This year, we brought back one of the biggest Warhammer / miniature painting competitions... IronSkull! 

After a hugely successful day packed with incredible miniatures, we share with you the behind the scenes of the event and of course discuss the winners, what we learned, the miniatures we painted, and what's next! 

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Expect insights into:
📸Reviewing the winners gallery
🪖Inspiration for your army 
🖌️Our miniatures we painted
🎬Behind the scenes of the event

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:14 Painting FAST  
0:03:10 Lord of Plagues
0:10:54 IronSkull Origins
0:15:54 2025 Winners
0:32:07 Best in Show 
0:33:40 Staff Category 
0:41:54 Warboot 
0:47:40 Community 
0:53:02 2026…  

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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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We all love Warhammer painting videos, but what are they lacking compared to physical books? 

In this episode we chat to Dave Taylor, (hobbyist and publisher of The Art Of book series) about his journey in the hobby, and what he has learned from working with some of the most talented and creative artists in the miniature painting industry... 

Expect insights into:
🖌️ Learning from books vs video 
💭 Commonalities in pro artists 
📖 How Dave's books are created 

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See Dave's work here: 
https://youtube.com/@buildpaintplaylivestream?si=ZoUkfP0_TmdZv1xc
https://the-art-of-volumes-13-15.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
https://www.davetaylorminiatures.com/2025/04/17/the-art-of-volumes-10-12-are-on-sale-now/

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:40 Dave Taylor 
0:02:48 Where it all started…
0:07:47 Becoming a publisher 
0:13:25 Army painting
0:17:21 Books better than video? 
0:25:58 Learning advanced techniques 
0:29:31 Connecting digital and physical
0:32:44 Connecting with amazing artists
0:35:58 How do you make a book?
0:46:03 Commonalities in artists 
0:49:48 Impact on your hobby?
0:52:36 What’s next for The Art Of? 
0:58:46 Painting Journal 

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 at miniature painting, but not all of it comes down to technique. There's one core component to improving at any skill... Mindset!

In this thought provoking episode we chat to Logan Sama, (professional radio DJ and E-Sports commentator) about his journey in the hobby, and his recent mindset shift thats lead to huge improvement in his painting results!

Expect insights into:
🖌️How consciously improve at painting
💭The mindset of competition artists
❌(huge) common mistakes
🔥Hobby hacks to improve your painting!

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
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See more from Logan here: www.youtube.com/@engageonallfronts

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DISCORD ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bwM68
MERCH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/GOTkW

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》For Double Crystals Use Code 'SIE193' at checkout!
》EU 15-20% off Warhammer https://taschengelddieb.de/?SiSt=aff

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

Painting Journal: https://shorturl.at/fFZQP

Painting an even better looking Warhammer army doesn’t just come down to brush strokes, you need a plan so that you can meet your goals! In this episode, we walk you through how we like to plan the many 40k armies we have painted and why you might want to take planning a little more seriously in your projects… 

Expect insights into:
🖌️How to plan a better paint job
⏱️How to be more efficient with your painting
📕The value of a painting journal 
🔥Hobby hacks to improve your painting! 

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
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RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/N9k7P
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DISCORD ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bwM68

00:00 Trailer
01:00 We’re back! 
10:08 Planning your projects! 
17:41 Mistakes made… 
22:23 Painting Journals 
30:22 Painting Inspiration
37:49 Army painting
52:20 Hobby Hacks 
56:02 Have it your way!   

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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

In 100 episodes, we sure have spent a lot of time talking about all things miniature painting, so what have we learned? In this 100 episode special, we look back on our favourite conversations from Paint Perspective and share our biggest lightbulb moments... And why it improved us as hobbyists!  

Expect insights into:
🤔 What we learned in 100 episodes
✅ How its made us better hobbyists 
🔥Hobby Hacks to improve your painting! 

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
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PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
MERCH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/GOTkW
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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:45 Joe gets his present back
0:04:58 Episode 100! 
0:11:43 1 million views
0:15:33 Amazing guests 
0:20:44 Getting recognised 
0:25:08 121 hours of learning 
0:27:39 Paint Perspective Lore
0:32:51 Secret hobby pillars 
0:36:14 What triggered the change? 
0:40:30 Discipline… 
0:44:36 Balancing your desires 
0:51:02 The drill off 
0:55:00 Infamous clips 
1:00:25 Do the thing or have the thing?
1:02:43 Maximising enjoyment 
1:10:38 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

What was it like to collect space marines in 1999? In this episode, we're talking about one of the most often overlooked editions of Warhammer 40k... 3rd edition! Miniature design has come a long way and while we still have many of these classic models with us today, many have been forgotten to time... Also in this week's episode it's our latest monthly painting challenge: #AdMechApril and we'll be rounding up all of the submissions from our community! 

