Golden Demon is back, but thats not the only competition we are preparing for here at Siege Studios... In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Golden Demon 2024 event in Germany and what James will be bringing to the competition, what he learned from winning his first Golden Demon trophy and sharing advice for those looking to get into competition painting... 

Also in this episode, we discuss the launch of IronSkull 2025, answer our listeners comments about productivity, getting through the pile of shame, Space Marine 2 and of course tackle our question of the week as well as share our hobby hack! 

https://ironskull.co.uk

WARHAMMER BITS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/Z44Sq
DISCORD ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bwM68
PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 
FREE PDF TUTORIAL ➡️ https://shorturl.at/Ovdy4
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG

0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:21 IronSkull 2025
0:18:52 SM2 board game release 
0:28:05 It’s back! 
0:29:13 Listeners comments 
0:32:58 Productivity 
0:36:04 Deadlines 
0:39:35 Length of Space Marine 2 
0:44:11 Getting more painted 
0:49:40 Paul’s red thirst 
0:52:53 Topic: Golden Demon 2024
1:07:55 Improving as a painter
1:12:00 Recognising other competitions 
1:15:32 QOTW: Make brushes last longer!
1:22:02 Hobby Hacks!
1:29:16 Post show trailer 

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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

Theres no doubt that it can be hard for everyone to fit the hobby into their busy lives, so how can you make sure you accomplish the most with the time you have? In this episode, we discuss the productivity hacks we have learned as professional commission painters that will help you get through your projects! 

Also in this episode, we discuss our listeners comments about the "pile of savings", bulk priming miniatures, and more! Plus, don't forget our regular segments like question of the week and of course our closing hobby hack!

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

0:00:00 Trailer 
0:01:03 10th edition review 
0:15:13 Listeners comments 
0:19:05 “pile of savings”
0:23:09 Bulk priming 
0:26:01 Main topic starts 
0:27:22 Spending time efficiently 
0:31:43 Building hacks 
0:37:31 Setting tangible goals 
0:41:50 Rules from other industries
0:45:26 Timing your steps 
0:50:35 Look outside the hobby
0:57:32 Setup tips 
1:04:32 Our most important tips!
1:07:20 Question of the Week 
1:18:33 Hobby Hacks
1:21:52 Post show trailer

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

Space marine 2 might just be one of the biggest Warhammer releases in recent memory, but has it been overhyped?! On this weeks episode, we discuss our experience with the new video game and share our honest options of what we REALLY think now that we have had time to play it...

Also in this episode, we discuss the community reaction to the new combat patrol magazine subscription, the hosts hobby updates (including some army building blunders), and of course our regular segments like question of the week and of course our hobby hacks! 

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

0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:22 Warhammer bits! 
0:08:12 Hobby updates 
0:14:52 Combat patrol magazine 
0:17:39 Joe ruined his models 
0:21:37 Justify buying models 
0:22:36 is AoS more ‘chill’?
0:26:35 Lore limitations
0:28:45 Utilising a small desk
0:31:33 Space Marine 2 OVERHYPED?
0:42:07 Whats their focus?
0:55:23 Where’s the miniatures? 
1:02:27 Question of the week 
1:09:49 Hobby Hacks
1:15:22 Post show trailer 

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

Are Age of Sigmar miniatures ACTUALLY better than those from Warhammer 40k? In this episode, we discuss this classic debate which has been re-sparked with some incredible new miniatures from Warhammers fantasy counterpart! Paul has painted the new Vizzik Skour, prophet of the horned rat and walks us through his experience in tackling such a large project, and James and George debate the lore limitations surrounding both game systems and how it impacts their miniatures design… 

Also in this episode, James updates us on his custom army of Space Marines, discussion on the new Space Marine 2 video game, and of course our regular segments like question of the week and our hobby hacks! 

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 

Xbox/PlayStation SM2 Controllers ➡️ https://shorturl.at/x7nKq
MERCH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/GOTkW
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG

0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:03 Space Marine army progress 
0:09:03 Space Marine 2
0:17:37 Blood Angels Codex 
0:22:12 Main topic starts 
0:24:16 Painting: Vizzik Skour 
0:44:46 Is AOS better than 40k? 
0:57:05 New 40k factions 
1:06:48 Just characters? 
1:09:50 Managing your pile of potential
1:18:19 Hobby Hacks
1:22:23 Support the show! 

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

The Combat Patrol subscription magazine is here, but is it a good deal? Or are these magazines just a rip off!? In this episode we discuss the contents of the new issues, our experiences as customers of previous instalments, what we learned, and how we will be shopping for these to get the best value on new Warhammer models! 

Also in this episode, we discuss our new army projects and how we plan to overcome some of our struggles, answer our listeners comments about basing themes, standing desks and if the new death company set is actually a downgrade… Plus don’t forget our recurring segments like question of the week and of course our hobby hack! 

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 
MERCH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/GOTkW
CLASSES ➡️ https://shorturl.at/xBKW8
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG

0:00:00 Trailer
0:03:05 Casting Warhammer movies 
0:04:08 Dark Angels progress
0:09:16 James’ DIY skills
10:08 Choosing painting style
0:15:49 Project updates  
0:19:38 Listeners comments 
0:20:14 Blood Angels recipe 
0:21:15 Basing themes
0:22:03 Death Company downgraded?
0:28:07 Standing desks 
0:31:34 Main topic starts 
0:33:55 Combat Patrol Magazine
0:39:29 The business model
0:44:27 Getting the best value 
0:50:03 Our experience as customers
1:02:00 What we learned last time
1:08:52 #SolarAugxillia
1:13:08 The next painting challenge
1:15:04 Question of the Week 
1:18:56 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

The Blood Angels have arrived! This week we got our hands on the awesome new miniatures from games workshop and painted up some of the new miniatures to review. Expect to hear our thoughts on the new range, our experiences with the models and of course how we painted them! Also in this episode, we unwrap the latest warboot event, discuss our listeners comments about brush care, and tackle our question of the week! 

