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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.
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.
Necromunda Kitbashing & Giveaway Winners
Building a ragtag Venator gang from the bits box—plus announcing the toad giveaway winners and breaking down all the kit bash sources.
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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.
How to Paint Pale Orc Skin
No-nonsense guide to grim dark pale orc skin—Pallid Wych Flesh, Bugman's Glow, streaking grime. Plus the spit effect secret: UHU glue.
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.
Necromunda
3 guides
Necromunda Kitbashing & Giveaway Winners
Building a ragtag Venator gang from the bits box—plus announcing the toad giveaway winners and breaking down all the kit bash sources.
How to Start Playing Necromunda Easily
Two essential free resources that make getting into Necromunda way less intimidating: Munda Manager and Necro Raw.
Kitbashing an Ogryn with a Cursed City Head
Two hours condensed into two minutes—Ogryn body, Cursed City head, green stuff fur helmet. Making that conversion I've had on my mind for weeks.
Warhammer games in the directory
Blood Bowl
Games Workshop's game of fantasy football. Two coaches, eleven players a side on a gridded pitch, and a lot of violence between the end zones. The current version is the Third Season Edition, released in November 2025.
Skirmish · 2 players · Own minis line · $112
Mordheim
Games Workshop's 1999 warband skirmish game, set in the ruins of a city destroyed by a comet. Long out of print, still played everywhere, and free to learn.
Skirmish · 2+ players · Own minis line · Free rules
Necromunda
Games Workshop's gang warfare game in the underhive of a Warhammer 40,000 hive world. The new edition, Necromunda Skirmish, launched in August 2026, and a Necromunda roleplaying game is on the way.
Skirmish · 2–4 players · Own minis line · $165
Warcry
Games Workshop's warband skirmish game for Age of Sigmar. Three to fifteen fighters a side, a 30 × 22 in board, lots of climbing, and free rules for nearly every faction.
Skirmish · 2+ players · Own minis line · Free rules
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team
Games Workshop's squad-sized skirmish game set in Warhammer 40,000. Each player runs a handful of specialist operatives on a small board, and every team's rules are free in the Kill Team app.
Skirmish · 2 players · Own minis line · Free rules
Warhammer Underworlds
Games Workshop's two-player arena game for tiny Age of Sigmar warbands. A hex board, a 32-card deck, and three short rounds. The current edition started with Embergard in 2024.
Skirmish · 2 players · Own minis line · $100
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