Airbrushing | The Hobbinomicon

Jun 6, 2026 / #painting

The power of purple

What's up? I'm back. I'm still alive. I missed a couple of days of uploads. Uh I have I've got the hobby streak alive. So, the hobby streak is still going, but…

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Jun 1, 2026 / #basing

Old school sand bases

I'm in the garage with the bugs and all. Um, but no, seriously, I have a ton of of minis that I am going to paint pretty much the rest of the year because I…

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May 25, 2026 / #airbrushing

May 24, 2026

Okay, I got these guys all done today. Uh except for the base. Got to do the base. Uh and more I'm going to airbrush that shield tomorrow. Uh got to do the…

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May 11, 2026 / #painting

Super fast OSL

Quick airbrush OSL pass on yesterday's model: Warlord Purple, Squid Pink, and a watered-down white blend wet-on-wet. Two minutes, first finished model of 2026.

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May 11, 2026 / #eyes

Another easy way to paint faces

Yesterday's face was underpaint and glaze. Today's face is Sunny Skin Tone, one Army Painter Dark Tone wash, and a couple of dots for eyes — about ten minutes start to finish.

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May 9, 2026 / #painting

I can paint and ramble again.

Back from a long illness and back behind the brush. Where the Infinity commission stands, why airbrushing single models isn't worth it, and the math that makes paint commissions barely worth doing.

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May 1, 2026 / #painting

Tips for Batch Painting Unique Models

How to batch-paint a commission where every model is different — group by paint and material, not by armor panel. Plus a teaser of the Man Alone Prima Materia stone dice.

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Apr 26, 2026 / #painting

Painting some infinity models

Crunch week on the Infinity commission — building, priming, and base-coating the whole force in a day. Airbrush over zenithal for the alien centerpiece, then a hard pivot to contrast paints for the troopers.

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Apr 25, 2026 / #painting

Failed attempt at NMM tutorial

Recorded a full non-metal metallic tutorial, lost the footage, and laid in highlight passes anyway to keep the streak alive — plus calling time on a model I've got a hundred hours into.

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Apr 21, 2026 / #painting

RIP to my heat gun

Painting a glowing gemstone with fluorescent orange glazes — and losing the heat gun I inherited from my grandfather in the process.

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Apr 15, 2026 / #painting

Highlighting red

Another quick one tonight. Uh, vermilion. This was our our airbrushed highlight. The highest point. Got a paper towel here. Not going to use it palette. I'm…

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Apr 13, 2026 / #washes

Using Speed Paints as a Wash

The better red wash solution—mixing Slaughter Red speed paint with Army Painter Quick Shade medium gives deeper detail pickout without killing vibrance.

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Apr 11, 2026 / #washes

How to Wash Bright Red

Don't wash red with black. Using Army Painter mid brown quick shade to bring out details on bright red Dusk armor without killing the vibrance.

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Apr 3, 2026 / #painting

How to Paint White Robes

Painting white cloth over a purple and red base coat using buff and vanilla white glazes—fast results for infantry-level models.

Airbrushing Speed Paints to Easy Mode Horses

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Mar 18, 2026 / #airbrushing

Airbrushing Speed Paints to Easy Mode Horses

Experimenting with Army Painter speed paints through an airbrush to paint Norman cavalry horses fast—three different tones in about 45 minutes.

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Dec 29, 2025 / #airbrushing

How to Paint Crucible Guard Green

The cheat code for achieving that perfect Crucible Guard green using just three speed paints and an airbrush, working from highlights to shadows.

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Nov 23, 2025 / #crown-and-skull

Loose Ends and Crown & Skull Session 0

Creating characters in Crown & Skull for a solo campaign, making pixel art, and getting the airbrush working again for the painting journey ahead.

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Oct 20, 2025 / #airbrushing

Preshading 90 Goblins

Airbrushing a Ninja-style preshade on 90 goblins—hex-lichen from below, purple ink, then white from above. Plus the squigs look amazing already.

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Oct 19, 2025 / #airbrushing

Finally Primed the Orcs & Goblins

New airbrush unboxing, priming 90+ models, and a secret project reveal—the Creos 771 is definitely the nicest airbrush I've ever used.

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Oct 13, 2025 / #tutorial

How to Paint Red - Airbrush vs Drybrush

Recreating Mangler Squig box art two ways—airbrush and drybrush. Same results, different tools. Plus why volumetric painting looks goofy on armies.

The $17 Airbrush Upgrade I Wish I'd Found Years Ago

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Oct 7, 2025 / #airbrushing

The $17 Airbrush Upgrade I Wish I'd Found Years Ago

Quick one tonight—discovered quick-release moisture traps exist after 10+ years of airbrushing. Mind blown, goblins ready for tomorrow.

My 12-Year-Old Airbrush Died Mid-Priming

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Sep 29, 2025 / #airbrushing

My 12-Year-Old Airbrush Died Mid-Priming

After 12 years, the airbrush finally died. But I pulled the needle out, blasted paint through, and primed the army anyway. Livestream Wednesday!

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Sep 16, 2025 / #terrain

Vlog Day 6 - Almost Done with the Board

Pre-shading foam tiles like basalt, the magic of dark streaking grime, and why different colored stones make everything look organic.