🏼 How these models can improve your skills
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your painting

Thanks to Corvus Belli for sponsoring this episode! #ad 
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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:51 Saint: Narrative Gaming 
0:11:33 Hobby Updates  
0:15:11 REALLY think of: Infinity 
0:22:03 Casting quality 
0:25:41 Why Infinity is different
0:32:33 Painting Infinity miniatures
0:47:28 New editions
0:51:15 Improving your painting 
0:54:57 #Febroodary
1:02:34 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.

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

Competition time will soon be upon us in the miniature painting community, so who better to chat with this week than upcoming judge of IronSkull 2025: John Keys!

In episode 92 of Paint Perspective, John gives us his fascinating insight into the ‘journey’ of miniature painting and how his approach has changed over the years.

Expect insights into:
🎨 Why John stopped painting GW miniatures
🖌️ The best reason to enter a miniature painting competition 
🖤 How mental health can impact your painting 
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your painting

Huge thanks to John for joining us this week, you can see more of his work on his social media here: https://www.instagram.com/megazord_man/

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:46 Who is John Keys? 
0:11:00 Painting & mental health 
0:20:38 NOT painting Warhammer 
0:26:49 Choosing miniatures 
0:33:05 How did you learn to paint? 
0:42:56 The value of competitions 
0:47:53 IronSkull 2025
0:55:31 Giving GOOD feedback… 
1:08:05 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.

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Thanks to Games Workshop for sending us this new box set free for review. 

One of the most anticipated range refreshes from Games Workshop is finally here, and It’s of course non other than the Emperors Children! In this episode, we discuss the new army box set, the miniatures we have painted from it so far, and the problems we had along the way… Expect to learn why pink was one of the most challenging colours we have found to paint, how we would advise painting a whole Emperors Children army, previous armies we have painted, future plans for gaming armies, and much more!

Also in this episode, Joe tells us about his latest hobby blunder and we of course share our hobby hacks!

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0:00:00 Trailer

0:00:50 Joe’s blunder

0:13:09 Emperors Children Army Box 

0:18:33 Painting Tabletop Tactics’ army 

0:21:20 Our thoughts before painting…

0:24:04 How we painted them 

0:26:13 George’s model 

0:35:46 Paul’s model

0:47:20 Joe’s model 

0:55:41 Adam’s model 

0:58:00 Named characters

1:06:25 Final thoughts 

1:09:44 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.

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If theres one thing thats just as important as a well painted miniature, it’s of course got to be the base it stands upon… But how do you make sure yours actually look good, and aren’t completely boring? In this episode, we discuss all things basing and how you can use it to improve your miniatures! Expect to learn easy and quick methods for making your base stand out, how to make better decisions to complement your miniature, the tools and materials we like to use and much more! 

Also in this episode, James tells us about how he created his own line of miniature scenic products, we share our Warhammer army painting updates and of course share our hobby hacks! 

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0:00:00 Trailer 

0:00:48 Army painting updates 

0:11:43 Siege Scenics 

0:25:00 IMPROVING your bases 

0:26:00 Basing first or last? 

0:34:58 Are GW bases boring? 

0:39:40 Make BETTER basing choices 

0:46:22 CUSTOM display bases

0:51:57 Best materials for basing 

1:05:32 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

Lots of us have at some point fantasised about turning our hobbies into our job, but what does it really take to make money painting Warhammer? In this episode, we discuss professional commission painting miniatures and the skills you’ll need to pull it off. Expect to learn from James on how he started a commission painting business, and how the industry has changed over 10 years of running it. The struggles and successes Joe has seen from managing over 90 professional Warhammer painters, and George’s experience as a full time artist and what lessons he had to learn to make it work. 

Also in this episode, we share our hobby updates over the past week, including painting custom sculpted Night Lords miniatures and a Guardians of the Covenant army, and of course our hobby hacks! 

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:50 Joe’s musings
0:11:12 James’ mistake 
0:14:09 The floor is lava
0:19:48 First time commission painting
0:30:22 “You can’t make it your job”
0:36:52 Resenting professional painters
0:44:08 How the industry has changed 
0:49:54 How to make money from painting
0:53:57 The hardest things
0:59:36 When are you ready? 
1:14:49 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

There's lots of ways to improve your Warhammer painting, but what about ones that don’t involve any brushes at all? In this episode, we discuss one of the most overlooked parts of miniature painting: building and cleaning your Warhammer models. Stay tuned for hacks on how to do a better job, the tools we recommend, things to avoid and why it will make your paint jobs look better!

Also in this episode, it’s time for the community submissions for our monthly painting challenge: #catachanuary and we will be showcasing some of our favourites (and the best rule bends). 

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0:00:00 Trailer

0:01:05 Hobby updates 

0:07:54 Siege Scenics

0:10:03 Is building models boring?

0:20:02 Cleaning and prep

0:31:31 Why it IMPROVES your painting 

0:36:15 How to enjoy it more

0:43:15 Converting and kit-bashing 

0:44:58 The BEST hobby tools! 

0:50:45 Paul missed the memo

0:57:33 #Catachanuary 

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

There’s nothing we love more than painting Warhammer miniatures, but what about those times where it’s not so much fun? This week, we discuss how to get back to enjoying miniature painting when it’s at its hardest, and how to tackle frustration, lack of motivation and self doubt… Expect to learn how we keep cool when challenged by projects, the most fun techniques you can use to relax, creating the best mindset and confidence around painting and much more! 

Also in this episode, we answer our listeners question of the week on choosing alternative colours and colour schemes, how to pick your paints, and of course share our hobby hacks! 

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:47 Painting cavalier marshal 
0:03:43 Painting Lhykis 
0:05:42 Painting Death Guard
0:15:53 How to ENJOY Painting… 
0:20:16 Navigating ‘frustration’ in painting
0:25:00 Keeping cool
0:28:51 MORE enjoyable techniques 
0:34:11 Tackling self doubt 
0:46:36 Best ‘bang for buck’ activities 
1:01:00 Getting Inspiration 
1:04:52 QOTW: Colour choices 
1:09:40 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 always love painting new miniatures from Games Workshop, but can the challenge sometimes be a little too tough? In this episode, we discuss the new Phoenix Lord releases of Aeldari for Warhammer 40k and the teams experience painting the miniatures and importantly, why they were such a challenge! 

Also in this episode, we discuss the new reveals from the Las Vegas Open (LVO), answer our question of the week about planning projects and of course share with you our parting Hobby Hack! 

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0:00:00 Trailer 
0:00:54 New year new challenge 
0:04:10 Non metallic metal
0:14:20 AD PATREON SILVER
0:15:15 Blood Angels update
0:21:41 The problem with NEW AELDARI 
0:35:27 AD ONYX
0:36:33 what did this teach you 
0:44:30 Other Aeldari models 
0:49:38 New EMPERORS CHILDREN
0:54:33 New Cadian command squad 
0:56:06 AD PATREON GOLD
0:56:38 The BEST new GW reveals
0:59:58 QOTW: Planning projects 
1:05:04 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