With the amount of information available about miniature painting these days, it can sometimes be tricky to work out whats true and what is just a myth… In this episode we’ll be your miniature myth busters as we break down 5 widespread pieces of hobby information and explain why they are actually false! Bu’t don’t worry we’ll also give you some alternative information along the way, so you can improve your miniature painting, without fear of getting it wrong!

Also in this episode, Paul shares his progress with his Blood Angels, James drops a big hobby update with his goals for 2025, we answer our question of the week and of course share our parting hobby hack - This week with a live demo!

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:18 Pauls Blood Angels
0:09:13 Removing mould lines
0:12:27 NOT mixing colours
0:14:51 James taps out
0:30:32 AD PATREON
0:31:31 Painting myths BUSTED!
0:32:45 1: Small brushes
0:38:45 2: Airbrushes make you better
0:46:05 3: Metallics on wet palettes
0:50:58 4: Grimdark is weathered
0:55:12 5: Two thin coats
1:01:07 QOTW: Airbrush for competitions?
1:05:49 Hobby Hack: Painting eyes
1:11:03 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.

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Could your knowledge of Warhammer lore actually improve your painting? This week, we are joined by popular YouTube channel (and loremaster) Wolf Lord Rho! In this fascinating conversation, we learn how you can enter the world of Warhammer lore, and utilise it to improve the painting side of the hobby (even as a beginner), how you can use lore as motivation for completing your projects, how to make painting more accessible to yourself and increase your hobby output, Wolf Lord Rho’s predictions for the future of the 40k setting and much more!

Check out Wolf Lord Rho's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wolflordrho

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:20 Wolf Lord Rho
0:02:21 Why did you start making videos?
0:05:07 What got you into Warhammer?
0:08:44 Is the hobby more accessible now?
0:11:28 Is lore its own hobby?
0:14:30 Did you always enjoy painting?
0:17:57 Painting a Crimson Fists army
0:20:56 Did the lore inspire your army?
0:22:18 How to choose your faction
0:26:32 Does the lore benefit your painting?
0:29:11 Where to start with Warhammer lore?
0:32:05 Where to start with Warhammer models?
0:36:20 Staying motivated to paint Warhammer
0:39:46 Recreating favourite characters
0:43:52 Learning to paint Warhammer
0:53:21 Which Primarchs will return?
1:04:35 Question of the Week

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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

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This week, James reports back from Spiel Essen, home of Golden Demon in 2024. In this episode, James reviews Europes biggest boardgame/wargaming convention, the Golden Demon event itself and we discuss the winning entries...

Also in this episode, we review your submissions for our monthly painting challenge, discuss the recent feature in Warhammer Community and of course answer our question of the week!

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:17 James’ WarCom article
0:05:52 Biggest army we painted
0:08:54 Reviewing old paint jobs
0:10:33 IronSkull 2025
0:15:43 Spiel Essen
0:27:55 Event review
0:30:59 Golden Demon
0:37:00 Our favourite entries
0:55:20 Monthly painting challenge
1:01:36 Question of the Week
1:07:52 Patreon 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