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A New Way to Collect Warpaints Fanatic: Flexible Colour Triads PLUS+
The Warpaints Fanatic Flexible Colour Triad System just got darker, bolder, and more inspiring. Flexible Colour Triad PLUS+ adds a curated John Blanche Masterclass shade to each set—perfect for enr...
The Army Painter Returns to NOVA Open
NOVA Open is coming up! Visit The Army Painter for all your hobby needs and take classes to learn more about our paints.
The Future of Speedpaint Is Here: Pre-Order Speedpaint Markers Now
Painting just got a whole lot faster—and a whole lot more fun. Meet Speedpaint Markers: The Army Painter's fan-favourite Speedpaint 2.0 formula in an easy-to-use, portable marker. No setup or clean...
The Army Painter Boxed Sets: Meet All the Miniatures
We love celebrating the artists and studios whose miniatures adorn the covers of our box sets, showcasing what's possible with the paints inside. Now you can discover who made them, which minis the...
The Army Painter Academy: Grey Knights
Though the Grey Knights may be shrouded in secrecy, there's no secret on how to paint these gleaming paladins with our new Grey Knight paint bundle! Learn how to bring the sentinels of Titan to lif...
The Army Painter Academy: Horus Heresy White Scars
Jump in the saddle and ride to tabletop war with our latest step-by-step Academy painting tutorial, featuring everyone's favourite far future motorcycle enthusiasts, the White Scars!
Art Without Fear: Watch Roman Lappat's Journey
At The Army Painter we’ve always believed painting should be fearless. Joyful. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Roman Lappat to capture the spirit of painting in our new mini documentary.
The Fastest Paint in the West!
This town ain't big enough for the two of us...
The Arena Challenge: Summer Vibes and Hobby Strides
Join our Arena Challenge contestants as they showcase their summer hobby progress on their burgeoning Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar forces!
Visit The Army Painter at Gen Con 2025
The Army Painter is returning to Gen Con! This year we'll have retail sales, demos, an event exclusive, and a very special product reveal.
The Army Painter Academy - Halo Flashpoint: Brutes
From your TV screen to the tabletop, learn how to paint up one of the amazing new Brute models from Mantic's Halo: Flashpoint game using a combination of Warpaints Fanatic and Speedpaint.
The Army Painter at San Diego Comic-Con 2025
No convention is quite like San Diego Comic-Con. With a sprawling exhibit hall, hundreds of hours of programming, and a dedicated space for gaming, it’s impossible for attendees to be bored. The Ar...
Watch Evolution in Progress. It’s bionic.
How Bay Area Open Best in Show Winner Roman Cruz Is Sharing the Hobby
Bay Area Open Best in Show winner Roman Cruz tells us how he teaches miniature painting to the local Boys & Girls Club and shares details on his own Ork army.
Paint Like a Pro: Varnishes 101
Get a professional painter’s insight into the basics of Varnish with our latest instalment of Paint Like a Pro. Thomas takes you through everything you need to know when starting out with Varnish, ...
The Army Painter Academy: Space Wolves
Learn how to paint the Space Wolves in their classic frost blue and yellow colour scheme with our convenient paint bundle and the expert tutelage of the master of paint and sponges himself—Medders'...
You’ve watched the videos, you’ve seen it on our social media channels, and you may have even met some of them in person at events, but the question remains:What is a factory team, why have we crea...
The Army Painter Academy: Thousand Sons
Learn how to paint the Thousand Sons in all their sorcerous might with the new Warpaints Fanatic bundle containing all the iconic colours that bring this faction to life.
Painting an Award-Winning Army in a Weekend
Light the sacred incense, chant the proper binaric, and anoint the holy cogitator; it's time to check in with Arch-Magos Thomas Coltau to see how he produced such an amazing, award-winning army in ...
The Army Painter: Choose Your Starter Set
At The Army Painter, we're here to set you up for success. We make it easy to start painting with our three distinct Starter Sets. Each is tailored to a different painting style, but all are perfec...
The Army Painter at the Atlantic City Champions Cup 2025
The Army Painter is coming to the Atlantic City Champions Cup. Stop by our booth for all your hobby needs, event exclusives, and enter The Army Painter Challenge - Recon Round.
The Arena Challenge: Warhammer 40,000 - Marshalling the Armies
Journey into the grim darkness of the far future with our Warhammer 40,000 Arena Challenge, where horrors and heroes alike march forth from our contestants' painting desks in fresh coats of Warpain...
The Army Painter Academy: The Steel Legion
Learn how to use the new Warpaints Historical sets to recreate a bit of "future history" with this stoic recruit of the Steel Legion, bravely ready to defend the ash wastes of his home world from t...
The Arena Challenge: Age of Sigmar - Marshalling the Armies
With the hard-won painting knowledge acquired from their test models, our contestants have begun expanding their burgeoning Age of Sigmar Spearheads for the Arena Challenge. Fearsome warriors, nefa...