Expect insights into:
✅The best Space Marines of 3rd edition
❌The Worst miniatures of 3rd edition
👤 Paul's hobby updates!
🏆Monthly Painting challenge 

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:29 Joe was robbed
0:04:15 Painting Lemartes 
0:12:29 Clumsy hobby hands 
0:16:43 3rd Edition 40k
0:26:50 Starter Box Set
0:37:59 Space Marines in 1999
0:43:44 The Land Raider! (2000)
0:47:38 Scouts on Bikes
0:51:41 Dreadnought (2001)
0:56:07 Iconic Tanks (2002)
1:02:22 Re-using moulds (2003)
1:05:38 Iron Hands (2004)
1:10:31 Best and Worst Models
1:21:02 #AdMechApril

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 all know the hobby can be expensive at times, especially when it comes to the tools you need to build and paint your Warhammer miniatures... In this episode we are sharing with you our best budget hobby tools, that we actually use all the time and can save you money! 

Expect insights into:
📈 How to avoid the "hobby tax"
🔨 Everyday tools we like to use
💰 Saving money on hobby tools
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your miniatures

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:00 Lord of Poxes
0:07:03 Painting for gaming 
0:11:40 CHEAPER Hobby Tools! 
0:13:26 Wet palette UPGRADES
0:16:27 Model holders 
0:19:55 Paint mixer
0:21:24 This one is GENIUS
0:25:49 Army painting tool 
0:30:41 Cheaper brushes 
0:32:55 Cheaper glue 
0:34:43 Painting practice tool 
0:39:07 Get paint on FAST
0:41:23 This one’s multi use! 
0:44:23 Cheaper sanding sponges
0:50:15 An old school tool 
0:53:38 Masking tape 
0:55:37 Dental tools 
1:00:00 Final suggestions 
1:03:01 Hobby Hacks
 
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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.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

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

From primarchs to kill teams and everything in-between, theres no better kitbash expert on all of YouTube than Pete The Wargamer! In this weeks episode, Pete joins us to discuss how he gets inspiration for projects, how he methodically plans his Warhammer conversions, his experiencing with designing his own plastic parts and of course share some hobby hacks! 

Thanks again to Pete The Wargamer for joining us this week, check out his new dead animal bits kit here: https://shorturl.at/TIWQl

Expect insights into:
🔎 How Pete finds unique parts for his projects
✍🏻 How to plan an expert level conversion 
🙅🏻‍♂️ Avoiding common mistakes
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your miniatures

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
EVERYTHING AIRBRUSH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bdX07
SIEGE SCENICS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/TF7FL

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
CUSTOM SERVICE ➡️ https://shorturl.at/kGH79

0:00:00 Trailer
0:038:00 Dead animal bits
0:09:07 Pete’s channel origins
0:15:44 Learning to paint miniatures 
0:21:06 Kitbash inspiration 
0:26:31 Reimagining 40k factions
0:37:48 Diverting from lore accuracy 
0:48:40 How to plan a conversion
0:55:45 Kitbashing mistakes… 
0:57:50 Finding good parts / bits 
1:06:37 Don’t overlook this 
1:10:10 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 love converting and kit bashing space marines, but how do you really take them to the next level, and make a truly custom character (that doesn’t suck)? In this episode we are deep diving on the planning and character creation side of kit bashing…

Joe reveals how (and why) he designed his custom character for his army, And how James curates parts for his homebrew chapter of space marines! 

Expect insights into:
🔎How to curate unique parts for your kit bash
✍🏻How to design a truly unique character
🙅🏻‍♂️Where hobbyists go wrong
🔥Hobby hacks to improve your miniatures

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
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SIEGE SCENICS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/TF7FL

CUSTOM SERVICE ➡️ https://shorturl.at/kGH79
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 
WARHAMMER BITS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/Z44Sq

0:01:06 The fan favourite 
0:02:28 Painting NEW Emperors Children!
0:12:58 Kit bashing space marines! 
0:14:20 Painting kit bashed models
0:18:34 EASY customisation 
0:24:09 Make them BETTER
0:39:28 Where it goes WRONG
0:46:32 Sourcing parts and bits 
0:53:35 Origins of “Custom Service”
1:01:20 Joe’s CUSTOM model reveal! 
1:09:32 Planning like a pro 
1:13:53 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

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

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
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SIEGE SCENICS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/TF7FL

All our links: 
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CUSTOM SERVICE ➡️ https://shorturl.at/kGH79
DISCORD ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bwM68

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.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

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