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 

CLASSES ➡️ https://shorturl.at/xBKW8
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
CUSTOM SERVICE ➡️ https://shorturl.at/kGH79

0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:02 Warboot 
0:08:59 Over-cleaning brushes? 
0:10:30 Brush tape 
0:13:20 Spray masks 
0:16:08 NEW BLOOD ANGELS
0:19:37 Sanguinary Guard
0:22:43 Painting Astorath the Grim
0:37:40 Blood Angels Primaris upgrade pack 
0:43:00 Painting Blood Angels captain 
0:48:31 Painting Lemartes 
0:59:24 Character basing 
1:02:41 Primaris Blood Angels army?
1:04:40 Question of the week
1:12:05 Post show preview 

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

Theres no denying that good brushes for painting your Warhammer miniatures are expensive, you've heard us talk on previous episodes about which ones to buy and what they're good for... but how do you make them last?! In this episode, we give you a classic Paint Perspective live demo on how best to care for your brushes, as ever with some absolutely hilarious wildcards from James! 

Also in this episode we discuss the recent debate about the "value" of warhammer, taking breaks from the hobby, respond to our listeners comments, question of the week and of course share our hobby hacks! Plus, over in our bonus segment for this episode on patreon, George reviews James' ice cube hack and we discuss the new releases for Kill Team! 

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 

CLASSES ➡️ https://shorturl.at/xBKW8
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
MERCH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/GOTkW

0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:09 Our “guest”
0:04:23 The Warhammer “value” drama 
0:17:37 Taking hobby breaks
0:20:52 Is AOS better value?
0:22:01 Best water pot system! 
0:22:56 Can anyone critique you? 
0:24:46 “The stack”
0:28:33 Avoid destroying your brushes! 
0:31:51 Live cleaning demo! 
0:56:51 Hobby habits 
0:57:32 Best painting chair 
1:00:07 Painting ergonomics 
1:05:45 DON’T skip this step. 
1:08:53 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

How can you paint lots of armies for gaming and get better at painting at the same time? We thought who better to ask than Quipster! In this episode, we take a deep dive into the psyche of Warhammer and its community, from using the hobby to help cope with illness, the financial cost of warhammer, crossovers with other hobbies, how to really focus on becoming a better painter, social media, and much, much more! 

Also don’t forget our regular segments like question of the week and hobby hacks, featuring some great tips from our guest! Plus, over in our bonus segment of this episode on patreon, we discuss the reaction to the new Sanguinary Guard and accessibility/inclusivity within the hobby… 

You can check out more from quipster here:
https://www.youtube.com/@QuipsterNerd
https://www.instagram.com/quipsternerd

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
MERCH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/GOTkW

0:00:00 Trailer 
0:00:20 Who is Quipster?
0:02:34 Discovering Warhammer 
0:10:32 “The break”
0:17:03 Getting back into the hobby 
0:19:34 Quipsters content 
0:24:08 Warhammer x Fencing 
0:25:21 Making unique content 
0:32:53 Financial cost of Warhammer 
0:44:40 Video games 
0:47:08 Getting good at painting
0:52:40 Handling criticism 
0:56:35 Improving painting techniques 
1:10:38 Adding narrative to armies 
1:20:57 Essential painting equipment 
1:25:05 Hobby Hacks! 
1:32:47 Patron bonus segment 

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're of course all obsessed with paints in the hobby, but there are some that are so unique that we could never replace them! In this episode, we each share some of our favourite paints that you may not have tried, and how you can use them to improve your miniatures! 

Also in this episode, we discuss the amazing new Blood Angels reveals, review the submissions for July's monthly painting challenge, answer our question of the week and of course share our Hobby Hack! 

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU 

ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
CUSTOM SERVICE ➡️ https://shorturl.at/drKsw
MERCH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/GOTkW

0:00:00 Trailer 
0:01:17 James is back! 
0:04:43 Blood Angels reveals
0:14:39 HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT
0:16:47 Paints we can’t live without! 
0:20:02 Unique metallics
0:25:58 Rust effects 
0:28:37 Better glazing 
0:34:02 More metallics
0:36:38 Blood effects 
0:40:47 The best varnish?
0:43:43 Spray cans
0:48:09 Airbrush primer (that works!)
0:51:04 Texture paint
0:56:43 #Julegion 
0:59:58 QOTW: Painting for speed
1:04:23 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

Kitbashing is a massively popular part of the Warhammer hobby, and who better to share their insights on how to Kitbash warhammer than YouTube legend KiriothTV! In this episode, expect to learn how to start kitbashing your own models or army, how Kirioth finds inspiration for new projects, how he overcame failed kitbashing projects, how to tackle self doubt as a painter, how warhammer can be therapy for your personal life... and much more!

Check out Kirioth:
https://www.youtube.com/@Kirioth/

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

0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:21 KiriothTV
0:04:49 What we look for in sculpts 
0:07:57 Negativity is popular 
0:12:17 Is YouTube too polished? 
0:19:00 How did you start Warhammer? 
0:27:09 Warhammer as therapy 
0:36:04 Main topic starts 
0:37:12 Why should you kitbash?
0:43:26 Kitbash failures 
0:47:12 Sons of Behemat Army 
0:55:00 AD CUSTOM SERVICE
0:55:38 Getting better at painting 
0:59:08 Tackling self doubt 
1:05:17 Where do you find inspiration? 
1:09:21 Mono-pose VS kitbashing 
1:16:00 Warhammer getting simpler 
1:25:43 What do you paint first? 
1:32:55 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