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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...
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 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...
The Army Painter at DreamHack Dallas 2025
DreamHack, one of the world's premier events for esports and everything gaming, is coming soon to Dallas, TX, and The Army Painter will be there. Join us as we help bring the joys of miniature pain...
The Army Painter Rocks AdeptiCon 2025
Another year and another amazing AdeptiCon is in the books with The Army Painter team! From Sam Lenz's amazing competition entries to new and exclusive merch, to special guests and more, AdeptiCon ...
The Arena Challenge: Warhammer 40,000 - The First Minis
Join our remaining eight contestants as this week, the Arena Challenge moves to the grim darkness of the far future. Whether clad in gleaming power armour, savage trinkets, or rusty living metal, e...
The Arena Challenge: Age of Sigmar - The First Minis
Join us as our adventurers begin their journey with their first test minis within the Mortal Realms - whether in the form of a woodland sprite, brutal warrior, ghastly spirit, or something altogeth...
The Arena Challenge: Meet the Contestants!
With last year’s Arena of Escalation being such a success we just knew we had to keep the momentum going for 2025. Welcome to the Arena Challenge! A new name, new game systems, and new contestants!...
The Army Painter at Adepticon and Gary Con 2025
This March we're not only attending one awesome event; we're attending two - back to back! Find out all the details about our plans for Wisconsin in the coming weeks. We're kicking things off with ...
International Women's Day - Celebrating Women in the Hobby
The world of miniature wargaming is evolving, and we love to see it! Women are making their mark in the hobby, bringing fresh perspectives, creativity, and a sense of community that makes our pain...
The Arena of Escalation: The Finished Armies
Check out every stunning army as the 2024 Arena of Escalation comes to a close, with our contestants completing their journey from a single test model to sprawling forces full of vibrant warriors, ...
We're proud to announce our exciting new partnership with Corvus Belli as The Army Painter becomes the official paints of Infinity! This exciting new partnership kicks off with two themed paint se...
Malediction - The Tabletop Revolution
Malediction from Loot Studios promises to turn the tabletop gaming industry on its head with its innovative hybrid of card-based gaming & 3D printing. Hear from game designer Dan Pettersen on h...
The Hobby Community Goes Grimdark with John Blanche
What happens when the Factory Team and the wider hobby community gets their hands on the new John Blanche Masterclass Paint Sets? Find out with this collection of videos showcasing reviews, tutoria...
Meet Ian, our Head of Marketing and Product Development
Meet one of the newest members of our Marketing and Product Development team - Ian Huxley! As the Chief Marketing Officer, he's behind every product we release, including the brand new John Blanche...
Introducing The Army Painter Challenge!
We're proud to announce the world’s first cross-system army painting competition, The Army Painter Challenge, debuting at LVO 2025! Discover all the details, how you can enter, and what prizes are ...
We're all familiar with Space Marines from Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 setting. They're undeniably cool, and pretty much everywhere you look. Well, they were ALMOST everywhere, but they had n...
Despite everyone having a painting desk set-up, it’s a corner of the hobby that’s rarely talked about or shared. We decided to switch on our painting lamps and shine a little light on the subject w...
Wargamer Games: VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DRAGON
We issued a challenge to some of your favourite content creators of draconic proportions, and now it's time for YOU to decide who will win the first-ever #WargamerGames!
Interview with a Necromancer: Dishing on Deth Wizards
Unleash your necromantic powers and raise your own horde of undead minions in Deth Wizards, the latest game by Snarling Badgers. We recently talked with one of its creators, Adam Loper of Tabletop ...
The Battle Against Breast Cancer Charity Tournaments and Raffle
Learn about The Battle Against Breast Cancer - a series of Warhammer 40,000 tournaments held across the US to benefit the American Cancer Society and help fund breast cancer research as well as a p...