#Speed Painting
Fast painting techniques to get armies table-ready quickly.
25 pages, 17 of them guides
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.
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.
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.
How to Start Commission Painting and Why You Maybe Shouldn't
Real talk on getting into commission painting—how to find clients, how to price your work, and why turning your hobby into a business might not be what you think.
How to Paint Leather with Just Two Colors
A quick two-color leather painting method using Satchel Brown and Serpent Bite Leather—stipple highlights for worn, realistic results in minutes.
Probably Not the Worst Chainmail Tutorial Ever
Painting chainmail on Norman miniatures using speed paints, dry brushing, and Molotow Liquid Chrome—plus a nostalgia trip through my history of painting metal armor.
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.
20 Minute Purple Robe
Speed painting a purple robe on a Dolmenwood Breggle using Moody Mauve, chunky stippled highlights, and learning to push contrast without overthinking it.
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.
Painting Butcher Klaus Minicrate
Speed painting Butcher Klaus for a painting competition using Army Painter speed paints—getting a tabletop-ready model in one day.
Easy Mode Goblin Faces
How to make goblin faces really pop in about 8 minutes—teeth, gums, lips, and noses using just a busted up brush and basic techniques.
Goblin Skin Recipe
Quick tutorial on my goblin skin recipe—Shamrock Green speed paint over yellow and black, finished with Scale Color highlights.
The Jankiest Rust Tutorial Ever
Three methods for painting rust on 90 goblin spears—Dirty Down Rust, AK Interactive Rust Streaks, and the classic sponge technique. Plus why Dirty Down smells like pennies and cat piss.
I Fixed My Contrast Paint Problems
The secret to contrast paints that nobody told me—use a synthetic brush! Thanks Jay for the tip that changed everything.
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.
Paint a Trench Pilgrim Warband in 2 Hours
Fully painted Trench Crusade warband in 2 hours—speed paint silver, Blood Angels red contrast, Molotow liquid chrome, and the streaking grime magic.
How to Paint Trench Pilgrims Fast
Two methods for 15-minute Trench Crusade prisoners—oil paints vs streaking grime. Using an envelope as a palette because that's what was on my desk.
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.
More Progress on the Normans
Painting leather, chainmail highlights, gold buckles, blue fabric, and skin tones on a Norman foot soldier—getting close to a finished test model.
Hobby Vlog and Terrain Inspiration
Comparing chainmail painting steps—is the extra work worth it at tabletop distance? Plus nature shots as terrain inspiration for your next build.
Almost Done with Dolmenwood Breggle Mini
Finishing up the skin, fur, book, and glasses on this Dolmenwood Breggle miniature using speed paints and chunky tabletop-style highlights.
Dolmenwood Pokédex Project Ep 1
Painting a Wodewose for the Dolmenwood Pokédex project using the slap chop method and testing out speed paints.
Starting the Year with True Metal Metallics
New Year's Day painting session finishing Crucible Guard warjacks with true metallic metal techniques, treating metallics like NMM for impressive results.
Paint and Ramble Vlog
A late-night painting session working on Crucible Guard warjacks, experimenting with Army Painter speed paints, and rambling about life with kids while sick.
I Spent an Entire Day Painting Tongues
A whole day of painting squig tongues set to music—plus cutting in details with black to protect all that hard work on the skin.