95: My Most EXPENSIVE Warhammer MISTAKE… All of Your Questions Answered!

04/07/25 • 95 min

Paint Perspective - Miniature Painting Podcast

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!

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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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94: The TRUTH about Warhammer Painting tutorials…

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

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96: Kitbashing CUSTOM Space Marines (that don't suck)

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

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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

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