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How fare thee, daring adventurers? Hast thou pondered upon the essence of the GameMaster paint sets? Well then traveler you're in luck! Pull up a chair, rest thine feet, and let me regale you with ...
The Arena of Escalation: Here Be Monsters - Part 2
The march of monsters and tanks continues apace in the Arena of Escalation! Join the second half of our contestants as they show off their centrepiece models for their growing Warhammer 40,000 armies.
The Arena of Escalation: Here Be Monsters - Part 1
No miniature collection is complete without a suitably grandiose centrepiece model, a maxim we take to heart in the Arena of Escalation! Join the first half of our contestants as they show off the ...
The Warpaints Fanatic Colour Conversion Chart
Are you looking for the closest match to one of your Warpaints Fanatic colours? Look no further, for our crack team of painters has hand-swatched several entire paint ranges to compile the most co...
Paint Like a Pro: Airbrush Basics
Get a professional painter’s insight into the basics of airbrushing with our latest installment of Paint Like a Pro. Steffen takes you through everything you need to know to start your airbrushing ...
The Army Painter Academy: Durkar the Sovereign Serpent
Master the draconic might of Durkar the Sovereign Serpent from the Fanatic Wargamers Paint Set with this step-by-step painting tutorial. Even the mightiest of monsters may be conquered by the simpl...
Building Your Warpaints Fanatic Collection
Find out the best ways to build up your Warpaints Fanatic collection by combining several of our box sets!
Creating Realistic Miniature Bases with Swamp Tufts
Learn how to enhance your miniatures with Swamp Tufts and create stunning, realistic bases that tell a story. Perfect for all skill levels.
Warpaints Fanatic: Paint and Take with GMM Studios
Brandon Palmer of GMM Studios takes us behind the scenes of the recent Paint and Take event he ran at Gen Con, which used the Warpaints Fanatic Mega Set to take a Loot Studios mini from grey to don...
The Arena of Escalation: Adding Some Character to Your Army
Every army needs a character or two and you usually want them to stand out a bit more - but how do you elevate your characters without pushing them to far? Tyler takes a look at how he did just tha...
Creating Realistic Miniature Bases with Wasteland Tufts
Learn how to enhance your miniatures with Wasteland Tufts and create stunning, realistic bases that tell a story. Perfect for all skill levels.
Getting Fanatical in the Age of Darkness with Medders' Miniatures
The Horus Heresy doesn't need to be all doom and gloom when it comes to your colour schemes. Learn how to make your models pop with Warpaints Fanatic while still retaining that key Heresy flavour f...
The Army Painter Heads To The NOVA Open
The 2024 NOVA Open is fast approaching and its chocked full of gaming and hobby events you won't want to miss, and neither did we. That's why The Army Painter will be in attendance in full force wi...
The Hero Workshop and The Army Painter
Here at The Army Painter, we believe in spreading the joys of the miniature painting hobby to as many people as possible - a passion shared by The Hero Workshop, a non-profit that focuses on organi...
The Captain Challenge: Our Top Paint Picks
You've watched the video and voted for your favourite Space Marine Captain, now discover the top 5 paints from across our ranges used on each model, as picked by the painters themselves!
Designing the Fanatic Most Wanted Goblin Warchief
Learn about the design of the exclusive Goblin Warchief miniature included for free in the Fanatic Most Wanted Paint Set as we chat with Ziga, the CEO and Creative Director at Freecompany - the cre...
Creating Realistic Miniature Bases with Woodland Tufts
Learn how to enhance your miniatures with Woodland Tufts and create stunning, realistic bases that tell a story. Perfect for all skill levels.
The Army Painter Heading to Gen Con
Gen Con is one of the most storied names in the tabletop and RPG industry when it comes to conventions, with the very first one being held way back in 1968. It’s a staple in many hobbyists’ social ...
The Arena of Escalation: The Armies Take Shape - Part 2
Don your best full-dress uniform and muster the troops, it's time to join the armies on parade at the Arena of Escalation. Check out all the amazing models added to our growing Warhammer 40,000 co...
The Arena of Escalation: The Armies Take Shape - Part 1
There’s nothing more satisfying than when an army project finally starts looking like an actual army and now we’ve finally reached that point in the Arena of Escalation, our Warhammer 40,000 escala...
The Army Painter at the San Diego Comic-Con!
The San Diego Comic-Con is likely the most well-known, famous, and coveted convention in every collective nerdom's hallowed halls, and this year Dipit’s wildest dreams are finally coming true - The...
The Army Painter Academy: Hammers of Sigmar Stormcast Eternal
Grab your hammer and don your sigmarite armour, it's time to save the Mortal Realms with this golden Stormcast Eternal from the Hammers of Sigmar! Learn how to paint Sigmar's finest with our gleami...
The Army Painter Factory Team Conquers the Skaventide
We reached out to several members of The Army Painter Factory Team to see what wonderful creations they had devised from the new Skaventide box set for Age of Sigmar. Find out what chittering creat...
Painting the T'au | Hobbying for the Greater Good
The newest kids on the grim dark block of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 setting, aka the T’au Empire, are known for their vivid colour schemes. Here at The Army Painter, we’ve compiled a select...